Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 27 Apr 2026, 15:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Elective restoration and recovery for provision of planned and unplanned care

Official notice

Authority: NORTH CHESHIRE & MERSEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD6)

Awarded value£215,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to 1 CLINICAL LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is an intention to award a contract to an incumbent provider following direct award process C;

North Cheshire and Mersey Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust intend to award a contract via Direct award C to incumbent provider to deliver its elective restoration programme to provide insourcing capacity for the following specialities:

Insourced Orthopaedics (sub-speciality: Foot and Ankle)

Pre OP and Post OP Clinics

This provision will be until 31 March 2026

There is no guaranteed activity with this contract

CPV: Hospital and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Insourcing capacity for the following specialities:Awarded

Insourcing capacity for the following specialities:

Insourced Orthopaedics (sub-speciality: Foot and Ankle)

Pre op and post Op clinics

This provision will be until 31 March 2026

There is no guaranteed activity with this contract

Delivery: North West

85110000 Hospital and related services

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: 27 Apr 2026, 15:16 BST
Last source update: 27 Apr 2026, 15:16 BST
Authority reference: C246
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-038134
Classification (CPV): Hospital and related services
Delivery area: North West (UKD6)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068bd8 Find 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period.
The incumbent provider is satisfying the current contract and is expected to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 8 May 2026 to: whh.contracts.performance@nhs.net
Award decision-makers are Sheila Fields Delaney and Mel Alsop and there are no conflicts of interest

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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. The incumbent provider is satisfying the current contract and is expected to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 8 May 2026 to: whh.contracts.performance@nhs.net Award decision-makers are Sheila Fields Delaney and Mel Alop and there are no conflicts of interest

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £215,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
1 CLINICAL LTDSME	£215,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Elective restoration and recovery for provision of planned and unplanned care · 1 CLINICAL LTDSME
Signed
31 Mar 2026
Value
£215,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NORTH CHESHIRE & MERSEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Lovely Lane, Warrington, North West, WA51QGContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

North Cheshire and Mersey Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation TrustReview body Warrington

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

1 Clinical LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 15309314 Harrogate, Yorkshire & Humber

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.