--- title: "OUHFT: Market Engagement - Development of Private Patient Business" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029ae9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-029ae9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-029ae9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-029ae9.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST" published: "2021-03-11" --- # OUHFT: Market Engagement - Development of Private Patient Business Buyer: OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029ae9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-029ae9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-029ae9.json) ## Summary The procurement process is being conducted by the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust for the tender titled "OUHFT: Market Engagement - Development of Private Patient Business". This initiative falls under the hospital and related services category and is located in Oxford, UK. Currently in the planning stage, prospective participants are invited to register their interest by submitting a questionnaire by 8 April 2021. The market engagement aims to explore potential partnerships with private hospital operators to develop a successful private patient business. This tender presents opportunities for growth primarily for businesses in the healthcare sector, especially those with expertise in private hospital operations or related services. Businesses that can potentially offer innovative solutions for partnerships or enhance the operational frameworks of private patient services would be well-suited to compete in this market engagement process. The outcomes may lead to varied procurement processes, creating a broader landscape for participation among different service providers. ## Notice OUH is considering options to successfully develop its private patient business. One option under consideration is to partner with a private hospital operator (or potentially more than one operator, if different partnerships are created for specific specialties/sites), and part of OUH's strategy development process is to engage with private hospital operators who may potentially be interested in such a partnership. OUH would like to evaluate: - Whether its objectives with regard to private patients are most likely to be achieved through developing private patient services independently, through a partnership with a private hospital operator, or through a hybrid model with different solutions for different specialties; - The extent to which UK and international private hospital groups are interested in partnering to jointly develop a successful long-term private patient business across some or all OUH's clinical specialties and sites; - In broad terms, what type of commercial and operational structures would be most attractive to potential partners; and - What benefits private partners believe they can bring which would result in a more successful private patient business than OUH might achieve acting independently. ### Lot Information Lot 1 To participate in OUH's market engagement process, please register your interest by noting interest on the portal. You will then be given access to a questionnaire relating to OUH's market engagement process. All parties who wish to participate in this market engagement process are asked to complete and submit this questionnaire by Thursday 8 April 2021. If clarification is required by OUH in respect of any submitted questionnaire, OUH (in its sole discretion) may request respondents to attend a clarification meeting and/or respond to any clarification in writing. Any clarification meetings will be held by Teams in the second half of April 2021. Following the market engagement process, OUH may decide to embark on a process to procure a partner (or possibly different partners for different sites/ specialties). OUH wishes to confirm that they may decide not to commence such a procurement process. It is stressed that involvement (or not) in this market engagement process shall in no way affect any party's future participation in any procurement process initiated by OUH. If private hospital operators do not wish to engage in this market engagement process, this will not in any way preclude them from participating in any subsequent procurement process. OUH also wishes to confirm that anything discussed during the market engagement process will not have any bearing on the evaluation of parties during any subsequent evaluation process. OUH shall have no liability for any costs howsoever incurred by those participating in this market engagement process. Additional information: The estimated date of publication of contract notice set out in II.3 will be reviewed following the conclusion of the market engagement process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004984-2021 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Mar 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 5 Aug 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST | | Locality | OXFORD | | Post town | Oxford | | Postcode | OX4 2PG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC | | Local authority | Oxford | | Electoral ward | Blackbird Leys | | Westminster constituency | Oxford East | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85110000 - Hospital and related services ## Release History - 11 Mar 2021 at 17:20 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004984-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.ouh.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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