Awarded· 15 Jul 2025
QHM-2025-7573 AQP Audiology
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Sunderland, North East
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded QHM-2025-7573 AQP Audiology. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland.
Source: Find a Tender, published 17 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Specsavers Hearcare
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 18:20
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Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 15:33
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Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 10:18
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Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 10:21
View notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded QHM-2025-7573 AQP Audiology. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland. The contract went to Specsavers Hearcare. It was awarded on 15 July 2025. The contract value is £1,178,227.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 17 September 2025. The notice number is 057250-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0580e5.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process titled "QHM-2025-7573 AQP Audiology" has been facilitated by the NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board. This procurement falls under the health services industry category, specifically targeting ENT or audiologist services. The procurement is set to take place in the North East (UKC) region of England.
Currently, the process is in the award stage, with the contract already formalised to commence on 1 April 2025 and conclude on 31 March 2026, boasting a total contract value of £1,178,227. The procurement was executed under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, utilising a direct award process without a prior competitive tender, as it is outside the scope of the Procurement Act 2023.
The notice in full
Audiology
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Audiology The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The contract value is PS1178227. Contract Start Date: 01/04/2025 Contract End Date:31/03/2026 Although the contract start is 01/04/2025, the services have been delivered on an implied contract and contracts will be issued following the standstill period from the date of this notice.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Specsavers Hearcare
- 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
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £1,178,227
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
- 057250-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0580e5
- CPV code
- 85121240 - ENT or audiologist services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Town
- Sunderland
- Postcode
- SR5 3XB
- Electoral ward
- Castle
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Delivery area
- North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Sunderland
- Area
- Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Sunderland, SR5 3XB · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Specsavers Hearcare
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about QHM-2025-7573 AQP Audiology
Who won the QHM-2025-7573 AQP Audiology contract?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Specsavers Hearcare on 15 July 2025.
How much is the QHM-2025-7573 AQP Audiology contract worth?
The contract value is £1,178,227.
Who is the buyer for QHM-2025-7573 AQP Audiology?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Sunderland, North East.
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