Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd
London
SE1 8UG
UK
Contact person: Sarah Groves
E-mail: sarah.groves4@nhs.net
NUTS: UKJ1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.england.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.england.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
Liaison & Diversion Services in Lincolnshire
Reference number: AG25008
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85140000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Liaison and Diversion services in Lincolnshire.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 427 257.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF30
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS England commissioners are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following a Direct Award process C. The lifetime value of the contract is £3,427,257. The services are required to be provided from 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2028 with an option to extend for a further period of 1 year up to 31/03/2029.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Finance
/ Weighting: 0
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
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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 18/02/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
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
05/02/2026
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
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
St George's, Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 1FS
Lincoln
LN1 1FS
UK
NUTS: UKF30
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:
: 3 427 257.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight 18/02/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations should be sent via the messaging area on the the Arden & GEM CSU Atamis (Health Family) e-tendering portal:<br/><br/>https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome<br/> <br/>Reference C422032<br/><br/>The decision to award this contract was made by NHS England Regional Commissioning Group. There were no Conflicts of Interest.<br/><br/>The key criteria that NHS England commissioners used in the decision making process and the importance to delivery of the service was;<br/><br/>Quality and Innovation - The current service is of a high quality, this is evidenced in the Quality schedule, this level of quality will continue in the new contract. Innovation is evidenced in the current contract and initiatives are in place to enable this innovation to continue in the new contract.<br/>Value - The provider demonstrated value for money. The contract value was benchmarked against similar contracts and the new contract is considered value for money.<br/>Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - The service is embedded into the local systems which enables patients to access any necessary onwards support this will continue in the new contract. There is good stakeholder engagement which will continue. The service demonstrates sustainability and will continue to do so.<br/>Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - The service improves access for this client group to NHS services, this will continue in the new contract.<br/>Social Value - The provider has demonstrated an understanding of Social Value requirements and commissioners were satisfied this will continue in the new contract.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Independent patient choice and procurement panel
Wellington House
London
SE1 8UG
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Independent Choice and Procurement Panel.
Wellington House
London
SE1 8UG
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.england.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/02/2026