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PS34,800 to employ a hepatology navigator

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

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31 Jul 2026 at 09:12

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust procured a hepatology navigator service to support patients attending six-monthly ultrasound appointments. The requirement is for one full-time equivalent AfC Band 3 role, including associated employment on-costs, providing a patient-navigation and service-support function within hepatology. The work is delivered for the Trust in Manchester. The procurement is categorised as a service, with the underlying classification covering human resources management consultancy services. The requirement is a single service package rather than a multi-lot programme. It is relevant to organisations able to provide or manage healthcare navigation staff in an NHS clinical setting, particularly where the service involves coordinating recurring diagnostic appointments and supporting patient attendance.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award without competition, using a below-threshold procedure. The contract was signed on 2 June 2026 and runs from 3 June 2026 to 2 June 2027. The contract value is £34,800 including applicable on-costs, and the award is active. Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust was selected as the supplier. The procurement comprised one completed lot covering the hepatology navigator requirement. The published scope describes the role as costed at one full-time equivalent AfC Band 3 post. This outcome indicates that the Christie NHS Foundation Trust used a non-competitive route for a relatively small, defined healthcare support service rather than inviting competing tenders.

This award is commercially relevant to NHS-focused healthcare providers, workforce organisations and suppliers able to recruit, employ or manage patient navigators for specialist clinical services. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to provide a reliable full-time equivalent Band 3 resource, understand NHS working environments and support patients to attend recurring ultrasound appointments. Relevant operational capability includes patient communication, appointment coordination, liaison with clinical teams and dependable monitoring of attendance. Suppliers should also be able to price staff employment with the associated on-costs clearly and manage delivery as an embedded service rather than as a one-off consultancy assignment. The selected supplier’s NHS foundation trust status indicates the importance of healthcare-sector credibility for this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PS34,800 to employ a hepatology navigator

Notice Description

PS34,800 to employ a hepatology navigator (costed at 1.0 WTE AfC Band 3 with on-costs) to facilitateattendance at 6-monthly ultrasound

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d846
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072470-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£34,800 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 Jun 2026 - 2 Jun 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M20 4BX
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Withington
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Withington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Northern Care Alliance NHS FT

Further Information

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