Estimated Value
Up to £4,313,215
Deadline
Not specified
Published
30 June 2026
Type
services
At a glance
- Estimated value
- £4,313,215
- Published
- 30 June 2026
- Location
- East of England
- Type
- Services · limited procedure
- CPV code
- 85100000 Health services
- Likely incumbent
- Vita Health Solutions Ltd (estimated from past awards)
- Published on
- Find a Tender
Overview
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board (the Authority) intends to award a contract for the provision of General Acute Services to the existing provider, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, following Direct Award Process A under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. NHS Essex Integrated Care Board, acting as the Relevant Authority, is commissioning these services to support General Acute Services.
Further details can be found at II.2.4) Description of the procurement The Contracting Authority NHS Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded a 12 month contract via under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) do not apply Direct Award Process A to Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust.
The provider is an an existing provider of Acute Services to the NHS Essex ICB and wish to provide their patients with a high quality General Acute services and care in accordance with the terms of this agreement and in particular all relevant Guidance and noting that there is an existing provider for the services and that provider is the only capable provider for General Acute Services. The contract commenced on 01st April 2026 and will expire on the 31st March 2027. The contract value will be £4,313,215 inc VAT.
Regulations cited
- Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
- Public Contract Regulations 2015
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Award Details
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Recent awards by NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
- Independent public voice, challenge and assurance function in support of NHS Essex ICB's Population Health Improvement Programme (PHIP)
Awarded to Healthwatch Essex · July 2026
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Vita Health Solutions Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 1 Oct 2026£93m
total awarded
- 2
Arete Health Limited
1 contract wonlatest 19 Aug 2026 - 3
Thurrock & Brentwood Mind
- 4
Barking Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
1 contract wonlatest 14 Jul 2026 - 5
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
1 contract wonlatest 30 Jun 2026
Vita Health Solutions Ltd is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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NHS Essex Integrated Care BoardKey Dates
Published
30 June 2026
Submission deadline
Not specified
Renewal expected70% confident
August 2027
Predicted using explicit duration found in the tender description (12 months from publication date + 60 days (estimated) → renewal expected by Aug 2027).
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