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GP Service for Senior In Front of House Triage (SIFT) Services

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

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11 Sep 2026 at 13:32

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Summary of the contracting process

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust procured GP services for its Senior in Front of House Triage (SIFT) service. The requirement is a healthcare service providing GP input to senior front-of-house triage, supporting the Trust’s hospital services. Delivery is associated with Stoke-on-Trent, including the Trust’s Royal Stoke University Hospital. The appointed provider is North Staffordshire GP Federation, an SME based in Stoke-on-Trent. This is a healthcare services requirement rather than a goods supply or construction contract, and is relevant to GP providers, primary care organisations and healthcare partnerships able to provide suitably qualified clinicians for hospital-based triage. The Trust used the Provider Selection Regime for this healthcare service and considered the existing provider’s performance and ability to continue meeting the requirement.

The procurement has reached the award stage: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust selected North Staffordshire GP Federation through Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process C, without prior publication of a competition notice. The award decision was approved on 25 August 2026, with an active contract signed on that date. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, with a permitted two-month extension option. Its approximate lifetime value is £124,800 excluding any further detail provided in the notice. The Trust assessed the provider against quality and innovation (45%), value (25%), integration, collaboration and service sustainability (10%), improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice (10%), and social value (10%). One bid was recorded.

This award shows demand for GP-led senior front-of-house triage within an NHS acute hospital setting and provides a useful benchmark for healthcare providers targeting similar requirements from the Trust. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate reliable GP clinical capacity for the SIFT service, experience delivering safe and effective healthcare, and the ability to integrate with hospital teams and wider services. Strong evidence of quality improvement and innovation would be important, alongside value for money and sustainable service delivery. Providers should also be able to show how they improve patient access, reduce health inequalities and support patient choice. Demonstrable social value and a record of meeting existing contractual performance standards would strengthen a future proposition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GP Service for Senior In Front of House Triage (SIFT) Services

Notice Description

Provision of GP Service for Senior in Front of House Triage Service (SIFT)

Lot Information

Lot 1

This requirement is for the provision of GP Services for Senior In Front of House Triage (SIFT) Services.

The Trust is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following the Direct Award Process C.

The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS124,800.

The duration of the contract is from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. There is a 2-month extension option permitted within the contract.

Options: This contract includes a 2-month option to extend

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 Public Contract Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 23rd September 2026. This contract has not yet been formally awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f816
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086416-2026
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

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£124,800 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20265 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
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STOKE ON TRENT
Postcode
ST4 6QG
Postcode Area
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
Delivery Location
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Local Authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Electoral Ward
Penkhull & Springfields
Westminster Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

North Staffordshire GP Federation

Further Information

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