Acute Secondary Care Services / Community Services/ Maternity/Palliative and End of Life Care Services/Specialised Commissioning delegated and NHS England retained services across Cheshire and Merseyside

Location

Patient registered with a Cheshire & Merseyside GP

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. NHS Community Services to deliver local, accessible services such as district nursing, therapies, phlebotomy, podiatry and treatment room care. Palliative and End of Life Care Services. Specialised Commissioning delegated and NHS England retained services (including PH, H&J and Armed Forces).

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, including community services. The contract commenced on 1st April 2026 and will expire on the 31st March 2027 with an estimated annual contract value of £180,330,000. Associates to contract estimated annual contract values NHS Specialised Commissioning (North West) £8,472,928 NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board £8,067,000 NHS Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Integrated Care Board £5,430,772 NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board £3,491,594

Award Detail

Award Criteria

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.