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title: "Anticoagulation service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-066790"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND ICB"
published: "2026-05-08"
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# Anticoagulation service

Buyer: NHS LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND ICB  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066790

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## Summary

The NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB) has awarded a contract for an anticoagulation service, aiming to provide consistent and high-quality health services across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. The procurement falls under the "Miscellaneous health services" category, classified under CPV code 85140000. This contracting initiative targets the region specified as UKF and is executed under a Direct Award process C of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract period is set from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027. No competition was held in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 exemptions, marking this as an important update in the tender stage.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for providers within the healthcare sector, particularly those well-versed in delivering community-based services such as near-patient testing and patient education concerning anticoagulants. Suitable businesses include seasoned healthcare providers, especially small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) experienced in primary and secondary care service integration. By leveraging their expertise, these businesses can contribute to reducing demand on emergency services, enhancing service sustainability, and promoting health equality across the serviced regions. Notably, providers such as Hinckley & Bosworth Medical Alliance Limited and Charnwood GP Network Limited, with successful track records, are involved, facilitating robust local healthcare delivery and expanding their service footprints.

## Notice

The aim of the service is to provide a consistent and high-quality anticoagulant service across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR), that is complimentary to the core primary care services, to ensure the clinical needs of this population are met.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The service includes the provision of anticoagulants on a community basis, including provision of: * Near-patient testing * Anticoagulant initiation, patient education and stabilisation. * Anticoagulant prescribing, dosing, and monitoring. * Domiciliary service to housebound patients who require anticoagulation monitoring and are registered with a LLR GP practice. There are 4 contracts with 4 providers to deliver this service across LLR. The intention is to award the contracts via Direct Award C process of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the PSR). These are zero-based activity contracts. The dates of the contract will be from the 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.

### 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 23rd March2026. 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/042745-2026 |
| 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 | 8 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND ICB |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE3 8TB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Glenfield Faire |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | TLF21 Leicester, TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | CHARNWOOD GP NETWORK; HINCKLEY & BOSWORTH MEDICAL ALLIANCE; NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE; PATIENT CARE LOCALLY COMMUNITY INTEREST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

## Release History

- 8 May 2026 at 16:38 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042745-2026
- 11 Mar 2026 at 15:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021935-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://leicesterleicestershireandrutland.icb.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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