Official UK procurement notice
Acute and Community Healthcare services across Cheshire and Merseyside
Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Acute Trust Services to deliver medical care, services for children and young people, critical care, diagnostic imaging, end of life care, maternity, outpatients, surgery and urgent and emergency care.
NHS Community Services to deliver local, accessible services such as district nursing, therapies, phlebotomy, podiatry, treatment room care for patients living in Cheshire and Merseyside.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via two Direct Award A…Awarded
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via two Direct Award A decisions to an acute secondary care and community care service provider across Cheshire and Merseyside.
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust is a newly formed organisation following acquisition between Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
To note, the acquisition decision was a provider led decision and the combined organisation was established on 1st April 2026.
The contract commenced on 1st April 2026 and will expire on the 31st March 2027 with an estimated annual contract value of £420,499,222.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- 29 Apr 2026, 10:06 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Apr 2026, 10:06 BST
- Authority reference
26-27-QYG-02E-RWW-CON-v2- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-038983- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068d9bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. On the 18th 2025 the Finance, Investment, Resources Committee approved this decision and there were no declarations of interest made by members that would materially or adversely impact on matters requiring discussion and decision. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation TrustNHS Acute and Community Care Services in Cheshire and Merseyside | £420,499,222 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
NHS Acute and Community Care Services in Cheshire and Merseyside · North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £420,499,222
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.