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Community ENT Service

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

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22 Oct 2026 at 08:56

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22 May 2026 at 10:33

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board commissioned community ear, nose and throat (ENT) services. The requirement is for the provision of ENT services under the Community ENT Service contract, delivered in Lancashire and South Cumbria. This is community-based healthcare service provision rather than a purchase of goods or construction work. The buyer is the integrated care board, which commissions healthcare for the area. The service specification was assessed against the existing provider’s delivery and the board’s stated service criteria, including quality and innovation, value, integration and collaboration, service sustainability, improving access, reducing health inequalities, facilitating choice and social value.

The contract has been formally awarded to Beacon Medical Services Group Limited through direct award process C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The buyer decided to use the existing provider because it was meeting the original contract and was expected to meet the proposed requirements, with no considerable service changes. The award date was 5 June 2026. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, with a stated lifetime value of £910,603.03. Evaluation placed 100% weight on the existing provider’s ability to meet the proposed contract to a sufficient standard and 0% on price. The process was for one service package; one bid was recorded.

For suppliers considering comparable community ENT work for this integrated care board, this award indicates demand for an established service that can maintain delivery against an existing specification. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate a strong record of meeting service requirements and provide evidence against the board’s priorities: clinical quality and innovation, value, integration and collaboration, sustainability, access, reducing health inequalities, choice and social value. The selection was based wholly on the provider’s ability to deliver to a sufficient standard, rather than price, so relevant operational performance and continuity are central to the buyer’s assessment. Suppliers with experience delivering community ENT services across the Lancashire and South Cumbria area, and the capacity to sustain the service while supporting those wider health outcomes, would be best placed to demonstrate fit.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community ENT Service

Notice Description

The provision of ENT Services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The provision of ENT Services from 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2027. The lifetime value of the contract is PS910,603.03 however the final contract value is still to be finalised. The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.

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 processes as set out in the PSR have been applied and not the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of the notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 4th June 2026. 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-06a078
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099756-2026
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

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£910,603 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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 Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PRESTON
Postcode
PR1 8XB
Postcode Area
Preston
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD45 Mid Lancashire
Delivery Location
TLD4 Lancashire
Local Authority
Preston
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Preston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Beacon Medical Services Group

Further Information

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