Official UK procurement notice
Auditory brainstem implant (ABI) for children with congenital abnormalities of the auditory nerves or cochleae
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Contract Award Notice to award contracts using the Most Suitable Provider Process to a providers for Auditory brainstem implant (ABI) for children with congenital abnormalities of the auditory nerves or cochleae.<br/><br/>The auditory brainstem implantation (ABI) service is for highly complex children (interested organisations should note the scope includes children under the age of 5) with profound deafness who have no functional hearing as a result of congenital abnormalities affecting the auditory nerve or the cochlea, meaning that they are unable to use conventional hearing aids or cochlear implants. These children require highly specialist service input to include multidisciplinary assessment, surgical implantation and rehabilitation (including maintenance of the implant). The provider must already have a contract with NHS England for specialist ear, nose and throat services for children.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The auditory brainstem implantation (ABI) service is for highly complex children…Awarded
The auditory brainstem implantation (ABI) service is for highly complex children (interested organisations should note the scope includes children under the age of 5) with profound deafness who have no functional hearing as a result of congenital abnormalities affecting the auditory nerve or the cochlea, meaning that they are unable to use conventional hearing aids or cochlear implants. These children require highly specialist service input to include multidisciplinary assessment, surgical implantation and rehabilitation (including maintenance of the implant). The provider must already have a contract with NHS England for specialist ear, nose and throat services for children.<br/><br/>In addition to the core MDT (healthcare scientist (audiology), speech & language therapist, consultant ENT surgeons who specialise in both cochlear implantation and skull base surgery, consultant neurosurgeons who specialise in skull base surgery and administrator), the service must have additional named specialists with whom they work:<br/><br/>- Consultant neuroradiologist<br/><br/>- Paediatric clinical psychologist (with experience of working with hearing impaired children and/or complex needs)<br/><br/>- Consultant paediatric neuro-anaesthetist<br/><br/>- Rehabilitation therapist<br/><br/>- Teacher of the Deaf<br/><br/>- Paediatric ophthalmologist<br/><br/>- Paediatric cardiologist<br/><br/>- Paediatric neurologist<br/><br/>All team members should be suitably qualified and registered with accredited professional bodies and be highly experienced in their clinical specialty.<br/><br/>This is for an existing service with existing providers. <br/><br/>Contract are intended to be awarded to:<br/>Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust<br/>Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust<br/><br/>Contracts are schedule to start on the 1 March 2025 to the 28 of October 2029 with the option to extend for a further 24 months.<br/><br/>Total combined value of the contracts will be £5,201,000 these will split under the following Contracts:<br/>Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust: £2,450,000<br/>Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust: £2,751,000
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Jan 2025, 15:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Dec 2025, 14:32 GMT
- Authority reference
C298357- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078974- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d584Find 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) 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 the relevant authority via surinder.kahlon@nhs.net by Wednesday 5 February 2025. 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 the relevant authority via surinder.kahlon@nhs.net by Wednesday 5 February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.’<br/>This contract award has been approved by NHS England - National Commissioning Group.<br/><br/>Each the of the key criteria were weighted equally<br/><br/>Contract are intended to be awarded to:<br/>Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust<br/>Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | TextVI.3 | 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by provide… | 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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the Most Suitable Provider process.Contract are in… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | £2,751,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (1) | £2,450,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 002255-2025-1 · Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 6 Feb 2024
- Value
- £2,751,000
- Status
- active
Contract 002255-2025-2 · Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (1)
- Signed
- 6 Feb 2024
- Value
- £2,450,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Arden and GEM CSUReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (1)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.