Award

Community Audiology Service across Cheshire and Merseyside

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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30 Apr 2026 at 16:02

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process, identified under ID 040168-2026, involves the purchase of community audiology services across Cheshire and Merseyside. The buying organisation, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, sought to improve local healthcare services through this service category, which falls under the industry classification of health services. This particular process reached the award stage, with the contract starting on 1st April 2026 and concluding on 31st March 2027. The procurement method used was limited and involved direct awarding without prior publication of a call for competition, as part of the Healthcare Services Provider Selection Regime under the 2023 regulations. Despite the process having been completed, the awarded contract remains active, with Audiological Science Ltd being the successful supplier.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those focused on audiology. As the commissioning process falls outside the scope of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, it offers a unique procurement path for suitable partners under the Provider Selection Regime. Such opportunities can drive business growth, especially for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) like Audiological Science Ltd, capable of providing comprehensive audiology solutions within the specified locations. Companies with a strategic focus on patient choice, quality, and competitive pricing would be well-suited to competing for similar future contracts in the healthcare sector.

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Notice Title

Community Audiology Service across Cheshire and Merseyside

Notice Description

To provide a comprehensive community audiology service for adults registered with a GP in one of the commissioned places across Cheshire and Merseyside

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Wirral Place is awarding a 1 year contract via Direct Award B to Audiological Science to deliver Community Audiology Services in the permitted Places across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract will start on the 1st April 2026, expire on 31st March 2027 and is a tariff based contract with no guaranteed activity. This is a current service being provided by an existing provider.

Procurement Information

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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068fc2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040168-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award 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

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Apr 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Nov 20255 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 CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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
TLD62 Cheshire East, TLD71 East Merseyside, TLD72 Liverpool, TLD73 Sefton, TLD74 Wirral

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AUDIOLOGICAL SCIENCE

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