Official UK procurement notice
Integrated Community Care Service providing Step Down Beds to Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries
Authority: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIntegrated Community Care Service providing Step Down Beds to Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of an Integrated Community Care Service providing Step Down beds to patients…Awarded
Provision of an Integrated Community Care Service providing Step Down beds to patients with Spinal Cord Injuries. The service will be provided from the 1st February 2026 til the 23rd May 2026. The value of this contract will be £72,480.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded;
this notice serves as an intention to award to an existing provider under the PSR (Direct Award Process C).
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
- 21 Jan 2026, 10:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Jan 2026, 10:48 GMT
- Authority reference
C417099- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005161- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060ab9Find 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 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 the relevant authority by 31/01/2026. 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) 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 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 31/01/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Please contact christina.fletcher@merseywestlancs.nhs.uk with any written representations, ensuring the following details are referenced: Project reference: C417099 Project title: Integrated Community Care Service providing Step Down Beds to Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries Decision Makers - Joanne Worman - Directorate Manager, Emma Phillips - Deputy Directorate Manager No conflicts of interest have been identifed. The supplier was assessed against the following criteria : Key Criteria: Quality and innovation 20% Key Criteria: Value 40% Key Criteria: Integration, Collaboration and service sustainability 15% Key Criteria: Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice 15% Key Criteria: Social Value 10% The provider scored 80% on their assessment against the Key Criteria referenced.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spinal Unit Action Group (SUAG) | £72,480 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005161-2026-1 · Spinal Unit Action Group (SUAG)
- Signed
- 16 Jan 2026
- Value
- £72,480
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Spinal Unit Action Group (SUAG)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.