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Community Audiology

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:11.

Opportunity overview

The provision of a community audiology service delivering age related hearing assessments and aids in community settings, covering the Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB footprint.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Specsavers Hearcare Group Limited

Match pending…
Contract value
£9.3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 Feb 2025
Award ID
011859-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 35965
Location
Guernsey, GG, GY6 8YP, Guernsey

Classification

  • CPV85121240 — ENT or audiologist services

Lots

  • The provision of a community audiology service delivering age related hearing assessments and aids in community settings, covering the Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB footprint. Start Date: 01/04/2025 End Date: 31/03/2028 With the option to extend for a further 2 years. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £9,305,680 (including the extension) however the final contract value is still to be finalised. The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
QE1-NYN-DA-24-001
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the processes as set out in the PSR have been applied and not the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of the notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 11th April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The award of contract to the provider via direct award process c was abandoned. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice that this provider selection process has been abandoned and a contract has not been awarded. This process has been abandoned under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85121240
Scheme
CPV
Description
ENT or audiologist services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
The provision of a community audiology service delivering age related hearing assessments and aids in community settings, covering the Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB footprint. Start Date: 01/04/2025 End Date: 31/03/2028 With the option to extend for a further 2 years. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £9,305,680 (including the extension) however the final contract value is still to be finalised. The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD4

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-QE1
Name
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD4
Locality
Preston
Postal Code
PR18XB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Level 3, Christ Church Precinct, County Hall, Fishergate Hill

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Id
QE1
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-35965
Name
Specsavers Hearcare Group Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
GG
Locality
Guernsey
Postal Code
GY6 8YP
Country Name
Guernsey
Street Address
La Villiaze, St Andrews

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
35965
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Specsavers Hearcare Group Limited
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-98836
Name
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Preston
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Award information

Award 1
Id
011859-2025-1
Title
Community Audiology
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-35965
Name
Specsavers Hearcare Group Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
011859-2025-1
Title
Community Audiology
Status
active
Award ID
011859-2025-1
Date Signed
4 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
9,305,680
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Preston · UKD4 · PR18XB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD4

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04fa4b-2025-10-24T17:00:30+01:00compiled ·