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
Integrated Acute & Community Services including Specialised Commissioning delegated and NHS England retained (including Specialised, PH, H&J and armed forces)
Reference number: QE1-RTX-DA-26-001
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of Acute and Community Services including Specialised Commissioning delegated and NHS England retained (including Specialised, Public Health, Health and Justice and Armed Forces)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
584 299 280.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD1
UKD4
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Acute and Community Services.
Start Date: 1 April 2026
End Date: 31 March 2027
The lifetime value of the contract is £584,299,280
The ICB has awarded a contract to an existing provider following direct award process A.
NHS England Specialised Commissioning responsibility has been delegated for Specialised, Public Health, Health and Justice, and Armed Forces to NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB.
Associate commissioners are
NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ODS QOP)
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ODS QHM)
NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ODS QWO)
LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (ODS 325)
NHS ENGLAND (ODS 27T)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: No realistic alternative provider
/ 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
Title: Integrated Acute and Community Services including Specialised Commissioning delegated and NHS England retained (including Specialised, PH, H&J and armed forces)
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
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
RTX
Westmorland General Hospital Burton Road
Kendal
LA9 7RG
UK
NUTS: UKD1
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 584 299 280.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of 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 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