Acute Secondary Care Services / Community Services Services across Cheshire and Merseyside
A Contract Award Notice
by NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £302M
- Sector
- HEALTH
- Published
- 25 Feb 2026
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Related Terms
Location
Cheshire West and Chester
2 buyers
1 supplier
- Countess of Chester NHS Trust Chester
Description
NHS Acute Trust Services to deliver medical care, services for children' and young people, critical care, diagnostic imaging, end of life care, maternity, outpatients, surgery and urgent and emergency care.
Total Quantity or Scope
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to the main acute secondary care service provider across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract commenced on 1st April 2026 and will expire on the 31st March 2027 with an estimated annual contract value of £301,863,000
Award Detail
| 1 | Countess of Chester NHS Trust (Chester)
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Award Criteria
| no realistic alternative provider | 99.0 |
| PRICE | 1.0 |
CPV Codes
- 85100000 - Health services
Indicators
- Award on basis of price.
Legal Justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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.
Other Information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. On the 18th of November 2025 the Finance, Investment, Resources Committee approved this decision and there were no declarations of interest made by members that would materially or adversely impact on matters requiring discussion and decision. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy.
Reference
- FTS 017029-2026