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Cardiology GPwSI Service

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

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17 Aug 2026 at 15:37

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board procured a Cardiology GPwSI Service for patients registered with practices in Blackburn with Darwen. The service falls within health services and involves providing specialist cardiology assessment and care through a GP with Special Interest model. Delivery is focused on patients registered with Blackburn with Darwen practices, within the Lancashire and South Cumbria health system. The requirement is for a healthcare provider able to deliver cardiology services in a primary care-linked setting and meet the needs of the relevant patient population. The selected supplier is Cardiohealth Medical Services Ltd, a Chorley-based SME. The buying organisation is the Integrated Care Board, which commissioned and assessed the service against its existing specification.

The procurement has reached the award stage. NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board selected Cardiohealth Medical Services Ltd through Provider Selection Regime direct award route C, using a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition notice. The award decision was made on 11 August 2026 and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract value is £77,000. The service period runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Evaluation placed 100% importance on quality and 0% on price: the key consideration was whether the existing provider was satisfying the original contract and would likely deliver the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. The process also considered value, integration, collaboration, sustainability, access, health inequalities, choice and social value.

This procurement indicates demand from the Integrated Care Board for an established, primary care-linked cardiology service serving Blackburn with Darwen patients. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement would need demonstrable cardiology GPwSI capability, suitable clinical capacity and the ability to deliver consistently against a defined service specification. Continuity and proven performance matter particularly: the stated route relied on the existing provider meeting the original contract and being likely to satisfy the proposed one without significant service change. Credibility would therefore depend on evidence of safe, reliable cardiology delivery, integration with local practices and wider NHS services, and effective access for patients. Providers should also be able to demonstrate value, collaboration, service sustainability, reduced health inequalities, patient choice and social value, alongside the basic selection requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cardiology GPwSI Service

Notice Description

The provision of a Cardiology GPwSI Service for patients registered with Blackburn with Darwen practices.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The provision of a Cardiology GPwSI Service for patients registered with Blackburn with Darwen practices. Start Date: 01/04/26 End Date: 31/03/27 The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS77,000 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 28th August 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-06e5d9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078221-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
£77,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Aug 20262 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

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

Cardiohealth Medical Services Ltd

Further Information

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