INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB) (the Relevant Authority) intend to award a contract following a PSR2023 compliant competitive process to commission North Cumbria Acute Respiratory Infection Services under the NHS Standard Contract 2026/27. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Healthcare 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. The contract term is for an initial period of two years commencing on 01 October 2026, with an option to extend for a further two years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. Annual Financial Envelope: £159,246 Standstill Period Ends 16 September 2026

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VI.3: → 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process. There was one representation received during the standstill period and NENC ICB convened an Independent Review Panel; the role of the representation process is not to consider the merits of the procurement decision taken under PSR but whether proper process has been followed in the PSR decision-making process. The panel fully reviewed the points/requests/queries of the representation and found no concern with the procurement decision taken and found the competitive process had been completed in accordance with the PSR regulations, guidelines, and published methodology and criteria. The standstill period closed on 18 September 2026 to allow for five full working days after NENC ICB provided a response to the representation. No further representations or questions were received. Contract Award confirmed 23/09/2026. Conflicts were monitored and no conflicts were identified.