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title: "Commissioning Support Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04dba2"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE ICB"
published: "2025-02-04"
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# Commissioning Support Services

Buyer: NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE ICB  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04dba2

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## Summary

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) is set to award a contract for Commissioning Support Services. This procurement, classified under Administrative healthcare services (CPV: 75122000), will focus on providing a broad range of corporate services including GP IT support, business intelligence, HR and employment services, and health and safety advisory services. The contract will be awarded without prior publication of a call for competition, under a limited procurement method. Following the publication of the Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice on 4th February 2025, a 10-day standstill period will conclude by 14th February 2025, with the contract set to commence on 7th March 2025, running for 36 months until 31st March 2028. The services will be delivered in regions UKD6 and UKD7, with NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit and NHS Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit as suppliers.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in providing health-related administrative and support services. Organisations with expertise in data processing, business intelligence, HR management, GP IT support, and health and safety advisory will find this project particularly relevant. The contract encompasses various critical support functions that are essential for the efficient operation of the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB. Businesses that can deliver innovative, cost-effective, and quality services will be well-positioned to contribute to the success of this contract, thereby fostering business growth through a substantial partnership within the public healthcare sector.

## Notice

NHS Commissioning Support Services, including the provision of subject matter experts, systems and administration support across a range of corporate services including but not limited to GP IT, Business Intelligence, HR and Employment Services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Prior to the formation of the Integrated Care Board, the 9 individual Clinical Commissioning Groups within Cheshire and Merseyside obtained corporate services from the Commissioning Support Units, namely GP IT Service Support, Business Intelligence, HR Business Support, Employment Services, Health & Safety Advisory Service, Individual Funding Requests, IT Service Desk, Risk and Incident Management Systems, Healthcare Procurement Support and Referral Management Services. The ICB has a requirement to continue with these corporate support services. Each service provided by the Commissioning Support Unit involves a range of subject matter experts, systems and administrative support. NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB is publishing this VEAT notice to confirm ICB's intention to award the Commissioning Support Services contract to NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU and NHS Arden & GEM CSU. Following publication of the VEAT notice on 4th February 2025, there will be a 10 day standstill period, concluding at midnight on 14th February 2025. During this time if the ICB receives no substantiated objections, the ICB aims to enter into the proposed contract with NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU and NHS Arden & GEM CSU on or after 7th March 2025. Key contact to detail any objection to this VEAT notice - Procurement Team via email: icbprocurementteam@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk

### Procurement Information

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below: Cheshire and Merseyside ICB are publishing this VEAT notice to confirm its intention to enter the Commissioning Support Services Contract(s). Following publication of the VEAT notice on 04/02/2025, there will be a 10-day standstill period, concluding on 14/02/2025. Following satisfactory conclusion of the standstill period the ICB will enter the contract for 36 months, until 31st March 2028 with an option to extend for a further 12-month period. This notice has been published pursuant to Regulation 12 (7) of PCR 2015. Commissioning support units were established in April 2013 from the remains of the primary care trusts and strategic health authorities as part of the reorganisation of the National Health Service in England following the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and supported a range of corporate services including those listed in this notice. The 9 individual CCG contracts, which make up Cheshire and Merseyside ICB, transferred to the ICB in July 22 and were consolidated into one master contract, the ICB went through a transformation programme to assess the value of the service lines and in-housed several services and re-tendered several more. The plan during the life of the contract will be to benchmark individual service lines, not protected by NHS England, to ensure quality of service and value for money.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003722-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £35,200,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE ICB |
| Locality | WARRINGTON |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA1 1QY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Electoral ward | Bewsey and Whitecross |
| Westminster constituency | Warrington South |
| Delivery location | TLD6 Cheshire, TLD7 Merseyside |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | NHS ARDEN & GEM COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT; NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75122000 - Administrative healthcare services

## Release History

- 4 Feb 2025 at 16:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003722-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/

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