Adult Critical Care Transfer Service (ACCTS)

CPV: Health and social work services

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

27 Oct 2026, 11:02 GMT

Last source update

27 Oct 2026, 11:02 GMT

FTS notice number

2026/S 000-101412

Classification (CPV)

Health and social work services

Delivery area

East of England (UKH)

Official registry OCID

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Why no open competition

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Published justification

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations<br/>Explanation:<br/>This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publicaton of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 6 November 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime(PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.  Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 6 November 2026 . This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations should be sent to chris.horrocks@nhs.net.<br/><br/>Reference C484666<br/><br/>The decision to award this contract was made by Managing Director, East of England Office of Commissioning. There were no Conflicts of Interest.<br/><br/>The key criteria that NHS England commissioners used in the decision making process and the importance to delivery of the service was;<br/><br/>Quality and innovation - The service will be able to demonstrate on an annual basis to commissioners and clinical networks that they meet the key requirements. This will be Monitored through clinical networks at monthly meetings, Escalation through contract meetings and through partnership boards. Quarterly dashboards will be reviewed by region. The provider will Implement improvements and new ways of working with Workstream leads in both medical and nursing staff covering audit, research, clinical governance, education and training.<br/>Value - The provider demonstrated value for money. The contract is funded via an agreed block value.<br/>Integration, collaboration and service sustainability – The service will be delivered in accordance with the national service specification. The Partnership board is collaborative with stakeholders including commissioners, ACCTS, host trust director, manager and finance director, local NHS ambulance service (EEAST), critical care network manager and director, SJA and representation from the regional hospitals. There will be monthly performance reviews, an annual report and report to partnership board bimonthly delivery which includes various KPIs / outcomes that are monitored.<br/>Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice – The Regional service will operate with specific access criteria and the service will accept all eligible patients for transfer. The provider will move patients to their chosen destination for palliative care patients enabling them to be moved from ICU or HDU in hospital to a hospice or other place of their choice.<br/>Social Value - The provider has demonstrated an understanding of Social Value requirements and commissioners were satisfied this will continue in the new contract. These include Environmental Sustainability, the Green Plan (Net Zero Target) and directing economic value into the Community & Local Supply Chain

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