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BNSSG_C424795_2026-2027_Nuffield Health

NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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09 Oct 2026 at 10:44

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board commissioned routine elective secondary care for eligible patients using patient-choice arrangements. The service covers outpatient, diagnostic and treatment care in orthopaedics, spinal services where the ICB is the commissioner, and general surgery. It is intended to provide the full patient pathway where appropriate: referral management, triage, diagnostics, consultation, pre-treatment assessment, treatment, discharge and follow-up within the commissioned scope. The awarded provider delivers the service from Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital, which is an agreed additional premises; any further premises need commissioner approval. The work is surgical hospital services delivered in Bristol.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Nuffield Health Care Group Ltd following Direct Award Process B under the Provider Selection Regime. It was conducted in line with Right To Choose requirements, without a prior call for competition. Patient choice was the sole stated evaluation basis, weighted at 100%; price carried no weighting. The contract period runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, with no extension provision. The contract was formally signed on 1 April 2026. Although the contract record gives a value of £0.01, the service description states that it is activity-based with no guaranteed value, so this figure does not represent a guaranteed contract amount. One bid was recorded. Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB and Gloucestershire ICB are working together in a clustering arrangement ahead of a planned merger effective 1 April 2027.

This award shows demand for elective hospital care organised around patient choice, spanning outpatient, diagnostic and treatment services in orthopaedics, spinal care where commissioned, and general surgery. A credible provider needs to be able to manage an appropriate end-to-end patient pathway, from referral handling and triage through diagnostics, consultation, assessment, treatment, discharge and follow-up. Delivery depends on access to suitable hospital premises in Bristol; additional locations require commissioner approval. Suppliers should be prepared for activity-based commissioning, where income depends on activity rather than a guaranteed contract value, and for a selection approach in which patient choice, rather than price, was decisive. The requirement is closely tied to NHS commissioned care and patient-choice arrangements, so relevant clinical service capability and the capacity to coordinate the pathway are central to competing when this buyer next procures comparable services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

BNSSG_C424795_2026-2027_Nuffield Health

Notice Description

This service provides routine elective secondary care, outpatient, diagnostic and treatment services for eligible patients under patient choice arrangements. The service supports access to commissioned specialties including Orthopaedics, Spinal Services (where ICB is Commissioner), General Surgery. The provider is required to deliver the full patient pathway where appropriate, including referral management, triage, diagnostics, consultation, pre-treatment assessment, treatment, discharge and follow-up within the commissioned scope. The service is delivered by Nuffield Health from Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital, which is included as an agreed additional premises, with any further premises requiring prior Commissioner approval.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This service provides routine elective secondary care, outpatient, diagnostic and treatment services for eligible patients under patient choice arrangements. The service supports access to commissioned specialties including Orthopaedics, Spinal Services (where ICB is Commissioner), General Surgery. The award has been made following Direct Award Process B. The procurement has been conducted in line with Right To Choose requirements. This is an activity-based contract with no guaranteed value. The contract has been awarded for the period 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2027 with no provision for extension included NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Gloucestershire ICB are currently working together in a formal "clustering" arrangement to prepare for their merger into a single, new organisation (name to be confirmed), effective from 1st April 2027. This procurement notice has been issued out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process B

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07846e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095524-2026
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

85111100 - Surgical hospital services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Oct 20262 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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 6AG
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
TLK11 Bristol, City of
Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Bristol Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Nuffield Health Care Group Ltd

Further Information

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