Worcestershire County Council and Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust Block Contract 2026-27

Official notice

Authority: Worcestershire County Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG12)

Awarded value£4,352,425published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 20 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Block Contract is an annual agreement between Worcestershire County Council and Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust (the

Trust). This agreement has been in place with the Trust since at least 2009 and has included a range of services that have changed over the years.

The contract includes a number of services across both Children's and Adults.

CPV: Community health services · Paediatric services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The contract was awarded under the PSR Regulations as a Direct Award Process AAwarded

Delivery: West Midlands

85121291 Paediatric services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 21 Aug 2026, 12:41 BST
Last source update: 21 Aug 2026, 12:41 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-079897
Classification (CPV): Community health servicesPaediatric services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e990 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The justification for this Direct Award is that the services being procured include the delivery of various types of clinical and health care and support, which can only be sourced from the provider in question. The Trust works integrally with the ICB and other partners to deliver an holistic approach across the county.
Delivery of this service is attributed to the CPV codes 85323000-9 (community health services) and 85121291-9 (paediatric services) which are listed as relevant services under the PSR Regulations.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £4,352,4251 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust	£4,352,425 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 079897-2026-1 · Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust
Signed
20 Aug 2026
Value
£4,352,425
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Worcestershire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, West Midlands, WR52NPContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS TrustReview body Worcester

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS TrustAwarded supplier Worcester, West Midlands

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.