Planning

Provision of Outsourced Gynaecology Services to Liverpool Women's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

LIVERPOOL WOMEN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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Planning

07 Oct 2025 at 08:58

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is in the planning stage of procuring outsourced gynaecology services, aimed at increasing capacity for both outpatient clinic and theatre requirements. The procurement process will utilise the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) approach under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, focusing on gynaecological hospital services. Intended to address the high demand exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the services are expected to start providing additional capacity by 31st March 2026 in Liverpool (region UKD72). Interested providers have until 6th November 2025 to express their interest, with the procurement category classified under services and the process being exempt from the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This tender offers significant opportunities for independent healthcare providers with expertise in gynaecology services to grow their business by collaborating with a reputed NHS Foundation Trust. Firms capable of delivering up to 2,600 outpatient appointments and 500 surgical procedures along with administrative support will be well-suited to compete. Given the contract's scope, businesses focusing on healthcare service expansion or looking to establish a substantial foothold in the Liverpool healthcare sector will find this opportunity particularly beneficial. This involvement not only allows providers to enhance service delivery but also potentially strengthens long-term partnerships within the NHS network.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Outsourced Gynaecology Services to Liverpool Women's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Notice Description

This is an Intended Approach Notice to follow the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) Process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).<br/><br/>This will be published for a minimum of 14 days as per the requirements of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>This is to enable providers to approach the Authority and express their interest in being considered as the Most Suitable Provider.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is an Intended Approach Notice to follow the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) Process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).

Liverpool Women's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust requires additional outsourced outpatient clinic and theatre capacity to increase overall capacity for General Gynaecology services. Extremely high demand, driven by the unprecedented backlog created during the Covid-19 pandemic and internal staff capacity issues, is resulting in severe delays for routine care. To meet a proportion of this demand, it has been proposed to procure additional capacity from an independent provider via an outsourced model. The contracted services are anticipated to provide an initial capacity increase of up to 2600 outpatient appointments, including any diagnostic management and 500 surgical procedures. It will also be the responsibility of the outsourced provide to provider the administration wrap around.

This capacity needs to be provided by the 31st of March 2026; it is the responsibility of the provider to put a delivery model in place for this activity. Further activity beyond this date will be issued in due course subject to internal funding sign off.

All activity will remain LWH activity, with the external provider holding responsibility for seeing and treating the patient only. Activity will be recorded on LWH systems for activity recording and charging purposed.

Any provider will be expected to provide LWH, on a weekly basis, with a list of procedures completed, alongside patient level coding, to ensure accurate recording of patient episodes.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a939
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062725-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85111300 - Gynaecological hospital services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
6 Nov 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LIVERPOOL WOMEN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Mr Richard Crespin
Contact Email
richard.crespin@lwh.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L8 7SS
Post Town
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
TLD72 Liverpool
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Canning
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Further Information

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