Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Insourced and Outsourced Clinical Services Framework
Notice Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The relevant Tender Notice was 2025/S 000-016528 with OCID ocds-h6vhtk-05065a The awarding of this framework agreement 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 and The Procurement Regulations 2024 d o not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight at the end of 22 August 2025 to info@coch-cps.co.uk. This framework agreement has not yet been formally concluded; this notice serves as an intention to establish the framework agreement under the PSR. The award decision makers were two Senior Commercial Procurement Specialists, the Commercial Procurement Manager and the Director of Commercial Procurement Services. The Key Criteria were: Lot 1 * Social Value Pass/Fail * Value - Value Declaration Pass/Fail * Value - Commercial Questionnaire Pass/Fail * Quality and Innovation - Service quality 25% * Quality and Innovation - Patient experience & patient safety 25% * Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability - Integration & collaboration 15% * Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability - Increasing capacity 15% * Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability - Service mobilisation 10% * Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice - Meeting patient needs and preferences 5% * Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice - Communication with patients and contracting Relevant Authorities 5% Lot 2 * Social Value Pass/Fail * Value - Value Declaration Pass/Fail * Value - Commercial Questionnaire Pass/Fail * Quality and Innovation - Service quality 25% * Quality and Innovation - Patient experience & patient safety 25% * Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability - Integration & collaboration 15% * Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability - Increasing capacity 15% * Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability - Service mobilisation 10% * Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice - Meeting patient needs and preferences 5% * Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice - Communication with patients and contracting Relevant Authorities 5% The framework will be available to all Relevant Authorities (and any future successors to these organisations). "Relevant Authority" is defined in section 12ZB(7) of the National Health Service Act 2006 and in section 10A(9) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006. The aim of this Framework is to provide Relevant Authorities with fully compliant solutions which supplement the delivery of patient care by Relevant Authorities in line with the NHS' core Key Performance Indicators and standards. The Framework will have two Lots. Lot 1 Insourced Clinical Services Lot 2 Outsourced Clinical Services Insourced Services are clinical services which are delivered on the premises of the contracting Relevant Authority and may use that organisation's equipment. Outsourced Services are clinical services which are delivered on premises owned or operated by the Provider. Insourced and Outsourced Services will include the full range of Surgical and Medical specialties and sub-specialties. The specialties and sub-specialties are those listed by the various Surgical and Medical Royal Colleges. In accordance with Regulation 17 of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and Regulation 17 of The Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025, new Providers may be added to this Framework during the Term of the Framework. Award of a Framework Agreement does not guarantee or imply any commitment to award a Call-off Contract by any Relevant Authority.
Lot Information
Insourced Clinical Services
Insourced Services are clinical services which are delivered on the premises of the contracting Relevant Authority and may use that organisation's equipment. Additional information: This notice is an intention to conclude a framework agreement using the competitive process. The approximate lifetime value of the framework agreement is PS100000000 but no commitment to award a Call-off Contract is implied or given.
Outsourced Clinical ServicesOutsourced Services are clinical services which are delivered on premises owned or operated by the Provider. Additional information: This notice is an intention to conclude a framework agreement using the competitive process. The approximate lifetime value of the framework agreement is PS100000000 but no commitment to award a Call-off Contract is implied or given.
Procurement Information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this framework agreement is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and The Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05864e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072805-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
85111100 - Surgical hospital services
85111200 - Medical hospital services
85111300 - Gynaecological hospital services
85111320 - Obstetrical hospital services
85111400 - Rehabilitation hospital services
85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services
85112200 - Outpatient care services
85121200 - Medical specialist services
85121210 - Gyneacologic or obstetric services
85121220 - Nephrology or nervous system specialist services
85121230 - Cardiology services or pulmonary specialists services
85121231 - Cardiology services
85121232 - Pulmonary specialists services
85121240 - ENT or audiologist services
85121250 - Gastroenterologist and geriatric services
85121251 - Gastroenterologist services
85121252 - Geriatric services
85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
85121280 - Ophthalmologist, dermatology or orthopedics services
85121281 - Ophthalmologist services
85121282 - Dermatology services
85121283 - Orthopaedic services
85121290 - Paediatric or urologist services
85121291 - Paediatric services
85121292 - Urologist services
85121300 - Surgical specialist services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Jul 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 Aug 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION 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
- CHESTER
- Postcode
- CH2 1UL
- Postcode Area
- Chester
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales
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- Local Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Electoral Ward
- Upton
- Westminster Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
Supplier Information
- Number of Suppliers
- 42
- Supplier Names
AGILE WORKFORCE SERVICES LIMITED
Bestway Healthcare Solutions Ltd
EDEN UK CLINICAL SERVICES LIMITED
Friends Medical Service Limited
Frontiere Medicale EUROPE Ltd.
Frontline Health Professionals Ltd
Healthcare Business Solutions UK Limited
INTERSOURCE MEDICAL SERVICES LTD
Key Performance International Healthcare Limited
Modality Limited Liability Partnership
Primary Eyecare Services Limited
Further Information
Notice URLs
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