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Northumberland Acute Respiratory Infection Service (Winter Pressures)

NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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19 Aug 2026 at 16:20

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15 Jul 2026 at 11:02

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is procuring short-term Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) healthcare services for winter pressures in Northumberland. The service is an existing provision intended to deliver equitable coverage across Northumberland. It falls within miscellaneous health services and is delivered across the Northumberland region rather than at a single named site. The requirement is for a healthcare provider able to organise and deliver ARI services responding to seasonal demand. The procurement was run by the Integrated Care Board as the relevant authority under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, using a Most Suitable Provider process following market engagement and an expression-of-interest period.

The procurement has been awarded to Northumberland GP Collaborative Ltd, an SME. The formal award date was 19 August 2026, and the contract is recorded as signed on 15 July 2026. The contract starts on 1 September 2026 and runs for two years, with an option for a further 24 months at the authority’s discretion, giving a stated term to 31 August 2030 with extensions. Its total value, including extensions, is £660,000. The process used a selective restricted procedure under the Provider Selection Regime and was assessed through the Most Suitable Provider process. The published criteria were service-specific requirements (33.87%), quality and innovation (30%), integration and collaboration (14.52%), social value (10%), value (8.71%), and improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice (2.90%).

This award indicates demand from the Integrated Care Board for established primary-care-led delivery of Acute Respiratory Infection services in Northumberland, particularly to manage winter pressure. A credible future competitor would need to demonstrate that it can provide an equitable service across the region and meet service-specific requirements while maintaining quality and supporting innovation. Strong integration with NHS and local healthcare services, effective collaboration, and practical approaches to improving access and reducing health inequalities would be important. The assessment also gives material weight to social value and value for money, so suppliers should be able to evidence community benefits, efficient delivery and financial control. Relevant experience of delivering an existing ARI or comparable urgent healthcare service would support credibility.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Northumberland Acute Respiratory Infection Service (Winter Pressures)

Notice Description

Following market engagement (2025/S 000-072431) and the published Expressions of Interest notice period (2026/S 000-056419), and subsequent assessment, North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Relevant Authority) intend to award a contract for short term Acute Respiratory Infection services in response to winter pressures for Northumberland.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Following market engagement (2025/S 000-072431) and the published Expressions of Interest notice period (2026/S 000-056419), and subsequent assessment, North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Relevant Authority) intend to award a contract for short term Acute Respiratory Infection services in response to winter pressures for Northumberland. Previous Market Engagement related to this notice was published on 10 November 2025. Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-072431. Previous Expressions of Interest notice related to this notice was published on 05 June 2026. Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-056419. The contract will be for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance commencing on 01 September 2026. Contract Value: PS660,000 No EOI's were received and in accordance with the PSR 2023 regulations and guidance, NENC ICB considered whether the identified most suitable provider would be suitable given the key criteria as weighted. This is an existing service that is now being procured through a PSR 2023 Most Suitable Provider process. Following market engagement, market analysis and the MSP assessment against the 5 Key Criteria the identified most suitable provider was confirmed as suitable. PSR 2023 5 Key Criteria Award Criteria: Quality criterion - Name: Service Specific Requirements / Weighting: 33.87 Quality criterion - Name: Quality and Innovation / Weighting: 30.00 Quality criterion - Name: Value / Weighting: 8.71 Quality criterion - Name: Integration and Collaboration / Weighting: 14.52 Quality criterion - Name: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice / Weighting: 2.90 Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10%

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cbb0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079167-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
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
£660,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jul 20261 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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH 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
SUNDERLAND
Postcode
SR5 3XB
Postcode Area
Sunderland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC44 Sunderland
Delivery Location
TLC21 Northumberland
Local Authority
Sunderland
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Northumberland GP Collaborative Ltd.

Further Information

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