Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board
QKK
9th Floor, 20 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London
London
E14 5HJ
UK
E-mail: hub.queries@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI41
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
Barts Health NHS Trust / NHS North East London Integrated Care Board Acute Services Contract 2025/26 - 2027/28
Reference number: C363884
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provider is a NHS organisation, providing acute health care services including, but not limited to, Commissioner Requested Services (CRS) and specialised services. The provider is the only provider capable of delivering the services due to the nature of those health care services.
The lifetime value of this contract is £6,341,856,845 (inclusive of extension provision), at £1,585,464,211 per annum. The contract term will be three years, with an option to extend for a further year at sole discretion of the Authority.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
6 341 856 845.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provider is a NHS organisation, providing acute health care services including, but not limited to, Commissioner Requested Services (CRS) and specialised services. The provider is the only provider capable of delivering the services due to the nature of those health care services.
This contract award has been made following Direct Award Process A (The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 7)
The lifetime value of this contract is £6,341,856,845 (inclusive of extension provision), at £1,585,464,211 per annum.
The contract term will be 3 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year at the sole discretion of the Authority.
The contract will start on 01/04/2025 and end 31/03/2028, if the optional extension is utilised the contract end date will be 31/03/29.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: No realistic alternative provider
/ Weighting: 100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contracting authority may extend the agreement by up to one additional year at its discretion.
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 contract, awarded to an NHS Organisation under Direct Award Process A, will run from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028 with a total value of £6,341,856,845 and may be extended by a further one year to 31 March 2029 at the sole discretion of the contracting authority.
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Notice of Award which followed a Direct Award A process. 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 meets the transparency obligations under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 in relation to the Direct Award A process.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
16/06/2026
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
Barts Health NHS Trust
R1H
London
UK
E-mail: hub.queries@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
URL: https://northeastlondon.icb.nhs.uk/
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:
: 6 341 856 845.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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 decision makers to award this contract were the Chief Finance and Performance Officer and Interim Chief Executive Officer.
There have been no conflicts of interest declared.
North East London Integrated Care Board (NEL ICB) is the Co-ordinating Commissioner for this contract with Barts Health NHS Trust. This contract is a multilateral contract that includes the following associate Commissioners:
North Central London ICB, North West London ICB, South East London ICB, Bath & NE Somerset, Swindon & Wiltshire ICB, Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes ICB, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Berkshire West ICB, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough ICB, Cornwall & The Isles of Scilly ICB, Hertfordshire & West Essex ICB, Kent & Medway ICB, Mid & South Essex ICB, Norfolk & Waveney ICB, Suffolk & NE Essex ICB, Surrey Heartlands ICB, Sussex ICB, NHSE Specialist Commissioning.
The annual contractual value is £1,585,464,211 per annum; commencing 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2028. There is an option to extend for a further one year period, at discretion of the Authority. The lifetime value (inclusive of one-year extension period) is £6,341,856,845.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
North East London Integrated Care Board
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/06/2026