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NHSE1050 - Host Organisation - North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service Contract No C345988

NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD - LEAD ICB

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Award

03 Jun 2025 at 14:08

Tender

10 Apr 2025 at 08:38

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process initiated by NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, in collaboration with other NHS entities, sought to commission a Host Organisation for the North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service. The tender, identified as NHSE1050, falls within the "Health and social work services" industry category, and covers locations in North West England, including Greater Manchester, Lancashire, South Cumbria, Cheshire, and Merseyside. Utilizing an open procurement method, this tender was at the award stage, with submission deadlines having closed on 9 May 2025. Key dates included the award announcement by July 2025, with anticipated service mobilisation by April 2026. Although the procurement process ultimately resulted in an unsuccessful award, the initial contract term was planned for five years, carrying financial expectations of an annual budget of £5.66 million.

This tender represented an attractive opportunity for NHS Acute Trusts that are CQC registered for General Adult Critical Care Services, aiming to expand their operational footprint within the health care provision sector in the North West. Interested businesses would have been expected to innovate and integrate services that improve access and reduce health inequalities while adhering to a comprehensive set of quality and social value criteria. Although the procurement concluded without a successful award, the requirements highlighted a substantial market opportunity for qualified providers in similar future procurements. Businesses equipped with the appropriate service delivery capabilities and a strategic presence in the North West could find potential growth paths via engagement in these competitive selections.

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Notice Title

NHSE1050 - Host Organisation - North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service Contract No C345988

Notice Description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a care system support organisation working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West Specialised Commissioning and NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board - (Lead ICB), NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, and NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authorities),who undertook a competition to commission a Host Organisation - to deliver and manage the North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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 did not apply to this award. The contract term was for a period of 5 years. The Host Organisation contract was to be awarded by July 2025, and full mobilisation of the service would have been confirmed in line with the awarded Host Organisation's mobilisation plan. This was anticipated to be between July 2025 and 01 April 2026, not withstanding any supply issues to mobilise the service. The five-year contract will commence from full mobilisation of the service. The closing time and date for submission of competition response was 12:00 Noon on 09 May 2025. NECS did utilise an electronic tendering tool to manage the competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there was no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS including response submissions, was conducted via the Atamis portal at https://health-family.force.com/Welcome It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have experienced any queries, or were having problems registering on the portal; they were advised to contact the Atamis helpdesk via: Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm. Competition documentation was available on the e-tendering site from 12:00 Noon on 10 April 2025. Potential Providers were advised to look for NHSE1050 - North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service Contract No C345988. The Host Organisation was required to provide all the requirements within the annual financial threshold of 5.66 million GBP and the successful Host Organisation should be an NHS Acute Trust who is CQC registered for the provision of General Adult Critical Care Services. Please note after award and before the commencement date the successful provider was required to occupy and deliver the service from a base located within the North West.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Host Organisation to procure, deliver and manage the North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract term is for a period of 5 years. Contract commencement was anticipated to be between July 2025 and 01 April 2026, not withstanding any supply issues to mobilise the service. The Host Organisation was required to provide all the requirements within the annual financial threshold of 5.66 million GDP per annum and the successful Host Organisation should be an NHS Acute Trust who is CQC registered for the provision of General Adult Critical Care Services. Please note after award and before the commencement date the successful provider was required to occupy and deliver the service from a base located within the North West. Competition documentation was available on the e-tendering site by 12:00 Noon on 10 April 2025. Potential Providers were advised to look for NHSE1050 - Host Organisation -North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service Contract No C345988 The closing time and date for submission of competition response was by 12:00 Noon on 09 May 2025. Additional information: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria were stated in the procurement documents

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050040
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029571-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£28,300,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£28,300,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
9 May 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Jun 20258 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Unsuccessful
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD - LEAD ICB
Additional Buyers

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
necsu.psrprocurement@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WARRINGTON
Postcode
WA1 1QY
Post Town
Warrington
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD61 Warrington
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)

Local Authority
Warrington
Electoral Ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Westminster Constituency
Warrington South

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