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Awarded· 31 Mar 2025

Specialised Commissioning Acute Contract- North West

NHS England · Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber

NHS England has awarded Specialised Commissioning Acute Contract- North West. It is a contract for other health and social care in Leeds.

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

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 16:08

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

NHS England has awarded Specialised Commissioning Acute Contract- North West. It is a contract for other health and social care in Leeds. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The contract value is £11,589,895. It is split across 13 lots.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 30 April 2025. The notice number is 018178-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050ab8.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process conducted by NHS England involved the confirmation of contract awards under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contracting process focused on specialised commissioning acute contracts within the health services category in the North West region of the UK. The procurement stage is in the Award phase, with contracts effectively signed from 1st April 2025.

The procurement method involved a limited process, specifically awarding contracts without the prior publication of a call for competition. This was due to an absence of competition for specific technical reasons, whereby the services could only be provided by the existing suppliers, such as NHS Foundation Trusts and other healthcare organisations in the region.

The notice in full

Acute contracts for Specialised Commissioning Services across the North West region.

Lots (13)

  1. 01

    Lot 1: ACE CENTRECancelled

    An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

    The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.

    The lifetime value of the contract is PS4,695,459.40.

  2. 02

    Lot 10: NORTHERN CARE ALLIANCE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (FORMALLY SALFORD)Cancelled

    An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

    The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.

    The lifetime value of the contract is PS3,486.38.

  3. 03

    Lot 11: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCancelled

    An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

    The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.

    The lifetime value of the contract is PS49,969.74.

  4. 04

    Lot 12: WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCancelled

    An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

    The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.

    The lifetime value of the contract is PS17,465.61.

  5. 05

    Lot 13: WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCancelled

    An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

    The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.

    The lifetime value of the contract is PS56,054.81.

  6. 06

    Lot 2: MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCancelled

    An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

    The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.

    The lifetime value of the contract is PS5,107.50

  7. 07

    Lot 3: BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCancelled

    An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

    The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.

    The lifetime value of the contract is PS26,608.03

  8. 08

    Lot 4: BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCancelled

    An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

    The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.

    The lifetime value of the contract is PS14,709.60

  9. 09

    Lot 5: COUNTESS OF CHESTERCancelled

    An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

    The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.

    The lifetime value of the contract is PS106,252.34

  10. 10

    Lot 6: EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUSTCancelled

    An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

    The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.

    The lifetime value of the contract is PS17,430.88.

  11. 11

    Lot 7: LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCancelled

    An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

    The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.

    The lifetime value of the contract is PS576,439.60

  12. 12

    Lot 8: MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCancelled

    An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

    The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.

    The lifetime value of the contract is PS20,917.26

  13. 13

    Lot 9: NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANTCancelled

    An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

    The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.

    The lifetime value of the contract is PS6,000,000.00.

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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
13
Number of suppliers
13

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
£11,589,895

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
018178-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050ab8
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS England is based in Leeds. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Leeds
Town
Leeds
Postcode
LS1 4AP
Electoral ward
Hunslet & Riverside
Constituency
Leeds South
Delivery area
Manchester, TLD34 Greater Manchester South West, TLD36 Greater Manchester North West, TLD37 Greater Manchester North East, TLD42 Blackpool, TLD44 Lancaster and Wyre, TLD46 East Lancashire, TLD61 Warrington, TLD62 Cheshire East, TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester, TLD72 Liverpool, TLD74 Wirral
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Sub-region
Leeds
Area
West Yorkshire
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS England
Category
Services
Contact
Caroline Mpala
Address
Leeds, LS1 4AP · Yorkshire and The Humber · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

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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 Specialised Commissioning Acute Contract- North West

Who won the Specialised Commissioning Acute Contract- North West contract?

The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.

How much is the Specialised Commissioning Acute Contract- North West contract worth?

The contract value is £11,589,895, split across 13 lots.

Who is the buyer for Specialised Commissioning Acute Contract- North West?

NHS England, based in Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber. The named contact is Caroline Mpala.

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