---
title: "Community ENT"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04ff1d"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-12-03"
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# Community ENT

Buyer: NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ff1d

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## Summary

The procurement process for the 'Community ENT' service, classified under 'Health services', is managed by NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Preston, United Kingdom. This tender falls within the services category and operates under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmed by the Health Care Services Regulations 2023, distinct from typical Public Contracts Regulations. The procurement method used is a direct award process, denoted as process C, through the PSR and is intended to award the contract to an existing provider without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract period extends from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, confirmed as having a value of £910,603 as of 3rd December 2025. The decision to proceed with the award, initially endorsed and decided in early 2025, lays the groundwork for an active contract phase anchored by compliance and satisfaction with original contract parameters.

This contract offers a robust opportunity for growth in health services, particularly for businesses providing ear, nose, and throat services, which can align with the Integrated Care Board's objectives of quality, innovation, integration, and sustainability. Companies that are able to demonstrate these attributes along with improving access, reducing inequalities and facilitating choice while enhancing social value would be well-suited to compete effectively for such contracts in the future. Additionally, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), particularly those already engaged with the ICB's existing provider networks, could explore integration and long-term collaboration possibilities stemming from this established contract, fostering enhanced service capabilities and regional health delivery improvements.

## Notice

The provision of a community ENT service.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The provision of a community ENT service. Start Date: 01/04/2025 End Date: 31/03/2026 The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS910,603 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 23rd 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/079233-2025 |
| 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 | 3 Dec 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 | £910,603 |

## 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

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 3 Dec 2025 at 10:47 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079233-2025
- 8 Apr 2025 at 15:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013771-2025

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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