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
Elective Care Services
Reference number: QE1-NP9- DA-25-001
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provision of elective care services
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
.01
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To deliver high quality, value for money elective care services in accordance with good clinical practice in respect of clinical services and in addition, good industry practice in respect of services other than clinical services.
To maintain capacity that supports the indicative commissioned activity of the commissioner, thus ensuring delivery of the agreed referral to treatment times.
To maintain access to a range of elective care services thereby improving service users free choice of provider and control over their care and treatment.
To provide the service users with the choice of named consultant-led team for elective care where clinically appropriate.
To ensure the provision of safe and effective elective service provision to service users.
To continually improve the quality and value of care for service users in-line with current good clinical practice.
To achieve the agreed referral to treat waiting times.
To achieve and wherever possible, improve upon elective care services clinical pathways.
To maintain levels of capacity of elective care services for service users.
Management of the 18-week RTT is paramount to the delivery of service expectations and in line with national standards. The provider will work in collaboration with the commissioner to manage demand effectively and efficiently. This will be supported by performance reporting in line with commissioner expectations and highlighting areas of concern
Start Date: 24th June 2026
End Date: 23rd June 2027
The value of the contract has been included as 0.01 within this notice as this is a cost per case contract.
The ICB has awarded a new contract to a new accredited provider following direct award process B.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Patient Choice
/ 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) confirmation of a contract 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.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: QE1-NP9- DA-25-001
Title: Elective Care 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
Bespoke Healthcare / Greater Lancashire Hospital
Company number: 8793241
5 Wyder Court, Ribbleton,
Preston
PR2 5BW
UK
NUTS: UKD4
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: .01
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of a contract 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.
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 Committee on the the 17th February 2026. 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
17/09/2026