Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
QE1
Level 3, Christ Church Precinct, County Hall, Fishergate Hill
Preston
PR18XB
UK
E-mail: lscicb.procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKD4
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
West Lancashire Integrated Urgent Care - NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria ICB
Reference number: WHISP 403
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) acted as an agent on behalf of NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) who were looking to undertake a Competitive Process for the provision of the Integrated Urgent Care (IUC) in West Lancashire.
The Authority is committed to the provision of a high quality Integrated Urgent Care Service which shall include:
• Co-located Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC)
• Walk in Centre (WIC)
• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) services
• Clinical Assessment Service (CAS)
These services being procured are integrated with the other strands of 24/7 urgent and emergency care which meets the values, rights, obligations and expectations of patients as set out in the NHS Constitution.
The total maximum value of this one contract was £3,814,955 per annum. Therefore, the total maximum value of the five-year contract was £19,074,775.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
19 074 775.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD47
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice to confirm that the Provider Selection Regime process (Competitive Process) for this service has been abandoned and a contract has not been awarded.
This process has been abandoned under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this procurement.
During the standstill period, the ICB received representations. As a result, the ICB was originally intending to re-issue updated Outcome Letters and restart the standstill period. However, upon further review, the ICB reviewed the position and agreed that it was not viable to continue with the process.
This notice to confirm the abandonment of the PSR process is linked to the following notice published by MLCSU on behalf of the ICB:
F03: Contract award notice
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-013626
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-058585
Published 13 February 2026, 4:47pm
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Prior publications were published on Find a Tender service relating to this competitive process;
F02: Contract notice
Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-066297
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-058585
Published 17 October 2025, 12:53pm
F03: Contract award notice
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-013626
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-058585
Published 13 February 2026, 4:47pm
This notice (F03) has been published by the ICB to confirm the abandonment, as a corrigendum notice to the original F03 was unable to be published, as MLCSU who published the original notices, no longer act as an agent for the ICB.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice to confirm that the Provider Selection Regime process (Competitive Process) for this service has been abandoned and a contract has not been awarded.
This process has been abandoned under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this procurement.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Title: West Lancashire Integrated Urgent Care - NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria ICB
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/02/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
HCRG Care Services Ltd.
07557877
The Heath Business and Technical Park
Runcorn
WA7 4QX
UK
NUTS: UKD6
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 17 167 298.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 11 %
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice to confirm that the Provider Selection Regime process (Competitive Process) for this service has been abandoned and a contract has not been awarded.
This process has been abandoned under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this procurement.
During the standstill period, the ICB received representations. As a result, the ICB was originally intending to re-issue updated Outcome Letters and restart the standstill period. However, upon further review, the ICB reviewed the position and agreed that it was not viable to continue with the process.
This notice to confirm the abandonment of the PSR process is linked to the following notice published by MLCSU on behalf of the ICB:
F03: Contract award notice
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-013626
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-058585
Published 13 February 2026, 4:47pm
This notice (F03) has been published by the ICB to confirm the abandonment, in place of a corrigendum notice to the original F03, as MLCSU who published the original notices, no longer act as an agent for the ICB.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Preston
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/08/2026