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Community Dermatology Services

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

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21 Oct 2026 at 20:31

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board is procuring community dermatology services for people in Lancashire and South Cumbria. The requirement is the provision of community-based dermatology care. Delivery locations are recorded in Lancashire, including Preston and the Blackburn with Darwen and East Lancashire areas. The service is intended to meet local population demand for dermatology referrals. The existing provider’s performance against the current service specification was assessed against quality and innovation, value, integration and collaboration, service sustainability, improving access, reducing health inequalities, facilitating choice and social value.

The process reached an intention-to-award stage under the Provider Selection Regime, with the ICB’s final award decision recorded on 17 February 2026; the notice says the contract had not yet been formally awarded at publication. Omnes Healthcare Limited was named as the selected provider. The contract is active and was signed on 17 February 2026. Its stated value is £19,044,559, and the service period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029. The ICB used Direct Award Process C without a prior competition, relying on the existing provider’s satisfactory performance and expected ability to meet the new requirements, with the contract change attributed to increased referrals beyond the parties’ control. Quality was the sole award criterion; price had no weighting. The lot is recorded as cancelled, which conflicts with the active award and contract.

For suppliers considering comparable community dermatology work, this outcome indicates that the ICB prioritised continuity with an incumbent judged to be meeting the existing specification and capable of delivering the proposed service. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate dependable delivery at a substantial service scale, including the capacity to manage population demand and increased referrals across the relevant Lancashire areas. Evidence should address the service dimensions the ICB assessed: clinical quality and innovation, value, integration with other services, collaboration, sustainability, access, reducing health inequalities, patient choice and social value. The selection was not based on price, so a strong case would need to show how these outcomes can be maintained to the required standard. The direct-award route used here was tied to incumbent performance and external demand changes, rather than an open competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community Dermatology Services

Notice Description

Provision of community dermatology service

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of Community Dermatology Services Start Date 1 November 2026 End Date 31 October 2029 The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS19,044,559 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 3rd November 2026. 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-078d5f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099722-2026
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
£19,044,559 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20265 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 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
TLD1 Cumbria, TLD4 Lancashire
Local Authority
Preston
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Preston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Omnes Healthcare

Further Information

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