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title: "QHM-2025-9929 Confirm and Challenge"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0580fe"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-08-28"
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# QHM-2025-9929 Confirm and Challenge

Buyer: NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0580fe

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## Summary

The NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is conducting a public procurement process titled "QHM-2025-9929 Confirm and Challenge" within the miscellaneous health services category. This tender focuses on health services and is managed under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract has been awarded using a Direct Award Process C, and the publication resulted from a tender update and contract award. The procurement method applied was limited, bypassing prior publication of a call for competition. With a contract value of £3,611, the services are to commence on 1st April 2025 and conclude by 31st March 2026. The procurement is localised to the North East region of the United Kingdom.

This tender provides substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those with a proven track record in meeting high-quality standards within integrated care systems. Given the direct award process, businesses that have previously engaged with NHS bodies or similar entities may find themselves in a competitive position. The criteria focus on an existing provider's continued service assurance, marking it as an ideal opportunity for established firms that already satisfy and exceed standards specified in healthcare service delivery.

## Notice

Confirm and Challenge

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Confirm and Challenge The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The contract value is PS3611. Contract Start Date: 01/04/025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2026 Although the contract start is 01/04/2025, the services have been delivered on an implied contract and contracts will be issued following the standstill period from the date of this notice.

### 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 provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 15/08/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051889-2025 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Jul 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 | £3,611 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Post town | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR5 3XB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Washington and Gateshead South |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | YOUR VOICE COUNTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

## Release History

- 28 Aug 2025 at 10:47 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051889-2025
- 4 Aug 2025 at 19:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045899-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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