Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
QE1
Level 3, Christ Church Precinct, County Hall, Fishergate Hill
Preston
PR18XB
UK
E-mail: lscicb.procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKD4
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.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
Community Dermatology Services
Reference number: QE1-DXV-DA-26-001
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of community dermatology 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:
19 044 559.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD1
UKD4
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Community Dermatology Services
Start Date 1 November 2026
End Date 31 October 2029
The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £19,044,559 however the final contract value is still to be finalised.
The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C
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
Price
/ 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 processes as set out in the PSR have been applied and not the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of the notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 3rd November 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
Title: Community Dermatology Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/02/2026
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
Omnes Healthcare Limited
DXV
Evergreen House, The Edge, Clowes Street,
Manchester
M3 5NA
UK
NUTS: UKD
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 19 044 559.00
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 processes as set out in the PSR have been applied and not the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 3rd November 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to lscicb.procurement@nhs.net
Details of Decision Makers:
The recommendation to award the contract via this route has been made by the ICB commissioning lead for the service and was then endorsed at the ICB Commissioning Resource Group on the 6th February 2026. The final decision to award the contract was made by the LSC ICB Executive Team on the 17th February 2026. This award is in compliance with direct award route c as there is an existing provider for the services and the existing provider is satisfying the original contract, will likely satisfy the proposed new contract and the changes do not met the considerable change threshold as the contract award has been made in accordance with Regulation 6(12) :External factors exception.
There is an exception to the general threshold on considerable change if a relevant authority is making changes to an existing contract in response to external factors beyond its control.
The proposed change to the contract value is solely the result of external factors beyond the control of both the contracting authority and the provider. The authority has experienced increased demand from the population served, leading to a rise in referrals to the provider.
In completion of the service and provider assessment, the relative importance of the key criteria (Quality and Innovation, Value, Integration, Collaboration, and Service Sustainability, Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities, and Facilitating Choice, and Social Value) were considered against the current contract specification and the ICB are assured that the provider is satisfying the requirements within the specification in relation to the key criteria. The ICB are also satisfied that the provider meets the basic selection criteria.
There were no conflicts of interest identified.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Preston
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/10/2026