Orthotics (formally Community Appliance Service) in Wirral

Official notice

Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD74)

Awarded value£748,102published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Opcare Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide an Orthotic Service in Wirral Place to provide continuity of service for patients who have devices relevant to their care.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Wirral Place intend to award a 1 year contract via…Awarded

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Wirral Place intend to award a 1 year contract via Direct award C to incumbent provider to deliver an Orthotics Service in Wirral. The contract will start on the 1st of April 2025, expire on 31st March 2026 and has an annual contract value of £748,102.

Delivery: North West · Patient registered with a Wirral GP

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: 20 Mar 2025, 14:15 GMT
Last source update: 22 May 2025, 12:06 BST
Authority reference: 25-26-QYG-12F-8HC63-Con
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-024685
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD74)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04efb9 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. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by within 8 working days. 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 8 working days. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. On the 19th March 2025 Wirral Place Leadership Team approved this decision and no conflicts of interested were declared for this notice. The following criteria informed the decision: Quality and innovation: 30% Value: 20% Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 30% Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 10% Social Value: 10% Representations by providers must be made to Chris.Redwood@Cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk within 8 working days from the publication date of this notice. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime (2023).

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1)

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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. NHS Cheshire and Merseys…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £748,1021 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Opcare Limited	£748,102 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Orthotics (formally Community Appliance Service) in Wirral · Opcare Limited
Signed
19 Mar 2025
Value
£748,102
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QYG No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park Square, Warrington, North West, WA11QYContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Opcare LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 020905086 Ability House, 21 Nuffield Way, Abington, Oxfordshire, South East, OX14 1RL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.