Official UK procurement notice
Special Allocation Scheme Services
Authority: NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTHIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTIFICATION
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a Most Suitable Provider process to commission a Special Allocation Scheme GP Healthcare services.
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR Most Suitable Provider process.
The lifetime value of the contract - £3,528,575
Period of contract: 3 years with effect from 01 June 2025 with an option to extend for an additional period of 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authorities and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.
This contract will be awarded to the current incumbent provider.
CPV: Health and social work 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
- 20 May 2025, 14:46 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2025, 14:39 BST
- Authority reference
NHSE1040- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055435- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051907Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Most Suitable Provider Process under PSR and this is a intention to award.
This will be updated via a corrigendum following the conclusion of the 8 day standstill period as per PSR requirements
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 the relevant authority by midnight on Friday 30 May 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: Necsu.psrprocurement@nhs.net Details of the individual(s) making the award decision: NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board - Primary Care Commissioning Committee (PCCC). The provider has been assessed and passed against the relevant 5 key criteria and mandatory requirements. The Relevant Authority scored the relative importance of each aspect of the 5 Key Criteria, creating a rationale for that scoring and the evidence required to adequately assess the provider. This rationale was tested on a Pass/Fail basis, by detailing the evidence and knowledge available with regards to the provider. There were no conflicts of interest identified.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
This contract has now been awarded following the conclusion of a standstill period in line with PSR for a Most Suitable Provider process
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCMS (NW) Ltd | £3,528,575 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 023330-2025-1 · FCMS (NW) Ltd
- Signed
- 27 Apr 2025
- Value
- £3,528,575
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- PSR Panel ReviewReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FCMS NW LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.