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Community Dermatology Support Services

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

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09 Sep 2026 at 14:18

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Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust procured outsourced community dermatology support services for adults requiring a dermatology two-week-wait pathway. The service is intended to support the Trust’s clinical provision and help meet national cancer targets, responding to an urgent clinical need. The work falls within specialist dermatology services and is delivered for the Trust in Wolverhampton, at or in support of its New Cross Hospital service. The requirement is for clinical service delivery rather than the supply of products, equipment or construction works. It would suit providers with established capability in community dermatology and adult urgent-referral pathways, able to work within an NHS trust’s clinical operating arrangements and support timely assessment and treatment of suspected skin cancer cases.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. The Trust used a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The stated rationale was urgent clinical need and the requirement to meet national cancer targets; the procedure was classified as outside the scope of the relevant directive. Price was the award criterion. MEDINET CLINICAL SERVICES LTD was selected as the supplier, with one bid recorded. The contract is active, valued at £70,983, and was signed on 9 September 2026. The published procurement concerns the adult dermatology two-week-wait support service for the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. No contract duration is stated in the procurement details.

For a competing provider, this award demonstrates a defined NHS requirement for outsourced adult dermatology two-week-wait capacity, with price as the stated basis for selection. A credible future supplier would need specialist dermatology clinicians and the operational capacity to handle urgent referrals reliably within NHS governance, reporting and patient-safety arrangements. Experience of community-based dermatology pathways, suspected skin-cancer assessment and rapid clinical response would be directly relevant. Providers would also need to show that they can mobilise against urgent service pressures and contribute to national cancer-target performance, rather than simply offer routine outpatient activity. The successful supplier is identified as an SME, indicating that an appropriately structured specialist provider can deliver this type of NHS support without being a large national organisation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community Dermatology Support Services

Notice Description

Outsourcing of Community Dermatology Support Services

Lot Information

Lot 1

The service covered by this agreement is for the provision of Dermatology 2ww support for Adult population to The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Procurement Information

Urgent clinical need, to meet national cancer targets.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f5bd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085429-2026
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

85121282 - Dermatology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£70,983 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20266 days 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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WOLVERHAMPTON
Postcode
WV10 0QP
Postcode Area
Wolverhampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG39 Wolverhampton
Delivery Location
TLG39 Wolverhampton
Local Authority
Wolverhampton
Electoral Ward
Heath Town
Westminster Constituency
Wolverhampton North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MEDINET CLINICAL SERVICES LTD

Further Information

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