Official UK procurement notice
Trans Health Service in Sefton
Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTrans health Sefton is a GP led support service that offers a single access point that provides:
- Care co-ordination from a GP with special interest in TGNB care.
- Initial and longer-term drug administration, prescribing and monitoring service
- Referral to and liaison with support Service agencies
- Closer working with Regional GICs to enable a smooth patient process between services.
- Referral to endocrinologist to initiate and advise on medical management and bridging hormones.
- Speech and Language Therapy (SALT) in liaison with NHS England
- Hair removal in liaison with NHS England
- Referral to fertility services and screening programmes.
- Support to fellow Sefton GPs who wish to continue prescribing and supporting their own patients.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Sefton Place intend to award a contract via Direct…Awarded
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Sefton Place intend to award a contract via Direct Award C to incumbent provider to deliver Trans health service in Sefton. The contract will start on 2nd December 2025, expire on 31st March 2026 and the contract value for the period is £10,000.
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
- 19 Nov 2025, 13:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Dec 2025, 16:18 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085971- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e46eFind 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 Contract 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 8 working days. This contract has not yet been formally awarded, this notice services 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 Service (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. Representation 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 PSR. On 21st January 2025 Sefton Place Leadership Team approved this decision. There were no conflicts of interest declared. The following criteria informed the decision Social Value 10% Improving access, reducing inequalities, facilitating choice 25% Value 20% Integration, collaboration and service sustainability 20% Quality and Innovation 25% Representations by Providers must be made to helen.quinn@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk within 8 working days from the publication date of this notice. This contract has not yet been formally awarded, this notice services as an intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime (2023).
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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. NHS Cheshire and Merseysi…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Strand Medical Centre | £10,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Trans health service in Sefton · The Strand Medical Centre
- Signed
- 21 Jan 2025
- Value
- £10,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Strand Medical CentreAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.