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04 Sep 2026 at 16:52

Summary of the contracting process

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procured insourced neurology outpatient services for patients at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, specifically the Royal Hallamshire Hospital on Glossop Road, Sheffield. The requirement is for a provider to deliver outpatient activity as a subcontracted service, supporting the Trust’s neurology provision and its NHS standard contract obligations. This is a healthcare services procurement, covering outpatient care rather than construction, equipment supply or general consultancy. The Trust is the buying organisation, with NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board commissioning the wider activity. The selected provider is 18 Week Support Limited, a large supplier based in London. The service has previously been insourced, although the successful provider was not the previous supplier.

The procurement has reached the award and contract stage under the Provider Selection Regime for healthcare services, using a limited competitive process based on a framework agreement and an award procedure without prior publication of a general call for competition. 18 Week Support Limited was selected for the neurology outpatient requirement. The contract is active, was signed on 4 September 2026, and has a value of £116,019. Services are required until 31 March 2027. The evaluation weighted price or cost at 50%, delivery model and capacity at 30%, technical and quality at 15%, and social value at 5%. Thirteen bids were recorded. Representations under the standstill arrangements were limited to providers that were parties to the framework agreement and had to be made by 11 September 2026.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals for specialist neurology outpatient capacity delivered through an insourcing model. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to provide an effective delivery model, sufficient clinical and operational capacity, and strong technical and quality assurance. The weighting shows that competitive pricing is central, but service capacity and delivery arrangements together carry substantial importance. Suppliers would also need to demonstrate measurable social value and an ability to work within NHS standard contract requirements and performance metrics. Relevant experience of delivering neurology outpatient activity, dependable clinician and administrative resources, and the ability to support activity at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital would strengthen a supplier’s position. The route also indicates the importance of access to the relevant framework agreement.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Sub Contract Insourcing of Neurology Out Patient Activity 2026-27

Notice Description

The Authority is looking to appoint a provider of Insourcing of Neurology Out-patient Services until 31/03/2027

Lot Information

Lot 1

This notice is an intention to award a contract for the insourcing of Neurology outpatient services based on a framework agreement under the competitive process. This service has previously been insourced, the successful bidder was not the previous provider of this service.
The services will be provided under this contract to 31 March 2027

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 11 September 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f2d2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084114-2026
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

85112200 - Outpatient care services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£116,019 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Sheffield Teaching 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
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S10 2JF
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
TLE32 Sheffield

Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
Broomhill and Sharrow Vale
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

18 Week Support Limited

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