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Organisational Productivity Interim Support

United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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19 Aug 2026 at 10:00

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Summary of the contracting process

United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust commissioned organisational productivity interim support from a business consultancy. The work is intended to deliver essential improvements in medical productivity and referral-to-treatment (RTT) management. It is a professional consulting service rather than a supply of physical goods, despite the procurement being categorised as goods in the published classification. Delivery is centred on Lincoln County Hospital in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, with the stated delivery postcode LN2 5QY and the wider United Kingdom identified as the country of delivery. The procurement sits within business services and consulting, and is relevant to firms providing healthcare productivity improvement, operational transformation, pathway management and interim advisory support to NHS organisations. The buyer is United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, a teaching hospital trust serving its own clinical and operational environment.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. The Trust used a selective call-off from the CCS MCF4 framework agreement. Ernst & Young LLP was awarded the contract on 14 August 2026 for GBP 810,000. The contract period runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 September 2026, with the underlying requirement describing one optional three-month extension. The tender’s stated estimated value range was GBP 404,000 to GBP 810,000. The tender submission deadline was 30 June 2026 at 12:00 BST. The award was active when recorded, and the contract period began before the award date. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The procurement covers consultancy supporting medical productivity and RTT management improvements through the framework call-off route.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates demand from United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for short-term, senior healthcare productivity consultancy focused on measurable operational improvement. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need practitioners who understand NHS medical productivity, referral-to-treatment pathways and the operational causes of delays, with the ability to work alongside clinical and management teams. It would need to provide interim capacity quickly, translate diagnosis into practical improvement activity and support delivery rather than only produce recommendations. Experience of working with NHS trusts and evidence of improving productivity or RTT performance would strengthen a bid. Suppliers should also understand how to access and compete through the relevant CCS framework route, and be able to resource a concentrated engagement with a hospital trust.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Organisational Productivity Interim Support

Notice Description

Consultancy to support essential improvements to be realised in medical productivity and RTT management. Via CCS MCF4 1 x 3 months extension option

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-46a2f047-0266-4250-ba7d-acc970a59f07
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9f35fac-e40e-49de-9088-637aace08871
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£810,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£810,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
30 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Jul 2026 - 30 Sep 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LINCOLN
Postcode
LN2 5QY
Postcode Area
Lincoln
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF3 Lincolnshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF30 Lincolnshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Lincoln
Electoral Ward
Abbey
Westminster Constituency
Lincoln

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Ernst & Young LLP (EY)

Further Information

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