Notice Information
Notice Title
UHMB - Insourcing Tender
Notice Description
Tender to deliver Insourced Clinical services to University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. Services covered are: Lot 1: Anaesthetics, Lot 2: Breast Imaging, Lot 3: Gastroenterology and Endoscopy.
Lot Information
Lot 1 Anaesthetics
Anaesthetic Insourcing Services at Furness General Hospital.
Options: N/a
Renewal: One 1 year extension to each contract awarded.
Lot 2 Breast ImagingBreast Imaging and Breast Screening Insourcing Services.
Options: N/a
Renewal: One 1 year extension to each contract awarded.
Lot 3 Gastro and EndoGastroenterology and Endoscopy Insourcing Services
Options: N/a
Renewal: One 1 year extension to each contract awarded.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0694eb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042630-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85121200 - Medical specialist services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £9,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £9,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 May 20266 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Jun 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY 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
- KENDAL
- Postcode
- LA9 7RG
- Post Town
- Lancaster
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD1 Cumbria
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD14 Westmorland and Furness
- Delivery Location
- TLD1 Cumbria, TLD4 Lancashire
-
- Local Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Electoral Ward
- Kendal South
- Westminster Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042630-2026
8th May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
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