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QHM-2026-6658

NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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11 Sep 2026 at 11:59

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board commissioned a healthcare service providing spirometry and FeNO testing. These are respiratory diagnostic tests used to assess lung function and support clinical diagnosis and management. The requirement is categorised as health and social work services and is associated with the North East of England, including the buyer’s area in Sunderland. The service is being delivered by TyneHealth Limited, the existing provider. The arrangement covers ad hoc testing activity rather than a fixed volume of services. It is therefore relevant to providers with the clinical capability, staffing and operational systems to deliver spirometry and FeNO testing for NHS patients across the commissioning area.

The procurement has reached an intention-to-award and contract stage under the Provider Selection Regime. The buyer used Direct Award C, without a prior competition, because the existing provider was assessed as able to continue meeting the requirement. TyneHealth Limited is the selected supplier and the contract is recorded as active, with a signature date of 1 July 2026. The contract period is 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, and its stated value is £116,007; the buyer notes that the final value cannot be confirmed because delivery is ad hoc. Evaluation recorded quality and cost criteria, each described as 100%. Representations had to reach decision-makers by midnight on 23 September 2026, during the PSR standstill period.

For a supplier considering this buyer’s future respiratory diagnostics requirements, the procurement indicates demand for a clinically capable provider of spirometry and FeNO testing, with the capacity to respond to variable, ad hoc referrals rather than only scheduled volumes. The selected supplier was the incumbent and was judged to be satisfying the original contract and likely to deliver the proposed service to a sufficient standard. A credible competitor would therefore need demonstrable experience delivering these tests in an NHS or comparable healthcare setting, reliable clinical staffing, suitable testing equipment and processes for maintaining service quality across the commissioning area. The buyer’s use of a Provider Selection Regime direct-award route also makes familiarity with PSR requirements and evidence against its key criteria commercially relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

QHM-2026-6658

Notice Description

The service will provide Spirometry and FeNO testing

Lot Information

Lot 1

The service will provide Spirometry and FeNO testing, The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The contract value is PS116,007. The contract value cannot be confirmed as the services carried out within this contract are ad hoc. Contract Start Date: 01/04/2026 Contract End Date: 31/03/2027 Although the contract start is 01/04/2026, the services have been delivered on an implied contract.

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 Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 23/09/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f7e7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086345-2026
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

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£116,007 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20264 days 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 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
TLC North East (England)
Local Authority
Sunderland
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TYNEHEALTH LIMITED

Further Information

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