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Non Specific Symptom Urgent Suspected Cancer pathway

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

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17 Aug 2026 at 16:33

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board procured a health service for a Non Specific Symptom Urgent Suspected Cancer pathway. The requirement covers provision of the pathway, rather than goods, construction or general consultancy. The named buyer is the Integrated Care Board, based in Preston, and the selected supplier, Irwell Medical Practice, is based in Bacup. The service is a clinical pathway for patients with non-specific symptoms requiring urgent suspected cancer assessment. It sits within NHS healthcare commissioning and is relevant to providers able to deliver this type of pathway under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The procurement identifies health services as the relevant category and relates to one requirement.

The process is recorded as complete, with Irwell Medical Practice selected through a Provider Selection Regime direct award route C for an existing provider. The award decision was made on 11 August 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract value is £101,592, in GBP, for the period 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028. The procedure was a limited award without prior publication of a call for competition. The stated basis was that the existing provider is performing the original contract satisfactorily, is likely to meet the proposed contract requirements, and the services are not changing considerably. Evaluation gave 100% importance to quality and 0% to price. One bid was recorded.

This procurement demonstrates demand from NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria for a dedicated non-specific symptom urgent suspected cancer pathway delivered through an established provider. A credible future supplier would need the clinical capability, governance arrangements and operational capacity to provide this pathway to NHS requirements, with experience demonstrating reliable delivery against an existing service specification. The assessment emphasised quality and innovation, value, integration and collaboration, service sustainability, improving access, reducing health inequalities, facilitating choice and social value. Although price carried no weight in this assessment, providers would need to evidence performance against these service and outcome considerations. The selected organisation is recorded as an SME, indicating that delivery is within the potential scale of an experienced smaller healthcare provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Non Specific Symptom Urgent Suspected Cancer pathway

Notice Description

The provision of a Non Specific Symptom Urgent Suspected Cancer pathway.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The provision of a Non Specific Symptom Urgent Suspected Cancer pathway. Start Date: 01/07/2026 End Date: 30/06/2028 The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS101,592 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 28/08/26. 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-06e5f4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078267-2026
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
£101,592 £100K-£500K

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

Irwell Medical Practice

Further Information

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