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title: "Provision of acute secondary care elective and emergency services and a range of community services across Cheshire & Merseyside"
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published: "2025-04-30"
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# Provision of acute secondary care elective and emergency services and a range of community services across Cheshire & Merseyside

Buyer: NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0509ca

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Provision of acute secondary care elective and emergency services and a range of community services across Cheshire & Merseyside," conducted by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, has reached the award stage. This contract, which was awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, involves the Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as the supplier. The scope includes various health services such as medical care, surgery, urgent care, and community services like nursing and paediatric services. This direct award contract commenced on 1st April 2024 and is set to conclude on 31st March 2025, with an annual value of £657,110,000. The main service locations identified include Whiston, St Helens, and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals in regional areas UKD6 and UKD7.

This procurement presents substantial opportunities for large healthcare service providers, particularly those with expertise in comprehensive acute and community health services. Businesses equipped to deliver a high quality of care with a robust infrastructure to handle large-scale operations would find this tender advantageous. The contract's direct award, under a regime that does not require a competitive bidding process, signifies an opportunity for a no-compete expansion into significant regional healthcare delivery. Familiarity with NHS operations and compliance with the Health Care Services regulations would be critical for successful engagement in this procurement.

## Notice

NHS Acute Trust Services to deliver medical care, services for children' and young people, critical care, diagnostic imaging, end of life care, maternity, outpatients, surgery and urgent and emergency care. NHS Community Services to deliver local, accessible services such as Urgent Treatment Centre, Developmental Paediatric Services, GP with Special Interest Services, Community Nursing Services, treatment room care, IV Therapy and Phlebotomy services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to the main acute secondary care service provider across Cheshire and Merseyside, including a range of community services. The contract commenced on 1st April 2024 and will expire on the 31st March 2025 with an indicative annual contract value of PS657,110,000. Following the merger of St Helens & Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust (STHK) and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals NHS Trust (S&O), this contract award brings together the STHK Acute and Community contracts and the S&O Acute contract into a single Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust contract.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017840-2025 |
| 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 | 30 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £657,110,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| 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 | 1 |
| Supplier names | MERSEY & WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 30 Apr 2025 at 09:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017840-2025

## Notice URLs

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

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