---
title: "Community Audiology"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04fa4c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-10-24"
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# Community Audiology

Buyer: NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fa4c

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## Summary

The NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board is overseeing a procurement process for the provision of community audiology services, focusing on age-related hearing assessments and aids in community settings across Preston, Chorley, and South Ribble. The procurement is under the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023 and does not fall within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023. The tender has reached an award stage, with an intention to award the contract to Beacon Medical Services Group Limited. The contract's anticipated start date is 1st April 2025, with completion expected by 31st March 2028. It has an estimated lifetime value of approximately £264,550. The final decision to award the contract was confirmed by the LSC ICB Executive Team on 4th February 2025.

This tender offers significant opportunities for business growth for companies specialised in audiology and ENT services. The contract is ideally suited for firms with a proven ability to deliver healthcare services within community settings, with an emphasis on quality, innovation, integration, collaboration, and service sustainability. The NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board's choice to award through a direct process highlights the potential for ongoing partnerships. Businesses that can demonstrate alignment with the NHS's strategic goals of improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating patient choice stand to gain competitive advantage in securing similar contracts in the future.

## Notice

The provision of a community audiology service delivering age related hearing assessments and aids in community settings, covering the Preston, Chorley and South Ribble footprint.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The provision of a community audiology service delivering age related hearing assessments and aids in community settings, covering the Preston, Chorley and South Ribble footprint. Start Date: 01/04/2025 End Date: 31/03/2028 With the option to extend for a further 2 years. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS264,550 (including the extension) 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 11th April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068346-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Feb 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 | £264,550 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | PRESTON |
| Post town | Preston |
| Postcode | PR1 8XB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD45 Mid Lancashire |
| Local authority | Preston |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Preston |
| Delivery location | TLD4 Lancashire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BEACON MEDICAL SERVICES GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121240 - ENT or audiologist services

## Release History

- 24 Oct 2025 at 16:01 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068346-2025
- 28 Mar 2025 at 16:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011860-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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