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CPV: Health services

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

20 Feb 2026, 16:37 GMT

Last source update

5 Mar 2026, 10:52 GMT

Authority reference

C394910

FTS notice number

2026/S 000-019796

Classification (CPV)

Health services

Delivery area

South West (UKK30)

Official registry OCID

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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 by 20/02/2026. 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) 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 decision makers by 04/03/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations should be sent to ciosicb.procure@nhs.net.<br/><br/>Decision-makers: Relationship director, Deputy programme lead for urgent, emergency and intermediate care, Transformation and change manager, Procurement manager, Procurement officer, Finance business partner, Quality manager, Emergency Department Consultant.<br/><br/>Conflicts of interest identified among the assessment team: 2 minor conflicts of interest. The non-conflicted members have assessed the nature and risk of this conflict, and have decided which steps to take to avoid or manage it. It was decided this member would assess the information and be involved in the assessment process, but would not be responsible in the final decision making or sign off of this project. <br/><br/>The relevant authority is of the view that the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract to a sufficient standard, according to the detail outlined in the contract, and considering the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria.<br/><br/>The relevant authority is of the view that the existing provider will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard considering the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria.<br/><br/>The relevant authority is satisfied where all Basic Selection Criteria are assessed as passed (including any assessment of criteria as non-applicable) and all Key Selection Criteria are assessed as ‘Assured’. The assessment viewed each criterion as stated above to be of equal importance and proportionate to the deliverables within the contract. All criterion is in line with PSR legislation.

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