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Community NHS Health and Care Services

NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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27 Jul 2026 at 09:08

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board procured community NHS health and care services from Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. The requirement is community health service provision, delivered by the existing NHS Foundation Trust provider because the nature of the services means it is the only provider capable of delivering them. The wider commissioning arrangement includes Kent ICB and NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB as associate commissioners, with services provided across the relevant NHS areas, including Kent, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The work is classified as health services and is intended to provide continuing community-based care under the buyer’s service specification and contractual performance requirements.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. It used Provider Selection Regime 2023 Direct Award Process A, an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, for an existing provider. The award was made to Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust on 12 May 2026, with Executive Committee approval in May 2026, and the contract was signed on 28 May 2026. The contract period is 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029, with an option to extend for one further year to 31 March 2030. Its annual value is £1,083,240,000, including £853,000 annually for services in Kent and £380,000 annually for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Evaluation considered five equally important criteria: quality and innovation; value; integration, collaboration and sustainability; improving access and reducing health inequalities; and social value. The current provider was assessed as meeting the service specification and contractual KPIs.

This award indicates substantial, established demand for community NHS health and care services from NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board and associated commissioners. A credible future competitor would need to deliver the full community health service specification at comparable scale, with robust contractual KPI performance and the operational capacity to work across multiple NHS commissioning areas. The assessment shows that the buyer values quality and innovation, value for money, integration with partners, collaboration, service sustainability, improved access, reduced health inequalities, patient choice and social value. Relevant suppliers are therefore likely to be established healthcare organisations able to provide safe, integrated community services and demonstrate sustained performance against measurable outcomes, rather than providers offering a narrow or standalone clinical service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community NHS Health and Care Services

Notice Description

The provider is an NHS Foundation Trust, providing Community Health Service Provision. The provider is the only provider capable of delivering the services due to the nature of those health care services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This contract award has been made following Direct Award Process A (The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 7) to an existing provider for a period of three years with the option to extend for a further one year with an annual contract value of PS1,083,240,000.00 which includes services provided in Kent (PS853,000 p.a.) and Hampshire & the Isle of Wight ICBs (PS380,000 p.a.). Associate Commissioners: Kent ICB NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB The service will be provided between the following dates: 01/04/2026 to- 31/03/2029 with the option to extend for a further one year until 31/03/3030. This notice has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

Procurement Information

This contract has been awarded under the Provider Selection Regime 2023 Direct Award Process A. For the avoidance of doubt, the Procurement Act 2023 and Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this procurement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d3d7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070565-2026
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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,083,240,000 £1B-£10B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20262 months 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 SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEWES
Postcode
BN7 2FZ
Postcode Area
Brighton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ22 East Sussex CC
Delivery Location
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Local Authority
Lewes
Electoral Ward
Lewes Bridge
Westminster Constituency
Lewes

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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