Barts Health NHS Trust / NHS North East London Integrated Care Board Acute Services Contract 2025/26 - 2027/28

NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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Award

16 Jun 2026 at 14:41

Summary of the contracting process

The North East London Integrated Care Board (NEL ICB) has announced the award of a significant contract to Barts Health NHS Trust for the provision of acute health care services under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023. This contract, valued at £6,341,856,845 over its potential four-year duration, is focused on hospital and related health services and will operate from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028, with an option to extend to 31st March 2029. The procurement was conducted through a direct award process, reflecting the absence of viable alternative providers, and the contract will serve multiple Integrated Care Boards across various regions in the UK, including London and the South East.

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Notice Title

Barts Health NHS Trust / NHS North East London Integrated Care Board Acute Services Contract 2025/26 - 2027/28

Notice Description

The provider is a NHS organisation, providing acute health care services including, but not limited to, Commissioner Requested Services (CRS) and specialised services. The provider is the only provider capable of delivering the services due to the nature of those health care services. The lifetime value of this contract is PS6,341,856,845 (inclusive of extension provision), at PS1,585,464,211 per annum. The contract term will be three years, with an option to extend for a further year at sole discretion of the Authority.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The provider is a NHS organisation, providing acute health care services including, but not limited to, Commissioner Requested Services (CRS) and specialised services. The provider is the only provider capable of delivering the services due to the nature of those health care services. This contract award has been made following Direct Award Process A (The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 7) The lifetime value of this contract is PS6,341,856,845 (inclusive of extension provision), at PS1,585,464,211 per annum. The contract term will be 3 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year at the sole discretion of the Authority. The contract will start on 01/04/2025 and end 31/03/2028, if the optional extension is utilised the contract end date will be 31/03/29. Additional information: The contract, awarded to an NHS Organisation under Direct Award Process A, will run from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028 with a total value of PS6,341,856,845 and may be extended by a further one year to 31 March 2029 at the sole discretion of the contracting authority.

Options: The contracting authority may extend the agreement by up to one additional year at its discretion.

Procurement Information

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Notice of Award which followed a Direct Award A process. 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 publication of this notice meets the transparency obligations under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 in relation to the Direct Award A process.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b62f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056756-2026
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

85110000 - Hospital and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£6,341,856,845 £1B-£10B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jun 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jun 20261 weeks 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 NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 5HJ
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Blackwall & Cubitt Town
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST

Further Information

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