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T&O Insourcing - pilot

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Summary of the contracting process

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust commissioned insourcing of orthopaedic services as a pilot. The work was to provide orthopaedic clinical services for the Trust, with delivery in the East of England. This is a healthcare services requirement rather than a supply of equipment or construction work. The procurement was organised as one lot and the selected provider was Medinet Clinical Services Ltd, a small and medium-sized business. The contract information also associates delivery with the West Midlands. The stated service description is brief, so the opportunity is best matched by providers able to supply orthopaedic clinical capacity directly to an NHS hospital, rather than suppliers focused on unrelated healthcare products or general support services.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Medinet Clinical Services Ltd. It used a limited procedure described as an award without prior publication of a competition notice. The evaluation criterion recorded for the single lot was price; one bid was reported, at £303,732. The contract was signed on 20 July 2026 and covered 20 July to 30 September 2026. A contract value of £30,373.20 is recorded for the later contract entry; the bid value and contract value are different figures and should not be conflated. The Trust reports that the contract was not performing as expected and terminated it early after about 10% of delivery. The lot is marked cancelled, and the stated contract period was shortened to end on 30 September 2026.

For suppliers considering this buyer’s future orthopaedic insourcing requirements, the award indicates demand for a provider able to mobilise clinical service capacity for a hospital pilot and deliver orthopaedic care directly. The selected supplier was an SME, so this type of requirement was not confined to a large national provider. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate that its staffing and operational model can meet the Trust’s service expectations; the early termination shows that reliable delivery and performance against requirements are commercially important, not just price. Price was the recorded evaluation basis in this process, and only one bid was reported. The Trust used an award route without prior publication, so suppliers should monitor how the buyer approaches any future requirement rather than assume a competitive open tender.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

T&O Insourcing - pilot

Notice Description

Insourcing of orthopaedic services

Lot Information

Lot 1

The modification is that this contract has now been terminated. This has shortened the length of the contract.

Procurement Information

This was

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cebc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093453-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85121283 - Orthopaedic services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£30,373 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
20 Jul 2026 - 30 Sep 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR4 7UY
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH53 Breckland and South Norfolk
Delivery Location
TLH1 East Anglia
Local Authority
South Norfolk
Electoral Ward
Cringleford
Westminster Constituency
South Norfolk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MEDINET CLINICAL SERVICES LTD

Further Information

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