Award

Anticoagulation service

NHS LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND ICB

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TenderUpdate

08 May 2026 at 16:38

Award

11 Mar 2026 at 15:58

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB) has awarded a contract for an anticoagulation service, aiming to provide consistent and high-quality health services across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. The procurement falls under the "Miscellaneous health services" category, classified under CPV code 85140000. This contracting initiative targets the region specified as UKF and is executed under a Direct Award process C of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract period is set from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027. No competition was held in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 exemptions, marking this as an important update in the tender stage.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for providers within the healthcare sector, particularly those well-versed in delivering community-based services such as near-patient testing and patient education concerning anticoagulants. Suitable businesses include seasoned healthcare providers, especially small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) experienced in primary and secondary care service integration. By leveraging their expertise, these businesses can contribute to reducing demand on emergency services, enhancing service sustainability, and promoting health equality across the serviced regions. Notably, providers such as Hinckley & Bosworth Medical Alliance Limited and Charnwood GP Network Limited, with successful track records, are involved, facilitating robust local healthcare delivery and expanding their service footprints.

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Notice Title

Anticoagulation service

Notice Description

The aim of the service is to provide a consistent and high-quality anticoagulant service across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR), that is complimentary to the core primary care services, to ensure the clinical needs of this population are met.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The service includes the provision of anticoagulants on a community basis, including provision of: * Near-patient testing * Anticoagulant initiation, patient education and stabilisation. * Anticoagulant prescribing, dosing, and monitoring. * Domiciliary service to housebound patients who require anticoagulation monitoring and are registered with a LLR GP practice. There are 4 contracts with 4 providers to deliver this service across LLR. The intention is to award the contracts via Direct Award C process of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the PSR). These are zero-based activity contracts. The dates of the contract will be from the 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.

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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 23rd March2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-066790
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042745-2026
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

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 May 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Mar 20262 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE3 8TB
Post Town
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
4
Supplier Names

CHARNWOOD GP NETWORK

HINCKLEY & BOSWORTH MEDICAL ALLIANCE

NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE

PATIENT CARE LOCALLY COMMUNITY INTEREST

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