Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

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.2) Description

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.2) Administrative information

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

06/05/2026

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

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: : 264 820.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

Hospital to Home services supporting safe and timely discharge from hospital settings<br/><br/>Hospital to Home services providing support for patients being discharged from hospital settings. Services include:<br/><br/>This notice serves as an Intention to Award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).<br/><br/>Approximate lifetime value: £264,820 (excluding VAT) (plus £132,410 potential extension value)<br/><br/>Service commencement date: 11th June 2026<br/>Service end date: 10th June 2028 (with the option to extend for a further 1 year period to 10th June 2029)<br/><br/>Award Criterion: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.<br/>Weighting: 100<br/><br/>Procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition<br/><br/>Award of Contract:<br/>Date of award Decision: 6th May 2026<br/>Number of tenders received: 1<br/>Name & address of Contractor: <br/><br/>HUK/Age UK London<br/>Business Support Section<br/>82 Russia Lane<br/>London<br/>E2 9LU<br/>United Kingdom<br/><br/>Value: £264,820 (excluding VAT) (plus £132,410 potential extension value)<br/><br/>Complementary Information<br/>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.<br/><br/>The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.<br/><br/>Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by: 9th June 2026 (midnight)<br/><br/>This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Written representations should be sent to:<br/><br/>Email: jodi.chapman1@nhs.net<br/><br/>Postal Address:<br/>Barts Health NHS Trust<br/>Procurement Department<br/>20 Churchill Place<br/>Canary Wharf<br/>London<br/>E14 5HJ<br/><br/>Award Decision Makers:<br/>The decision to award this contract was made by:<br/><br/>Mary Holland - General Manager Division of Medicine<br/>Michael Hung - Service Manager Older People Services/Stroke/End of Life Care<br/><br/>Decision-making body: Not applicable<br/>Date of decision: Not applicable<br/><br/>Conflict of Interest Declaration: No conflicts of interest were identified among the decision-makers.<br/><br/>Key Criteria Assessment and Rationale:<br/>RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF KEY CRITERIA:<br/><br/>The relevant authority has assessed the existing provider against the key criteria as required under the Provider Selection Regime. The relative importance and rationale are set out below:<br/><br/>1. Value – 100%<br/> Rationale: Value for money for the service provided. Cost of change prohibitive. Unnecessary risk to the patients.<br/>RATIONALE FOR CHOOSING HUK/AGE UK LONDON:<br/>- Current contract performance<br/>- Track record of service delivery<br/>- Ability to meet the proposed contract requirements<br/>- Assessment against basic selection criteria (suitability, economic/financial standing, technical/professional ability)<br/><br/>CONSIDERABLE CHANGE THRESHOLD ASSESSMENT:<br/>Direct Award Process C is being followed because the considerable change threshold is NOT met:<br/><br/>- The proposed contracting arrangements are not materially different in character to the existing contract

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

28/05/2026