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title: "Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - Acute Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-065509"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-02-16"
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# Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - Acute Services

Buyer: NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065509

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## Summary

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board has successfully completed a procurement process for acute healthcare services, culminating in a contract award to the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The procurement was carried out under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, using a Direct Award process without prior publication. The contract, valued at approximately £3.89 billion, covers a period of three years with an optional two-year extension, scheduled to commence on 1 April 2026. The contracting authority is particularly focused on delivering hospital services in the Devon region (UKK4). The procurement is classified under the hospital services industry category and has proceeded to the award stage with the contract confirmed as active on 26 November 2025.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses involved in the provision of healthcare services, particularly those capable of supplying comprehensive hospital services. It would be ideally suited for large healthcare providers that can demonstrate the capacity to deliver high-quality, cost-effective services in line with the tender's award criteria. The process, conducted without a standard competitive call for competition, underscores the necessity for providers to closely align with the specified service requirements to effectively compete in such direct award opportunities.

## Notice

NHS Devon has undertaken re-procurement of its acute contract with system partner Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust using a Direct Award process A

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. NHS Devon sought to procure acute services for Devon. It is awarding a contract of 3 years with a 2 year extension option, commencing 01/04/2026 to Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - following Direct Award Process A of the Provider Selection Regime. Lifetime value: PS3,893,990,000 including the full extension period.

Options: A 2 year extension is allowed for in the 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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 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/013901-2026 |
| 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 | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Nov 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 | £3,893,990,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 5AZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Priory |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | TLK4 Devon |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111000 - Hospital services

## Release History

- 16 Feb 2026 at 14:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013901-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://onedevon.org.uk/

## Provenance

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