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Adult Primary Care Continence

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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15 Sep 2026 at 15:41

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11 Sep 2026 at 11:35

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Summary of the contracting process

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has commissioned an adult primary care continence service for the Cheshire West population. The requirement is for specialist urogynaecology physiotherapy integrated into the wider continence pathway and West Cheshire Health Collaborative. It includes multidisciplinary working, shared clinical pathways, referral and triage arrangements, clinical governance and coordination with existing services. This is an NHS healthcare service rather than a standalone physiotherapy contract: separating the specialist element would disrupt patient management and duplicate processes. Delivery is centred on Chester and the wider Cheshire West population. The selected provider is Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, which is already embedded in the pathway and works with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust used Direct Award Process A under the Provider Selection Regime, without a prior call for competition. The contract was awarded to Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, with one bid recorded. The award decision was based primarily on quality: 99% for the existing provider’s ability to continue delivering the service to the required standard, and 1% on price. The contract was signed on 11 September 2026. Its approximate lifetime value is £19,112.94, with a contract value recorded as £19,112, excluding any distinction between tax treatment. The service period runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. The contract has no options.

This procurement indicates demand for specialist urogynaecology physiotherapy that can operate as part of an integrated NHS continence pathway, rather than as an isolated clinical service. A credible future supplier would need appropriately qualified and experienced specialist clinicians, the statutory authorisations to provide the service, suitable indemnity cover and established clinical infrastructure. It would also need robust governance, referral, triage and multidisciplinary working arrangements, together with the technical, professional and organisational capacity to deliver safe and sustainable care to the Cheshire West population. Experience of primary care continence services and the ability to work collaboratively with NHS trusts would be important. The requirement favours providers able to demonstrate continuity, reliable clinical pathways and integration with existing local healthcare arrangements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Adult Primary Care Continence

Notice Description

This contract has been awarded to Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust under Direct Award Process A of the Provider Selection Regime. The specialist urogynaecology physiotherapy service forms an integrated element of the wider Primary Care Continence Service delivered to the Cheshire West population and is clinically interdependent with the existing continence pathway operating across the West Cheshire Health Collaborative. The service requires direct integration with the established multidisciplinary continence team, shared clinical pathways, referral and triage arrangements, clinical governance processes and collaborative working arrangements that are already in place between the Provider and Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The service is not a standalone physiotherapy service that can be separated from the wider continence pathway without creating fragmentation of care, duplication of processes and disruption to patient management. Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the only provider currently embedded within, and able to deliver the specialist physiotherapy component as part of, the existing integrated continence model across the West Cheshire Health Collaborative. Continuation of the existing arrangement ensures safe and effective patient care, maintains pathway integration and avoids disruption to patients accessing specialist continence services. The service relies upon established clinical relationships, referral pathways, governance arrangements and multidisciplinary working practices that have been developed as part of the West Cheshire Health Collaborative model and cannot reasonably be replicated by an alternative provider without fundamental redesign of the service pathway.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS provider with the necessary statutory authorisations, governance arrangements and indemnity cover required to deliver specialist urogynaecology physiotherapy services. The Trust has an established workforce of appropriately qualified and experienced specialist clinicians and possesses the technical, professional and organisational capability to deliver the service to the required quality standards. The Provider has a proven track record of delivering the specialist physiotherapy element of the Primary Care Continence Service and has the necessary clinical infrastructure, governance systems, operational resources and experience to ensure safe, effective and sustainable service delivery for the Cheshire West population. 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 provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 23rd September 2026 to cwp.contracts@nhs.net. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under Direct Award A. There has been no substantial change to the nature or cost of the service delivered. The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard with the weighting 100 Approximate Lifetime Value of the Contract - PS19,112.94 The Service is intended to be provided; 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2027

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 provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 23rd September 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. On the 28th July 2026, Head of Operations, Neighbourhood Care Group and on 4th August 2026 Senior Business and Value Partner approved this decision and there were no declarations of interest made by members that would materially or adversely impact on matters requiring discussion and decision. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy. Representations by providers must be made to cwp.contracts@nhs.net by 23rd September 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime (2023).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f7d9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087423-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender 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

85112000 - Hospital support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£19,112 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 2026Today
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
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHESTER
Postcode
CH2 1BQ
Postcode Area
Chester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward
Upton
Westminster Constituency
Chester North and Neston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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