Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
WARRINGTON AND HALTON TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Lovely Lane
Warrington
WA51QG
UK
Telephone: +44 1925662145
E-mail: whh.contracts.performance@nhs.net
NUTS: UKD61
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.whh.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
ENT and Earcare Service
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Ear Care Outpatient Treatment Clinics and Community ENT Service
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 010 500.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD6
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an intention to award a contract to an incumbent provider following direct award process C;
The incumbent provider is satisfying the current contract and is expected to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust intend to award a 1 year contract via Direct award C to deliver ENT and Ear Care
This provision will be for a period of twelve months (starting from the 1 April 2026)
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
This is an intention to award a contract to an incumbent provider following direct award process C;
The incumbent provider is satisfying the current contract and is expected to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C013
Title: ENT and Ear Care Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/03/2026
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
Widnes Highfield Health
Widnes
UK
NUTS: UKD6
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:
: 1 010 500.00
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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period.
The incumbent provider is satisfying the current contract and is expected to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 1 April 2026 to: whh.contracts.performance@nhs.net
Award decision-makers is Ceri Rodgers and there are no conflicts of interest
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Lovely Lane
Warrington
WA5 1QG
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/03/2026