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Awarded· 17 Jul 2025

Acute Services

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board · Lewes, South East

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board has awarded Acute Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lewes.

Source: Find a Tender, published 4 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 15:09

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board has awarded Acute Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lewes. The contract went to University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. It was awarded on 17 July 2025. The contract value is £1,135,200,039.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 4 September 2025. The notice number is 054041-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05946f.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the contract titled "Acute Services" was conducted by the NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board. This procurement falls under the Health Care Services industry category, specifically targeting health services, with a geographical focus on the UK, specifically the region identified as UKJ2.

The award notice confirms the contract has been granted to the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust without a prior competitive call as part of a Provider Selection Regime. This process is governed by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, with a one-year contract term running from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026.

The status is listed as "complete," with the contract having been signed on 18th July 2025. Although the contract was directly awarded due to a lack of alternative providers, it highlights the substantial financial scale involved, with a lifetime value of over £1 billion.

The notice in full

NHS Trust Acute Service Provision

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust provides acute services in a hospital setting. NHS Sussex ICB has awarded the contract to the existing provider following Direct Award Process A. The approximate lifetime value of the contract will be PS1,135,200,039 over the one-year term, from 1st April 2025 until 31st March 2026.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Contracts value
£1,135,200,039

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
054041-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05946f
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board is based in Lewes. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Lewes
Town
Brighton
Postcode
BN7 2FZ
Electoral ward
Lewes Bridge
Constituency
Lewes
Delivery area
Surrey, East and West Sussex
Region
South East
Sub-region
East Sussex CC
Area
Surrey, East and West Sussex
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Contact
Maggie Czapiewska
Address
Lewes, BN7 2FZ · South East · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Acute Services

Who won the Acute Services contract?

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust on 17 July 2025.

How much is the Acute Services contract worth?

The contract value is £1,135,200,039.

Who is the buyer for Acute Services?

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board, based in Lewes, South East. The named contact is Maggie Czapiewska.

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