Awarded· 30 Sept 2025
QHM-2025-9921
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Sunderland, North East
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded QHM-2025-9921. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland.
Source: Find a Tender, published 10 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Aspatria Medical Group
2025
Award notice updated
Award Notice · 21:38
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Award notice published
Award Notice · 20:54
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Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 13:09
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About this tender
In brief
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded QHM-2025-9921. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland. The contract went to Aspatria Medical Group. It was awarded on 30 September 2025.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 10 October 2025. The notice number is 064198-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ac38.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process for contract QHM-2025-9921, titled "Aspatria Medical Group - Local Enhanced Services," is managed by NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board. This process is centred on health services, classified under CPV code 85100000, within the UKC region, specifically Sunderland.
Originally initiated to begin on 1 April 2025 and end on 31 March 2026, the contract is for services such as Near Patient Testing and Warfarin Monitoring. The procurement proceeded by the Direct Award Process A under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations of 2023, thus outside the purview of the Procurement Act 2023.
Recent updates on 10 October 2025 indicated amendments to service descriptions, reflecting its current status as a tender update. It suits established healthcare providers, particularly those experienced in providing direct and speedy testing services due to its activity-based contract nature.
Since the NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is a significant public sector health authority, partnering with them for such services could bolster a firm's market reach and bolster reputation within the healthcare domain.
The notice in full
Near Patient Testing (High Risk) Drug Monitoring Warfarin Monitoring Hormonal Injection Administration Service Minor Injuries The contract value cannot be confirmed as the services are activity based contracts with no guaranteed contract value' The relevant authority intends to award this contract under the Direct Award Process A under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023.
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award. The contract value is PS0.01. Contract Start Date: 01 April 2025 Contract End Date: 31 March 2026 Although the contract start is 01/04/2025, the services have been delivered on an implied contract.
This is an existing service and existing provider.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Near Patient Testing (High Risk) Drug Monitoring Warfarin Monitoring Hormonal Injection Administration Service Minor Injuries The contract value cannot be confirmed as the services are activity based contracts with no guaranteed contract value. The relevant authority intends to award this contract under the Direct Award Process A under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023.
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award. The contract value is PS0.01. Contract Start Date: 01 April 2025 Contract End Date: 31 March 2026 Although the contract start is 01/04/2025, the services have been delivered on an implied contract.
This is an existing service and existing provider.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Aspatria Medical Group
- 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
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
- 064198-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ac38
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health 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)
- 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
- Aspatria Medical Group
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about QHM-2025-9921
Who won the QHM-2025-9921 contract?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Aspatria Medical Group on 30 September 2025.
Who is the buyer for QHM-2025-9921?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Sunderland, North East.
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