Official UK procurement notice
Lymphoedema - Tower Hamlets, Newham and Waltham Forest (TNW)
Authority: NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a Lymphedema and complex wound care service for residents of Tower Hamlets, Newham and Waltham Forest. Care will be delivered by appropriately trained registered nurses and Healthcare Assistants (HCAs), providing specialist assessment, treatment, and ongoing management in community settings.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This service provides Lymphedema and complex wound care for residents of Tower…Awarded
This service provides Lymphedema and complex wound care for residents of Tower Hamlets, Newham and Waltham Forest for the period 01 May 2026 to 31 March 2027, with a total value of £1,082,832.72.
The current provider is delivering the service to a satisfactory standard, and the intention is to award the contract under Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C, as there are no material changes to the existing contract terms.
The service includes specialist assessment, diagnosis, treatment, care planning, patient education, and ongoing management of lymphedema and complex wounds in community settings, delivered by trained clinical staff including nurses and HCAs.
The service aims to improve patient outcomes, support self-management, reduce complications, and address health inequalities across the TNW populatio Additional information: The existing provider is performing the current contract satisfactorily and is expected to deliver the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. The combined assessment resulted in a weighted score of 85%.
Weightings applied:
- Quality and Innovation - 30%
- Value for Money - 20%
- Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 20%
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - 20%
- Social Value - 10%
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. Representations by providers must be made to the decision makers by 10 April 2026.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to: hub.psrepresentation@nhs.net
Award decision-makers: Luke Burton and Olga Buck
No conflicts of interest were identified in the decision-making process.
The provider was assessed using a 0-4 scoring scale with the following weightings:
Quality and Innovation (30%), Value for Money (20%), Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability (20%), Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice (20%), Social Value (10%).
The assessment included sub-criteria evaluating both current and future performance, resulting in a combined score of 85%.
The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the decision makers by 10 April 2026.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to: hub.psrprepresentation@nhs.net
No conflicts of interest were identified in the decision-making process
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
- 15 Apr 2026, 15:05 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2026, 15:21 BST
- Authority reference
TNW Complex Wound Care 326a- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034307- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06833eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
- Published justification
Procurement Route:
This contract is intended to be awarded under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C.
Rationale for Direct Award:
The current provider is delivering the service to a satisfactory standard. There are no proposed changes to the existing contract terms. Continuity of care is essential for this patient cohort
The provider meets all relevant clinical and service requirements
Decision:
The contracting authority intends to award the contract to the existing provider in line with PSR Direct Award C.
- Review procedure
This contract is awarded under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C.
The contracting authority is satisfied that the existing provider is delivering the service to a satisfactory standard, there are no material changes to the contract terms, and continuity of care is critical for patients accessing the service. Accordingly, the contract has been awarded to the current provider without competition.
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. The contract has now been formally awarded using Direct Award Process C.
The contract was awarded following completion of the standstill period in accordance with the PSR process. No representations were received / All representations received were reviewed and appropriately addressed prior to award (delete as applicable).
The contract has been awarded. The service will be provided from 01/05/2026 to 31/03/2027. The lifetime value of the contract is £649,912.72.
The provider was previously assessed at intention to award stage against the five key criteria using a scoring scale of 0-4 with the following weightings:
Quality and Innovation: 30%
Value for Money: 20%
Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 20%
Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 20%
Social Value: 10%
The weighting methodology was applied consistently to reflect service priorities. Choice and equality requirements were prioritised due to the service supporting patient access and reducing inequalities, while Social Value was weighted lower as a developing requirement. The remaining criteria were evenly distributed across core service delivery priorities.
This assessment included evaluation across sub-categories reflecting both current and future performance.
The final award decision was made by NHS North East London Integrated Care Board, with Olga Buck, Head of Community and LTC, Newham Place Based Partnership as the designated decision-maker.
No conflicts of interest were declared by individuals involved in the decision-making process, and any potential conflicts were appropriately managed in accordance with governance procedures.
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, which shall commence on 17 April 2026 00:00. The standstill period will run for 8 working days (excluding weekends) and will end at 23:59 on 28 April 2026. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 23:59 on 28 April 2026. Representations by providers must be sent to hub.psrepresentation@nhs.net. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Notice history
1 release on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | TextAdditional information · II.2.14 | The existing provider is performing the current contract satisfactorily and is expected to deliver the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. The combined assessment resulted in a weighted score of 85%. Weightings applied: • Quality and Innovation - 30% • Value for Money - 20% • Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 20% • Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Fa… | The existing provider is performing the current contract satisfactorily and is expected to deliver the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. Weightings applied: • Quality and Innovation - 30% • Value for Money - 20% • Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 20% • Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - 20% • Social Value - 10% This is a Provi… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerate CIC Joseph's Hospice | £1,082,833 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 034307-2026-1 · Accelerate CIC Joseph's Hospice
- Signed
- 15 Apr 2026
- Value
- £1,082,833
- 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- Accelerate CIC Joseph's HospiceAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.