Referral Management Service - Specialist Clinical Triage in St Helens & Warrington areas

Official notice

Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD61)

Awarded value£320,833published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 20 Feb 2025no call for competition

Awarded to GTD Healthcare

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A Referral Management System (RMS) is commissioned by St Helens & Warrington Places to facilitate high-quality healthcare referrals from primary care to the appropriate providers. One element of the RMS is Specialist Triage which conducts clinical peer reviews of referrals to ensure quality and compliance with NICE guidelines and Evidence-Based Interventions (EBI).

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - St Helens & Warrington Places intend to award an 11…Awarded

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - St Helens & Warrington Places intend to award an 11 month contract via Direct award C to the incumbent provider to deliver the RMS Specialist Triage Service in St Helens and Warrington. The contract will start on the 8th of May 2025, expire on 31st March 2026 and has a contract value of £320,833.

Delivery: North West · The Referral management Service is provided to patients registered with a GP Practice in St Helens or Warrington.

85100000 Health services

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: 23 Apr 2025, 11:12 BST
Last source update: 23 Apr 2025, 11:12 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-016442
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD61)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050621 Find 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 the relevant authority by within 8 working days. 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 8 working days. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.' On the 20th February 2025 and 4th March 2025, St Helens Place and Warrington Place respective Leadership Teams approved this decision. There were no conflicts of interest declared at St Helens Leadership Team. At Warrington Leadership Team a direct conflict of interest was declared and managed according to the ICB policy on Managing Conflicts of Interest. The following criteria informed the decision: Social Value: 20% Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 20% Value: 20% Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 20% Quality and innovation: 20% Representations by providers must be made to mervyn.kennedy@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk within 8working days from the publication date of this notice. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime (2023).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £320,8331 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Feb 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
GTD HealthcareReferral Management Service - Specialist Clinical Triage in St Helens & Warrington	£320,833 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Referral Management Service - Specialist Clinical Triage in St Helens & Warrington · GTD Healthcare
Signed
20 Feb 2025
Value
£320,833
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QYG 1 Lakeside 920, Centre Park Square, Warrington, North West, WA1 1QYContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care BoardReview body Warrington

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Go To Doc (GTD) HealthcareAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12293359 New Century House, Progressive Way, Windmill Lane, Denton, North West, M34 2GP

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.