NHS Healthchecks Direct Award - Southport and Formby PCN (£594k)

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NHS Healthchecks - Southport and Formby PCN (management for 14 GP practices)

• Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-035383

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0685bd

Published 17 April 2026, 4:53pm

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Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

Bootle Town Hall

Bootle

L207AE

Contact

Julia Hedo

Email

julia.hedo@sefton.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD73 - Sefton

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.sefton.gov.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services

Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

NHS Healthchecks - Southport and Formby PCN (management for 14 GP practices)

Reference number

DN810045

two.1.2) Main CPV code

Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This is a direct award to Southport and Formby Primary Care Network via Direct Award Process B of the The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

This award follows the successful pilot of a GP based model of NHS Healthchecks commissioned by Sefton Public Health to be delivered by Sefton's Primary Care Networks (PCN).

Southport and Formby Primary Care Network (PCN) comprises all 14 GP practices working together to support approximately 128,000 patients within our geographical area. This area spans from the northern parts of Southport, including Central Southport, Ainsdale, and Birkdale, extending down to Formby in the south. The PCN partners with Southport and Formby Health Ltd, the GP Federation, which provides essential infrastructure, including managing legal contracts on behalf of the PCN.

Breakdown of estimated costs:

Core contract (2 years): £363,000

Including optional extensions: £594,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £594,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

Health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UKD73 - Sefton

Main site or place of performance

Southport and Formby Primary Care Network Area of Sefton Council.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This is a direct award to Southport and Formby Primary Care Network via Direct Award Process B of the The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

This award follows the successful pilot of a GP based model of NHS Healthchecks commissioned by Sefton Public Health to be delivered by Sefton's Primary Care Networks (PCN).

Southport and Formby Primary Care Network (PCN) comprises all 14 GP practices working together to support approximately 128,000 patients within our geographical area. This area spans from the northern parts of Southport, including Central Southport, Ainsdale, and Birkdale, extending down to Formby in the south. The PCN partners with Southport and Formby Health Ltd, the GP Federation, which provides essential infrastructure, including managing legal contracts on behalf of the PCN.

Breakdown of estimated costs:

Core contract (2 years): £363,000

Including optional extensions: £594,000

No conflicts or potential conflicts of interest have been declared

Award decision-makers: The Cabinet Members of Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: exclusions in Regulation 20 of the PSR have been considered / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

This is a direct award to Southport and Formby Primary Care Network via Direct Award Process B of the The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

• The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations Explanation:

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract award notice following Direct Award Process B. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR). For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

DN810045

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 March 2026

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Southport and Formby Health Ltd

3 Wight Moss Way

Southport

PR8 4HQ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

• UKD73 - Sefton

Companies House

09989015

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £594,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £594,000

Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Review procedures are as set out in The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.