Provision of Acute Visiting Service for South Staffordshire

Official notice

Authority: NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG24)

Awarded value£2,328,589published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 5 Jun 2025no call for competition

Awarded to PHL Group V1 Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Contract award notice is placed under the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 Regulation 14 for an Urgent Award where the ICB is awarding this contract and concluded that this is the only available option, fulfilling all the requirements of Regulation 14 (2).

This has been enacted due to the incumbent supplier, Vocare Ltd entering administration. The service is essential and therefore an emergency award was approved by the ICB board. The selected provider is PHL Group who have acquired the trading subsidiaries of Totally plc.

The ICB has implemented a caretaking arrangement with this provider to deliver Acute Visiting Services for South Staffordshire from 05.06.25 until the end of the existing contractual timeframe (31.03.27) for the contract whilst process is undertaken to secure a longer-term contract and provider. The ICB will ensure that continuity of care of the patients are paramount and that risks and issues identified as part of the process are mitigated. This approach will ensure the safety of patients and provide stability to services while the ICB conducts a full options appraisal of the long-term future of the contract.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: West Midlands · South Staffordshire

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: 4 Jul 2025, 17:44 BST
Last source update: 4 Jul 2025, 17:44 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-037587
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG24)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05597f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This Contract award notice is placed under the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 Regulation 14 for an Urgent Award where the ICB is awarding this contract and concluded that this is the only available option, fulfilling all the requirements of Regulation 14 (2). This does not require the ICB to publish a Find a Tender notice in advance of the decision.
This has been enacted due to the incumbent supplier, Vocare Ltd (as part of Totally plc) entering administration. The service is essential and therefore an emergency award was approved by the ICB board.

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 Public Contract Regulations 2015 or it's replacement the Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award. The Award decision makers for this procurement were Director of Finance dated 5th June 2025. There were no conflicts of interest declared.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,328,5891 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jun 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
PHL Group V1 Ltd	£2,328,589 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 037587-2025-1 · PHL Group V1 Ltd
Signed
5 Jun 2025
Value
£2,328,589
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QNC Stafford, West Midlands, ST18 0BFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

PHL Group V1 LtdAwarded supplierGB-NHS: AQN01 Fareham, South West

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.