--- title: "Worcestershire County Council and Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust Block Contract 2026-27" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e990" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e990" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e990.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e990.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Worcestershire County Council" published: "2026-08-21" --- # Worcestershire County Council and Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust Block Contract 2026-27 Buyer: Worcestershire County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e990 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e990) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e990.json) ## Summary Worcestershire County Council commissioned an annual block contract for community health services delivered by Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust. The requirement covers services for both children and adults, including paediatric services and wider clinical health and care support. Delivery is across Worcestershire, with the council working with the Trust and its partners to provide an integrated approach across the county. The arrangement has been in place with the Trust since at least 2009, although the services included have changed over time. Businesses relevant to this requirement are providers of community-based clinical healthcare, paediatric care, adult health services, and associated support delivered in partnership with NHS and local authority organisations. The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Worcestershire County Council used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, applying a Direct Award Process A under the Provider Selection Regime. The council stated that the clinical health, care and support services could only be sourced from the Trust because of its integrated working with the Integrated Care Board and other partners. One lot was recorded as cancelled, while the award associated with it was active. The contract was awarded to Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust for £4,352,425 including the stated contract value, and was signed on 20 August 2026. The award criteria were based on price, with one bid recorded. This procurement indicates established, recurring demand from Worcestershire County Council for countywide community health services spanning paediatric, children’s and adult provision. A credible future competitor would need to deliver clinical healthcare and support services at the scale required for an annual block arrangement, while coordinating effectively with the council, NHS organisations, the Integrated Care Board and other local partners. The selected supplier’s position reflects the importance of continuity, existing local integration and the ability to provide a holistic service across Worcestershire, rather than an isolated specialist intervention. Relevant organisations are therefore likely to be established community-health or NHS providers with broad clinical capability, strong partnership-working arrangements and the operational capacity to manage services for both children and adults. ## Notice The Block Contract is an annual agreement between Worcestershire County Council and Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust (the Trust). This agreement has been in place with the Trust since at least 2009 and has included a range of services that have changed over the years. The contract includes a number of services across both Children's and Adults. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The contract was awarded under the PSR Regulations as a Direct Award Process A. ### Procurement Information The justification for this Direct Award is that the services being procured include the delivery of various types of clinical and health care and support, which can only be sourced from the provider in question. The Trust works integrally with the ICB and other partners to deliver an holistic approach across the county. Delivery of this service is attributed to the CPV codes 85323000-9 (community health services) and 85121291-9 (paediatric services) which are listed as relevant services under the PSR Regulations. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079897-2026 | | 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 | 21 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 20 Aug 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 | £4,352,425 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Worcestershire County Council | | Locality | WORCESTER | | Postcode area | Worcester | | Postcode | WR5 2NP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | | ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC | | Local authority | Worcester | | Electoral ward | Nunnery | | Westminster constituency | Worcester | | Delivery location | TLG12 Worcestershire CC | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85121291 - Paediatric services - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 21 Aug 2026 at 12:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079897-2026 ## Notice URLs - http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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