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Acute and Community Healthcare services across Cheshire and Merseyside

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 13:57.

Opportunity overview

NHS Acute Trust Services to deliver medical care, services for children and young people, critical care, diagnostic imaging, end of life care, maternity, outpatients, surgery and urgent and emergency care. NHS Community Services to deliver local, accessible services such as district nursing, therapies, phlebotomy, podiatry, treatment room care for patients living in Cheshire and Merseyside.

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.

Contract value
£420.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Nov 2025
Award ID
038983-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-NHS RWW
Location
Warrington, UKD61, WA5 1QG, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via two Direct Award A decisions to an acute secondary care and community care service provider across Cheshire and Merseyside. North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust is a newly formed organisation following acquisition between Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. To note, the acquisition decision was a provider led decision and the combined organisation was established on 1st April 2026. The contract commenced on 1st April 2026 and will expire on the 31st March 2027 with an estimated annual contract value of £420,499,222.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
26-27-QYG-02E-RWW-CON-v2
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
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) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85100000
Description
Health services

Procedure reasons

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

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via two Direct Award A decisions to an acute secondary care and community care service provider across Cheshire and Merseyside. North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust is a newly formed organisation following acquisition between Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. To note, the acquisition decision was a provider led decision and the combined organisation was established on 1st April 2026. The contract commenced on 1st April 2026 and will expire on the 31st March 2027 with an estimated annual contract value of £420,499,222.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
No realistic alternative provider
Type
quality
Description
99
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
1

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85100000
Description
Health services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD61
Entry 2
Region
UKD71

Delivery Location

Description
Halton and Warrington. Services are delivered from sites in both Warrington & Halton. However, services are also accessed by patients from other parts of Cheshire and Merseyside ICB.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Id
GB-NHS-QYG

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Id
QYG
Scheme
GB-NHS

Address

Street Address
1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park
Locality
Warrington
Region
UKD61
Postal Code
WA1 1QY
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Angela Burton

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
07
Description
Health
Organisation 2
Name
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust
Id
GB-NHS-RWW

Identifier

Legal Name
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust
Id
RWW
Scheme
GB-NHS

Address

Street Address
Lovely Lane
Locality
Warrington
Region
UKD61
Postal Code
WA5 1QG
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Id
GB-FTS-176124

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

Address

Street Address
1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park
Locality
Warrington
Postal Code
WA1 1QY
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Details

Award information

Award 1
Id
038983-2026-1
Title
NHS Acute and Community Care Services in Cheshire and Merseyside
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-NHS-RWW
Name
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
038983-2026-1
Award ID
038983-2026-1
Title
NHS Acute and Community Care Services in Cheshire and Merseyside
Status
active
Date Signed
18 Nov 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
420,499,222
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Warrington · UKD61 · WA1 1QY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD61
  • Delivery location · UKD71

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 038983-2026award, contract ·