Change (VI.3.0.1): This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 1 September 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the PSR.Written representations should be sent to …@nhs.netProportionality and Overall AssuranceIn determining the appropriate procurement route, the ICB considered whether a competitive process would deliver additional benefit. Given the continuity of need, the absence of material change, the provider’s sustained performance, and the risks associated with service disruption, the ICB concluded that a competitive process would not be proportionate to the time, cost, and delivery risk involved.Taken together, the three documents; Record of Decision Making, Service Specification and Service Review Template provide a coherent and auditable justification for the use of Direct Award Process C, demonstrating that:• the regulatory conditions for Process C are met;• the decision was taken lawfully, transparently, and proportionately;• the existing provider sufficiently meets the PSR criteria; and• continuity of a clinically effective and system beneficial service is in the best interests of patients and the wider system.WY ICB therefore remains satisfied that the requirements of the Provider Selection Regime have been properly applied and evidenced.The service was evaluated against the PSR Key Criteria (weighted equally) using narrative based evidence service review.No Conflict of Interest raisedApprover: Wakefield Place Management Team & Director of Partner Relationship Management → 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 and Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the Direct Award C Process.Proportionality and Overall AssuranceIn determining the appropriate procurement route, the ICB considered whether a competitive process would deliver additional benefit. Given the continuity of need, the absence of material change, the provider’s sustained performance, and the risks associated with service disruption, the ICB concluded that a competitive process would not be proportionate to the time, cost, and delivery risk involved.Taken together, the three documents; Record of Decision Making, Service Specification and Service Review Template provide a coherent and auditable justification for the use of Direct Award Process C, demonstrating that:• the regulatory conditions for Process C are met;• the decision was taken lawfully, transparently, and proportionately;• the existing provider sufficiently meets the PSR criteria; and• continuity of a clinically effective and system beneficial service is in the best interests of patients and the wider system.WY ICB therefore remains satisfied that the requirements of the Provider Selection Regime have been properly applied and evidenced.The service was evaluated against the PSR Key Criteria (weighted equally) using narrative based evidence service review.No Conflict of Interest raisedApprover: Wakefield Place Management Team & Director of Partner Relationship Management