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title: "Interim Integrated Referral Model for ENT, dermatology and gynaecology"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0786e3"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-10-13"
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# Interim Integrated Referral Model for ENT, dermatology and gynaecology

Buyer: NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0786e3

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## Summary

NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board commissioned an interim integrated referral service covering ear, nose and throat (ENT), dermatology and gynaecology. The service combines a provider-based single point of access with clinical triage, advice and guidance, referral navigation, and assessment, treatment and follow-up at Tier 2. Referrals are received through the NHS e-Referral Service. Existing commissioned Tier 2 and diagnostic capacity is to be used first where clinically appropriate and available, with the provider supplying extra Tier 2 capacity when needed. Patient choice and timely escalation to secondary care are central requirements. Delivery is across Cheshire and Merseyside; the buyer is based in Warrington.

The process reached an intention-to-award stage under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023; the notice states the contract had not yet formally been awarded. HealthHarmonie Limited was selected following a further competition among providers on the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Outsourced Clinical Services Framework. The recorded contract is active, signed on 13 October 2026, and valued at £1,772,066. The service was intended to run for six months from 1 November 2026, subject to the standstill period, with a possible further six-month extension to 31 October 2027, subject to funding and separate ICB approval. Evaluation weighted quality at 75% and value at 25%. Quality covered clinical delivery and governance, mobilisation, innovation, integration and sustainability, access and inequalities, and social value.

This award shows demand for an integrated, provider-led referral and Tier 2 service spanning ENT, dermatology and gynaecology. Suppliers seeking to compete when a similar requirement returns would need to demonstrate the clinical governance and delivery capability to triage referrals, provide advice and guidance, navigate patients, and deliver assessment, treatment and follow-up. Credibility also depends on being able to mobilise and implement the service, work with e-RS, use existing local capacity appropriately, and provide additional Tier 2 capacity where required. The buyer valued integration with local services, system sustainability, patient access and choice, and reducing health inequalities, alongside innovation, evaluation and learning. The selected framework provider was judged capable of delivery, with moderated qualitative scores assessed as satisfactory or good. The competition was run as a framework call-off, so relevant suppliers need access to that route.

## Notice

The scope is a provider-based Single Point of Access (SPoA), clinical triage, Advice and Guidance (A&G), referral navigation and Tier 2 assessment, treatment and follow-up for ENT, dermatology and gynaecology. Referrals will be received through e-RS. Existing commissioned Tier 2 and diagnostic capacity will be used first where clinically appropriate and available with the chosen provider supplying additional Tier 2 capacity where required. Patient choice and timely escalation into secondary care remain core requirements. The proposed contract is being procured as a call-off following a further competition under the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Outsourced Clinical Services Framework (F/098/CS/25/IB).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The scope is a provider-based Single Point of Access (SPoA), clinical triage, Advice and Guidance (A&G), referral navigation and Tier 2 assessment, treatment and follow-up for ENT, dermatology and gynaecology. Referrals will be received through e-RS. Existing commissioned Tier 2 and diagnostic capacity will be used first where clinically appropriate and available with the chosen provider supplying additional Tier 2 capacity where required. Patient choice and timely escalation into secondary care remain core requirements. This notice is an intention to award a contract based on a framework agreement under the competitive process. The proposed contract is being procured as a call-off following a further competition under the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Outsourced Clinical Services Framework (F/098/CS/25/IB). The proposed contract is a new service. The proposed provider is a new provider. Services are intended to be provided for a period of 6 months from 1 November 2026 (subject to conclusion of standstill) and may be extended for a further 6 months.

Options: The proposed contract may be extended for six months to 31 October 2027, subject to confirmed funding and separate ICB approval.

### 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight at the end of 26 October 2026. Representations can only be made by providers party to the framework agreement. 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/096711-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Oct 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 | £1,772,066 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WARRINGTON |
| Postcode area | Not specified |
| Postcode | Not specified |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLD6 Cheshire, TLD7 Merseyside |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HealthHarmonie Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2026 at 16:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096711-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/

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