---
title: "Ear, Nose and Throat service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03e373"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL N H S TRUST"
published: "2023-08-24"
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# Ear, Nose and Throat service

Buyer: NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL N H S TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03e373

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## Summary

The Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust has awarded a contract for Ear, Nose and Throat services on 1st August 2023. The procurement process was urgent, with no competition due to technical reasons around regional capacity for additional ENT work. The contract aims to outsource these services to the private sector, as in-house insourcing was not feasible. The award went to RSA Surgical Medical, with a contract value of £3,500,000.

This tender presents an opportunity for medical service providers specialising in surgical hospital services to grow their business. Given the urgent nature of the procurement, businesses with the capability to quickly provide high-quality Ear, Nose and Throat services to adult patients would be well-suited to compete. The procurement method used was a negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice, emphasising the need for prompt service delivery in the healthcare sector.

## Notice

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust has an urgent need to outsource high volume low complexity (HVLC) Ear Nose and Throat activity (adult patients only) to the private sector. Competition is absent due to technical reasons around availability of capacity for additional ENT work regionally, evidenced by little or no availability on the national DMAS mutual aid system, and an urgent contract commencement date of 1 August 2023. Insourcing of this service to use NGH staff and NGH theatres is not an option due to theatres being in use 7 days a week.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust has an urgent need to outsource high volume low complexity (HVLC) Ear Nose and Throat activity (adult patients only) to the private sector. Competition is absent due to technical reasons around availability of capacity for additional ENT work regionally, evidenced by little or no availability on the national DMAS mutual aid system, and an urgent contract commencement date of 1 August 2023. Insourcing of this service to use NGH staff and NGH theatres is not an option due to theatres being in use 7 days a week.

### Procurement Information

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust has an urgent need to outsource high volume low complexity (HVLC) Ear Nose and Throat activity (adult patients only) to the private sector. Competition is absent due to technical reasons around availability of capacity for additional ENT work regionally, evidenced by little or no availability on the national DMAS mutual aid system, and an urgent contract commencement date of 1 August 2023. Insourcing of this service to use NGH staff and NGH theatres is not an option due to theatres being in use 7 days a week.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024925-2023 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Jul 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,500,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL N H S TRUST |
| Locality | NORTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN1 5BD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Delapre and Rushmere |
| Westminster constituency | Northampton South |
| Delivery location | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire, TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RSA SURGICAL MEDICAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111100 - Surgical hospital services

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2023 at 10:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024925-2023
- 19 Jul 2023 at 14:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020807-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx

## Provenance

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