Notice Information
Notice Title
Insourcing and Outsourcing of Clinical Services - IOCS
Notice Description
NHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework. NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) intend to put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Insourcing and Outsourcing of Clinical Services to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations. Approved Organisations are NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) or any combined authority, integrated care board, local authority, NHS England, NHS foundation trust, NHS trust or any other body listed as a "relevant authority" in the National Health Service Act 2006, which the Authority authorises to use the resulting Framework. These organisations, for the purpose being a principal to the framework agreement under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations and the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025 are identifiable on the list of Approved Organisations and may be added to from time to time. Our Approved Organisation list can be found on: https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/ The potential lotting structure is as follows: Lot 1 - Insourcing of Clinical Services Lot 2 - Outsourcing of Clinical Services Lot 3 - Medical Imaging and Reporting Services We are committed to working with suppliers who are dedicated to Sustainability and Social Value and there will be sufficient weighting on these elements in the tender.
Lot Information
Insourcing of Clinical Services
To support Approved Organisations in delivering clinical services by supplying on-site clinical staff who work under the Trust's governance, using its facilities and systems, utilising spare, out-of-hours capacity, typically at weekends and evenings to support the reduction of waiting lists. This model helps address capacity gaps, reduce waiting lists, and maintain continuity of care without outsourcing the entire service. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Pre Market Engagement Notice. The awarding of this contract will be subject to 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/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award Please see description in the main contract objective on the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire (PMEQ). Lots will be further defined as an outcome of this pre market engagement. The new Framework, subject to review and change, is expected to go live immediately after the expiry of the existing Framework Agreement SBS10203 on 02 July 2027. Please see the link at section 1.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses via the SAPAriba PME.
Outsourcing of Clinical ServicesTo enable Approved Organisations to commission external organisations to deliver clinical care off-site or independently under a defined contractual arrangement. This approach supports capacity expansion, elective recovery, and access to specialist services while transferring operational responsibilities to the provider. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Pre Market Engagement Notice. The awarding of this contract will be subject to 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply. Please see description in the main contract objective on the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire (PMEQ). Lots will be further defined as an outcome of this pre market engagement. The new Framework, subject to review and change, is expected to go live immediately after the expiry of the existing Framework Agreement SBS10203 on 02 July 2027. This proposed lot is a reintroduction of Outsourced Clinical Services SBS/20/NL/ZPS/9383. Please see the link at section 1.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses via the SAPAriba PME.
Medical Imaging and Reporting ServicesTo provide high-quality, timely, and clinically governed diagnostic imaging and reporting services that support Approved Organisations in delivering accurate diagnostics across a range of modalities. Services can be insourced, outsourced, or facilitated depending on the commissioning needs. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Pre Market Engagement Notice. The awarding of this contract will be subject to 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply. Please see description in the main contract objective on the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire (PMEQ). Lots will be further defined as an outcome of this pre market engagement. The new Framework, subject to review and change, is expected to go live immediately after the expiry of the existing Framework Agreement SBS10203 on 02 July 2027. This proposed lot shall superseed the Reporting Services: Teleradiology SBS10228 Framework Agreement. Please see the link at section 1.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses via the SAPAriba PME.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05da1d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070931-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- 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
85111000 - Hospital services
85112200 - Outpatient care services
85121100 - General-practitioner 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
85121252 - Geriatric 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
85131000 - Dental-practice services
85141100 - Services provided by midwives
85141200 - Services provided by nurses
85141220 - Advisory services provided by nurses
85142100 - Physiotherapy services
85142200 - Homeopathic services
85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories
85146000 - Services provided by blood banks
85148000 - Medical analysis services
85150000 - Medical imaging services
85160000 - Optician services
85170000 - Acupuncture and chiropractor services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,500,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Jul 20272 years to go
- 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
- NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- nsbs.categorymanagementsourcing@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
- Postcode
- HP2 7AH
- Post Town
- Hemel Hempstead
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH27 South West Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Dacorum
- Electoral Ward
- Adeyfield East
- Westminster Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
Further Information
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