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Awarded· 4 Feb 2025

GPwSi Service

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Preston, North West

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded GPwSi Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Preston.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 3 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    The James Cochrane Practice

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 16:41

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 11:14

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded GPwSi Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Preston. The contract went to The James Cochrane Practice. It was awarded on 4 February 2025.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 3 December 2025. The notice number is 079250-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04f79f.

Summary of the contracting process

This contract pertains to the NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board's procurement for the provision of a Community GPwSi ENT Service, awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This service falls within the health services category and was awarded through a direct award process to The James Cochrane Practice, located in Kendal, UKD1 region.

The procurement method was limited, without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract began on 1st April 2025 and is set to conclude on 31st March 2026, with an expected annual value of £147,268. The procurement process involved a standstill period where representations were due by 2nd April 2025.

The contract's assurance criteria included quality, innovation, value, and service sustainability, reflecting a focus on improving health outcomes and access while reducing inequalities. Collaboration with regional health bodies and integration of services in line with community health objectives are significant factors for successful involvement in this market.

The notice in full

The provision of a Community GPwSi ENT Service.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    Community GPwSi ENT Service. Contract Start Date: 01/04/25 Contract End Date: 31/03/26 Contract Value: The value has been included in this notice as 0.01 as it is a cost per case contract, with an expected annual contract value of PS133,561 , based on the previous year's outturn. The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.

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Key facts

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

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
The James Cochrane Practice
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

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

Values

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

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
079250-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f79f
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board is based in Preston. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Preston
Town
Preston
Postcode
PR1 8XB
Electoral ward
City Centre
Constituency
Preston
Delivery area
Lancashire
Region
North West
Sub-region
Mid Lancashire
Area
Lancashire
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Address
Preston, PR1 8XB · North West · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
The James Cochrane Practice
Awardee scale
SME
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 GPwSi Service

Who won the GPwSi Service contract?

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to The James Cochrane Practice on 4 February 2025.

Who is the buyer for GPwSi Service?

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Preston, North West.

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