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Community-based elective care services in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB

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28 Jul 2025 at 12:47

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17 Mar 2025 at 09:30

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (ICB) has concluded the procurement process for community-based elective care services within the region. The contract focuses on health and social work services, specifically within community health settings, and spans diverse medical specialties under the services category. The process has reached the contract award stage, with services commencing on 1st July 2025 and potentially extending until 31st March 2026. This procurement, adhering to the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023, employed a direct award process, bypassing some traditional public procurement protocols. The contracting process is valued at approximately £12.45 million for the nine-month duration, bringing strategic healthcare improvements to the community.

This tender opens up significant business opportunities for entities specialising in community health services and those aiming to strengthen local healthcare collaborations. The contract facilitates growth for organisations that emphasise integration, innovation, and patient-centric care within their operations. Businesses with a proven record in delivering elective healthcare services at competitive rates and with high patient satisfaction are ideally positioned to benefit. Additionally, companies structured as Community Interest Companies might find unique alignment given the emphasis on social value creation, like reinvesting back into local healthcare initiatives. The procurement framework supports the development of partnerships geared towards enhancing clinical governance and reducing healthcare inequalities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community-based elective care services in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

Notice Description

The service includes a range of integrated referral management, diagnostic and elective care and treatment services within community settings across a broad range of specialties. It includes a strong emphasis on local collaborations and integrated care pathways, with a focus on patient satisfaction, clinical governance and meeting local health care needs. There is a strong commitment to improve healthcare for all the people of LLR, with services being delivered as close to home as possible.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The service includes a range of integrated referral management, diagnostic and elective care and treatment services within community settings across a broad range of specialties. It includes a strong emphasis on local collaborations and integrated care pathways, with a focus on patient satisfaction, clinical governance and meeting local health care needs. There is a strong commitment to improve healthcare for all the people of LLR, with services being delivered as close to home as possible. The ICB is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C, where the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the contract is not changing considerably, and the test for considerable change is not met. The approximate indicative lifetime value of the contract is PS16.6m (for the 6 months contract plus the 6 months extension). The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are: 01/04/2025 to 30/09/2025, with an option to extend by another 6 months until the 31st of March 2026.

Options: The contract can be extended by up to 6 months.

Procurement Information

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, which begins the day after this notice is published. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight of the 28th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eda2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043438-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£16,600,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Mar 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLENFIELD, LEICESTER
Postcode
LE3 8TB
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
TLF21 Leicester, TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Glenfield Faire
Westminster Constituency
Mid Leicestershire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LLR Patient Care Locally (CIC)

Further Information

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