Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS North East London ICB
A3A8R
9th Floor, 20 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf
London
E15 5HJ
UK
Contact person: Joyel Shaju
E-mail: joyel.maledath-shaju@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://northeastlondon.icb.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://northeastlondon.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
City & Hackney Community Minor Surgery Service
Reference number: PRJ2232
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121282
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The service provides a one-stop community minor surgery pathway for patients registered to City and Hackney GP practices from assessment to treatment.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
185 201.80
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service provides a one-stop community minor surgery pathway for patients registered to City and Hackney GP practices from assessment to treatment. The clinician is required to have minor surgery qualification/experience in this field.
The service includes:
1. Invasive procedures including incisions and excisions in line with the national Directed Enhanced Service (DES)
2. Cryotherapy/cautery for those GP practices that have opted out of the GMS/PMS minor surgery additional service
Procedures include treatments for the following: capsulitiis, bursitits, entheosopathies/tendritis, tenosynovitis, compression, pigmented and vascular lesions, where histology is required, lesions with atypical behaviour/asymptomatic/inflamed, epidermoid cysts, keratocanthoma, surgical drainage of abscesses and hamatomas, lower-risk basal cell carcinomas.
This notice is an intention to award a contract under The Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime 2023 using a competitive process.
The lifetime Value of the contract is £185,201.80 for 18 months.
The contract will start on 01/06/2026 and end 30/11/2027.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The NHS London Commercial Hub (LCH), hosted by NHS North East London ICB is managing the procurement process on behalf of North East London Integrated Care Board.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-070555
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
16/02/2026
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
The Lawson Practice (City & Hackney Minor Surgery Consortium)
F84096
85 Nuttall Street
London
N1 5HZ
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 185 201.80
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 the relevant authority by 11/03/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to hub.psrrepresentation@nhs.net
Decision-Makers:
NHS North East London ICB
Relative Importance of the Key Criteria:
Quality & Innovation - 20.00%
Value - 20.00%
Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability - 35.00%
Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice - 15.00%
Social Value - 10.00%
Rationale for Provider Selection:
The Exclusions and Basic Selection Criteria responses were evaluated first, any provider who failed the Selection Questionnaire would not progress further in the procurement process and would be disqualified. The Provider passed the Selection Questionnaire and progressed in the procurement and had their ITT Questionnaires scored.
Based on the outcome of the evaluation and in line with the criteria stipulated by the Authority within the ITT documentation, it was recommended that the contract be awarded to City & Hackney Minor Surgery Consortium. City & Hackney Minor Surgery Consortium being the Bidder that offers the most advantageous tender (MAT), i.e. achieves the highest combined score.
Conflicts of Interest:
To safeguard against potential conflicts of interest influencing the procurement process and evaluations, all panel members signed conflict of interest declarations and non-disclosure agreements. One panel member disclosed a non financial interest but this was not a material conflict of interest and did not raise any risks therefore there was no need for any mitigation actions. Project members and evaluators were informed of their role and the importance of the confidential nature of this procurement.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS North East London ICB
London
UK
E-mail: hub.psrrepresentation@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: https://intranet.northeastlondon.icb.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/02/2026