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QHM-2025-7449 Spirometry, Minor Surgery

NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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16 Sep 2026 at 10:14

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is commissioning healthcare services covering spirometry and minor surgery. The work falls within health and social work services and is intended for delivery in the North East of England, in the area covered by the commissioning board. The stated requirement is ad hoc delivery of spirometry and minor surgery rather than a fixed volume of activity. The existing provider, ELM Alliance, is identified as the intended supplier. This is a clinical service requirement suited to providers able to deliver both respiratory diagnostic testing through spirometry and minor surgical procedures within NHS commissioning arrangements. The buyer is a public healthcare organisation based in Sunderland and the service relates to its neighbourhood healthcare provision.

The process is a Provider Selection Regime intention to award through Direct Award C, without a prior call for competition. The notice starts a standstill period, during which provider representations must be made by midnight on 27 September 2026; formal award is stated to follow no earlier than the ninth working day after standstill. ELM Alliance is the existing provider and intended awardee. The recorded contract value is £82,056, although activity is ad hoc and the final value cannot be confirmed. The contract period is 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, with services delivered from 1 April under an implied contract. A contract record is marked active and signed on 1 July 2026. The lot itself is recorded as cancelled. Evaluation was based on quality and cost, each described as 100%.

This requirement indicates demand for a combined spirometry and minor surgery service within NHS neighbourhood healthcare. A credible competing supplier would need clinical capability to provide both services, with sufficient capacity and operational flexibility to handle ad hoc activity rather than a predictable fixed workload. The process also shows that the buyer places importance on maintaining a provider that is already delivering the service successfully and is judged likely to meet the proposed requirement to a sufficient standard. Suppliers preparing for a future requirement with this buyer should therefore be able to demonstrate reliable existing service performance, appropriate clinical governance, and the ability to satisfy the Provider Selection Regime’s key requirements. Clear evidence of service quality and cost effectiveness would be central to competing with an established provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

QHM-2025-7449 Spirometry, Minor Surgery

Notice Description

Spirometry, Minor Surgery

Lot Information

Lot 1

Spirometry, Minor Surgery 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 PS82,056. 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 27/09/2026. 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-06fad1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087618-2026
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
£82,056 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20262 weeks 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

ELM Alliance Ltd

Further Information

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