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title: "Integrated Acute & Community Services including Specialised Commissioning delegated and NHS England retained (including Specialised, PH, H&J and armed forces)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077481"
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buyer: "NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board"
published: "2026-09-17"
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# Integrated Acute & Community Services including Specialised Commissioning delegated and NHS England retained (including Specialised, PH, H&J and armed forces)

Buyer: NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077481

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## Summary

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board buys integrated acute and community healthcare services, including delegated NHS England specialised commissioning and NHS England-retained services covering specialised services, public health, health and justice, and armed forces healthcare. The services are delivered across Lancashire and South Cumbria. Associate commissioners are NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board, NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, Lancashire County Council and NHS England. The procurement is for healthcare services rather than goods, construction or general support services. The named provider is University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, a large NHS organisation based in Kendal. The arrangement therefore concerns substantial, geographically distributed NHS clinical provision across the North West, with links to neighbouring commissioning organisations and national NHS responsibilities.

This procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. The decision was made on 17 February 2026, following endorsement by the ICB Commissioning Resource Group on 6 February 2026. NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB used a direct award under Provider Selection Regime process A, without prior publication of a competition, because it identified no realistic alternative provider. The award criteria were entirely quality-based, with “no realistic alternative provider” scored at 100 and price at 0. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 and is valued at £584,299,280 over its lifetime. University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust was the sole bidder and the selected supplier. The arrangement is governed by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers would need to demonstrate the ability to provide integrated acute and community healthcare at substantial scale across Lancashire and South Cumbria. Relevant capability would include delivery of coordinated clinical services spanning specialised commissioning, public health, health and justice, and armed forces healthcare, together with the governance needed to work with an integrated care board, NHS England and several associate commissioners. The outcome shows that continuity of provision and the absence of a realistic alternative provider were decisive, while price carried no weight. Suppliers would therefore need strong NHS delivery experience, established clinical infrastructure, broad service coverage and evidence that they can maintain safe, coordinated services across multiple commissioning responsibilities and locations.

## Notice

Provision of Acute and Community Services including Specialised Commissioning delegated and NHS England retained (including Specialised, Public Health, Health and Justice and Armed Forces)

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of Acute and Community Services. Start Date: 1 April 2026 End Date: 31 March 2027 The lifetime value of the contract is PS584,299,280 The ICB has awarded a contract to an existing provider following direct award process A. NHS England Specialised Commissioning responsibility has been delegated for Specialised, Public Health, Health and Justice, and Armed Forces to NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB. Associate commissioners are NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ODS QOP) NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ODS QHM) NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ODS QWO) LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (ODS 325) NHS ENGLAND (ODS 27T)

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of a contract 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 processes as set out in the PSR have been applied and not the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088258-2026 |
| 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 | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £584,299,280 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board |
| Locality | PRESTON |
| Postcode area | Preston |
| Postcode | PR1 8XB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD45 Mid Lancashire |
| Local authority | Preston |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Preston |
| Delivery location | TLD1 Cumbria, TLD4 Lancashire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 14:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088258-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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