Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Worcestershire County Council
County Hall, Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR52NP
UK
Contact person: Claire Rebbeck
Telephone: +44 1905843618
E-mail: crebbeck@worcestershire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG12
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.worcestershire.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Worcestershire County Council and Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust Block Contract 2026-27
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85323000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 740 319.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85121291
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract was awarded under the PSR Regulations as a Direct Award Process A.
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
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.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/08/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust
Worcester
UK
NUTS: UKG1
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 4 352 425.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Worcester
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/08/2026