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Dermatology Insourcing Services

GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

28 Aug 2025 at 09:58

TenderUpdate

30 Jul 2025 at 12:14

Award

11 Jul 2025 at 09:32

Tender

06 Nov 2024 at 17:15

Summary of the contracting process

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is managing a procurement process titled "Dermatology Insourcing Services" under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, with a focus on addressing waiting times for dermatology services. This procurement falls under the services category and is located in the UKK1 region, with a maximum total contract value of £2,400,000 for a 1+1 year period. The competitive process has moved from the intention to award phase to a confirmed contract award, as of 28th August 2025. The procurement was conducted using an open procedure framework, ensuring an equitable evaluation of tender submissions by established NHS experts.

This procurement presents substantial opportunities for SMEs, particularly those specialising in health and dermatology services, as the contract has been awarded to Agile Workforce Services Limited, a small to medium enterprise. Businesses with expertise in providing high-quality, innovative, and socially valuable health services are well-positioned to compete for similar future tenders. This contract highlights a demand for additional capacity in dermatology services, catering to an NHS need to innovate practices, improve access, and reduce inequalities, potentially offering a lucrative entry into the healthcare sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Dermatology Insourcing Services

Notice Description

With a backlog of patients, the dermatology service requires an external supplier to provide additional capacity to support the Gloucestershire Hospitals in delivering targeted activity to address these patient waiting times.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This procurement is for additional capacity for Dermatology Insourcing Services to deliver additional capacity to carry out dermatology outpatient minor operations with suitable and detailed clinical reports.

This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR competitive process and the total potential value of the contract is PS2,400,000.

This is a new service with a new provider. The service will be live from the 7th of August 2025 to 6th August 2026 with the ability to extend by up to 12 months.

Options: An option to extend the contract by up to 12 months.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b479
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051836-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

85121282 - Dermatology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,200,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,200,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,200,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
6 Dec 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Jul 20255 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Dominique Gregory
Contact Email
dominique.gregory@nhs.net
Contact Phone
+44 7976850961

Buyer Location

Locality
GLOUCESTER
Postcode
GL53 7AN
Post Town
Gloucester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
Delivery Location
TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area

Local Authority
Cheltenham
Electoral Ward
College
Westminster Constituency
Cheltenham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AGILE WORKFORCE SERVICES

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