Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Occupational Health Consultancy
Authority: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a Consultant Occupational Health Physician service to the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
CPV: Company health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 16 Apr 2026, 12:40 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Apr 2026, 12:40 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034655- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06841aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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
Due to the urgency of an unexpected even the COCH needed to make an urgent award for the OH Pysician requirement. COCH current supplier unexpectedly took early retirement, therefore it was not possible for COCH not to have a service.
Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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 Due to the urgency of an unexpected even the COCH needed to make an urgent award for the OH Pysician requirement. COCH current supplier unexpectedly took early retirement, therefore it was not possible for COCH not to have a service. Contract is to start 17/03/2026 for 6 months with an option to extend for 6 months.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) | £44,264 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Occupational Health Consultancy · Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH)
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2026
- Value
- £44,264
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation TrustReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.