Award

Provision of GP Out of Hours and Urgent Treatment Centres on behalf of South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT

SOUTH TYNESIDE AND SUNDERLAND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

15 Jun 2026 at 14:05

Award

03 Jun 2026 at 11:08

Award

22 May 2026 at 15:22

Award

13 May 2026 at 11:38

Tender

17 Mar 2026 at 15:45

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "Provision of GP Out of Hours and Urgent Treatment Centres" was managed by the South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust. The contract, classified under Hospital and related services (CPV 85110000), aims to provide integrated urgent care services, including Urgent Treatment Centres and GP Out of Hours services, at sites such as Sunderland Royal Hospital and South Tyneside District Hospital, located in the UKC23 region. This procurement, initiated through an open procedure, progressed through a series of stages including the planning, tender, and award stages, with the final contract being awarded on 13th May 2026 to Partnering Health Limited. The complete procurement cycle included an intention to award notice and a subsequent standstill period, which concluded on 12th June 2026.

This tender opportunity presents a lucrative contract valued at £3,892,504 GBP, creating substantial business growth possibilities, particularly for SMEs specialising in healthcare services. The procurement's open procedure allows various bidders to participate, encouraging competition and innovation within the healthcare service sector. This tender is particularly advantageous for businesses experienced in providing quality, integrated healthcare solutions and meeting high service demands, thus offering them a platform to expand and reinforce their service offerings in collaboration with public healthcare entities.

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Notice Title

Provision of GP Out of Hours and Urgent Treatment Centres on behalf of South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT

Notice Description

Integrated UTC and GP OOH service is to deliver a clinically safe, streamlined, and integrated service and ensures that service users are seen in the right place, at the right time by the most appropriate health professional. The service will be responsive to service user need, have robust processes and plans in place to meet service user demand and will provide value for money. The service will be the urgent care interface which will incorporate urgent treatment centre services and GP Out of Hours services which will interface effectively with community services. For the avoidance of doubt: This is a contract award notice (CAN) following on from standstill period which ended 12/06/2026

Lot Information

Lot 1

Procurement for the provision of Integrated UTC and GP OOH service with sites in Sunderland Royal Hospital and South Tyneside District Hospital

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-066c96
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056270-2026
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

85110000 - Hospital and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,900,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,892,504 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jun 2026Today
Submission Deadline
10 Apr 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 May 20261 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTH TYNESIDE AND SUNDERLAND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SUNDERLAND
Postcode
SR4 7TP
Post Town
Sunderland
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC44 Sunderland
Delivery Location
TLC22 Tyneside, TLC23 Sunderland

Local Authority
Sunderland
Electoral Ward
Millfield
Westminster Constituency
Sunderland Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PARTNERING HEALTH

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