Awarded contract

Commissioning Support Services

Details

Buyer: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB
Supplier(s): NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit, NHS Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
Value: £35,200,000
Topic: Administrative healthcare services
Published: 4 February 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

NHS Commissioning Support Services, including the provision of subject matter experts, systems and administration support across a range of corporate services including but not limited to GP IT, Business Intelligence, HR and Employment Services. Lot 1: Prior to the formation of the Integrated Care Board, the 9 individual Clinical Commissioning Groups within Cheshire and Merseyside obtained corporate services from the Commissioning Support Units, namely GP IT Service Support, Business Intelligence, HR Business Support, Employment Services, Health & Safety Advisory Service, Individual Funding Requests, IT Service Desk, Risk and Incident Management Systems, Healthcare Procurement Support and Referral Management Services. The ICB has a requirement to continue with these corporate support services. Each service provided by the Commissioning Support Unit involves a range of subject matter experts, systems and administrative support. NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB is publishing this VEAT notice to confirm ICB's intention to award the Commissioning Support Services contract to NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU and NHS Arden & GEM CSU. Following publication of the VEAT notice on 4th February 2025, there will be a 10 day standstill period, concluding at midnight on 14th February 2025. During this time if the ICB receives no substantiated objections, the ICB aims to enter into the proposed contract with NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU and NHS Arden & GEM CSU on or after 7th March 2025. Key contact to detail any objection to this VEAT notice - Procurement Team via email: icbprocurementteam@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk

Timeline

Completed: Award date30 January 2025
Completed: Award published4 February 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB commissions NHS services, and formed in July 2022 from nine legacy clinical commissioning groups. Contracts are awarded by direct award, by varying an existing agreement, or through open competitive procurement. National and local framework agreements are also used, awarded directly or through a mini competition. Every award follows the Provider Selection Regime and the Procurement Act 2023. Providers can seek accreditation by contacting the ICB's procurement team directly. Procurement decisions are published in the ICB's PSR publication of decisions register.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB's contract awards have been in health and social work and education and training.

Relevant CPV codes

75122000 · Administrative healthcare services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-cheshire-and-merseyside-icb.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-cheshire-and-merseyside-icb.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-cheshire-and-merseyside-icb.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-cheshire-and-merseyside-icb.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-cheshire-and-merseyside-icb.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-cheshire-and-merseyside-icb.gov