Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Gastroenterology Services
Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUnder patient right to choice, the provision of gastroenterology services to patients across Cheshire & Merseyside ICB area.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Cheshire & Merseyside ICB has awarded a contract via Direct Award B, following a…Awarded
NHS Cheshire & Merseyside ICB has awarded a contract via Direct Award B, following a patient choice accreditation process, to deliver gastroenterology services across the Cheshire & Merseyside area. The contract start date is 1st April 2026 and will expire 31st March 2027. Given this Provider has only recently mobilised its service for Cheshire & Merseyside patients, there is no guaranteed contract value and payment will be made on activity undertaken at NHS Payment Scheme prices.
This is a existing service being provided by a existing provider.
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
- 30 Apr 2026, 09:35 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2026, 09:35 BST
- Authority reference
26-27-QYG-27D-M9U8M-Con- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039634- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068ecbFind 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) 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.
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 Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. On the 18th of November 2025 the ICB Finance, Investment, Resources Committee approved this decision and there were no declarations of interest made by members that would materially or adversely impact on matters requiring discussion and decision. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EndoCare Diagnostics LTD | £0 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Gastroenterology Services · EndoCare Diagnostics LTD
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care BoardReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EndoCare Diagnostics LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.