Official UK procurement notice
QHM-2025-9913 Durham Dales Health Federation Home Visiting Service (Ambulance Batching)
Authority: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHome Visiting Service (Ambulance Batching)
CPV: Ambulance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Home Visiting Service (Ambulance Batching)Awarded
Home Visiting Service (Ambulance Batching)
The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023.
The contract value is £115706
Contract Start Date: 01/04/2025
Contract End Date: 31/03/2026
Although the contract start is 01/04/2025, the services have been delivered on an implied contract and contracts will be issued following the standstill period from the date of this notice.
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
- 3 Aug 2025, 12:31 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Aug 2025, 10:43 BST
- Authority reference
Durham Dales Health Federation Home Visiting Service (Ambulance Batching)- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051823- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056bdeFind 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 decision makers by midnight on 14th August 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.
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 midnight on 14th August 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill. Written representation should be sent to: nencicb.procurement@nhs.net Details of the individual(s) making the award decision: Chief Delivery Officer Director of Finance Director of Finance Director to Finance The existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract. In line with the PSR Regulations, the provider has been assessed against the 5 Key Criteria and has passed and satisfied key requirements identified for the contract. Conflicts of interest were managed throughout the process and there were no conflicts of interests identified.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using Direct Award Process C. Contract Start Date: 01 April 2025 Con…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Dales Health Federation | £115,706 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
QHM-2025-9913 Durham Dales Health Federation Home Visiting Service (Ambulance Batching) · Durham Dales Health Federation
- Signed
- 16 Jul 2025
- Value
- £115,706
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care BoardReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Durham Dales Health FederationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.