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Community Services

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

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16 Sep 2026 at 13:13

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board commissioned community health services for people across Lancashire. The requirement covers the delivery of community services rather than goods or construction, within the local NHS healthcare system. The service category is health services (CPV 85100000). The selected provider is Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, an NHS foundation trust based in Preston. The commissioning organisation is also based in Preston and is responsible for arranging these services. The procurement concerns provision across Lancashire, so relevant suppliers would need the operational reach, clinical infrastructure and local service knowledge to deliver community healthcare throughout the area. It is a substantial, integrated public healthcare requirement rather than a discrete supply contract or short-term consultancy.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The ICB used direct award process A, without publishing a call for competition, through a limited procedure. The award decision was made on 17 February 2026, when the contract was signed. Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust received the award and the contract is active. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, with a value of £47,602,524. One bid was recorded. Evaluation placed 100% weight on quality, based on there being no realistic alternative provider, and 0% on price. The contracting process was therefore not a competitive price-led tender.

For a supplier that did not win, this award shows sustained NHS demand for large-scale community healthcare provision across Lancashire and the type of organisation currently satisfying it: an established, large NHS foundation trust. A credible future competitor would need to demonstrate the clinical capability, governance and workforce capacity to run community services across a broad local footprint, with dependable mobilisation and continuity for patients. Strong evidence of service quality would matter more than price under this route, particularly where commissioners consider there to be no realistic alternative provider. Relevant organisations are likely to be established NHS bodies, major healthcare providers or well-developed partnerships able to meet regulatory, safeguarding, clinical assurance and performance requirements at regional scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community Services

Notice Description

The provision of community services within Lancashire.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The provision of Community Services within Lancashire. Start Date: 01/04/2026 End Date: 31/03/2027 The lifetime value of the contract is PS47,602,524. The ICB has awarded a contract to an existing provider following direct award process A.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of a contract 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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fb1b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087748-2026
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

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£47,602,524 £10M-£100M

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 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

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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