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Special Allocation Scheme Services

NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 02:18.

Opportunity overview

THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTIFICATION North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a Most Suitable Provider process to commission a Special Allocation Scheme GP Healthcare services. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR Most Suitable Provider process. The lifetime value of the contract - £3,528,575 Period of contract: 3 years with effect from 01 June 2025 with an option to extend for an additional period of 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authorities and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance. This contract will be awarded to the current incumbent provider.

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.

FCMS NW Ltd

Matched by number
Contract value
£3.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
26 Apr 2025
Award ID
023330-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 05085990
Location
Blackpool, UKD, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTIFICATION North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a Most Suitable Provider process to commission a Special Allocation Scheme GP Healthcare services. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR Most Suitable Provider process. The lifetime value of the contract - £3,528,575 Period of contract: 3 years with effect from 01 June 2025 with an option to extend for an additional period of 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authorities and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance. This contract will be awarded to the current incumbent provider. Additional information: THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE ONLYValue 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
NHSE1040
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 Most Suitable Provider Process under PSR and this is a intention to award. This will be updated via a corrigendum following the conclusion of the 8 day standstill period as per PSR requirements

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
This contract has now been awarded following the conclusion of a standstill period in line with PSR for a Most Suitable Provider process

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work 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
THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTIFICATION North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a Most Suitable Provider process to commission a Special Allocation Scheme GP Healthcare services. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR Most Suitable Provider process. The lifetime value of the contract - £3,528,575 Period of contract: 3 years with effect from 01 June 2025 with an option to extend for an additional period of 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authorities and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance. This contract will be awarded to the current incumbent provider. Additional information: THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE ONLY

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
North West of England

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD
Locality
Preston
Country Name
United Kingdom

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 & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-05085990
Name
FCMS NW Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD
Locality
Blackpool
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
05085990
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
FCMS NW Ltd
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-137874
Name
PSR Panel Review

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
PSR Panel Review

Award information

Award 1
Id
023330-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-05085990
Name
FCMS NW Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
023330-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
023330-2025-1
Date Signed
27 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
3,528,575
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Preston · UKD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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