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title: "General Surgery Outsourcing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0492a8"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DORSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2024-08-21"
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# General Surgery Outsourcing

Buyer: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DORSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0492a8

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## Summary

The University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for General Surgery Outsourcing under the category of surgical hospital services (CPV 85111100) to Nuffield Health Care Limited. The procurement, which supports elective care recovery and aims to eliminate long patient wait times, follows a limited procedure without prior publication due to it consisting of a repetition of existing services. The contract covers the period from 3rd September 2024 to 2nd September 2025, and the decision to award was based on the assessment of responses against key criteria. As per the regulations, the standstill period commences immediately after the notice publication.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in surgical hospital services, particularly those capable of delivering high-quality elective care support. Suitable candidates for similar future tenders include healthcare providers with a strong track record of meeting contract standards and adhering to safety and quality practices. By participating, businesses can expand their portfolio and establish themselves as reliable partners in the healthcare sector, potentially opening doors to further contracts within the NHS system.

## Notice

Additional support to elective care recovery and achieving the target of no long waiting patients waiting for treatment

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Additional support for elective care recovery and achieving the target of no long waiting patients. Award of contract to existing provider Direct Award Process C. Decision to award: Assessment of responses against the key and basic criteria provided by the existing providersdemonstrates that they are satisfying the existing contract to a sufficient standard and are likely to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. The existing provider has provided assurance that suitable quality and safety practices, polices and measures are in place to continue to deliver safe and effective care for our patients. 03 September 2024- 02 September 2025. Additional information: Existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. Weighting= 100

### Procurement Information

This is a 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 Contracts Regulations 2015 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 Monday 2 September

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026707-2024 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £100,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DORSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | POOLE |
| Post town | Bournemouth |
| Postcode | BH15 2JB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Local authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Electoral ward | Poole Town |
| Westminster constituency | Poole |
| Delivery location | TLK24 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NUFFIELD HEALTH CARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111100 - Surgical hospital services

## Release History

- 21 Aug 2024 at 14:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026707-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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