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title: "Somerset Surgical Services (SSS)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04b42e"
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buyer: "NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2024-11-05"
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# Somerset Surgical Services (SSS)

Buyer: NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b42e

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## Summary

The NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract titled "Somerset Surgical Services (SSS)" in the industry category of surgical hospital services. The service encompasses routine elective secondary care for multiple specialities, such as general surgery, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, and urology, among others. Located in the UKK1 region, this procurement process has reached the award stage with the contract slated to run from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2026. The procurement method used was a limited procedure under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and did not involve a prior call for competition.

This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses specialising in providing comprehensive healthcare services across a range of surgical and treatment specialities. Companies experienced in multi-disciplinary inpatient, outpatient, and diagnostic services can leverage this contract to grow their operations. The procurement approach taken reflects a commitment to patient choice and quality, making it an ideal fit for established providers who can offer a full patient treatment pathway from consultation to discharge. Independent sector providers meeting these criteria can thus benefit greatly from participating in such tenders.

## Notice

The service will provide routine elective secondary care services for patients in the following specialties (though these may be amended in line with General Condition 13, following consultation with Commissioners) * General Surgery including endoscopy and upper GI procedures * Orthopaedics/Musculoskeletal including joints and pain management (in line with local pathways relating to the management of these conditions) * Ophthalmology * Oral surgery and Maxillofacial * Plastics (dermatology) * Urology The Provider may provide the following services through the contract duration without the requirement of a contract variation though must follow the process outlined in section 3.9 * Ear, Nose and Throat * Gynaecology

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The service will provide routine elective secondary care services for patients in the following specialties (though these may be amended in line with General Condition 13, following consultation with Commissioners) * General Surgery including endoscopy and upper GI procedures * Orthopaedics/Musculoskeletal including joints and pain management (in line with local pathways relating to the management of these conditions) * Ophthalmology * Oral surgery and Maxillofacial * Plastics (dermatology) * Urology The Provider may provide the following services through the contract duration without the requirement of a contract variation though must follow the process outlined in section 3.9 * Ear, Nose and Throat * Gynaecology The services will include, where appropriate; * Pre-treatment e.g. referral processes; triage/clinical assessment; diagnostics; consultation; pre-treatment assessment and / or work up. * Treatment e.g. outpatient/ambulatory/inpatient treatment; joint assessments. * Discharge e.g. expected physical, self-care, psychological capabilities prior to discharge. This is a service specification for routine elective, multi-disciplinary inpatient, day case, outpatient procedures, outpatient services and diagnostics from independent sector providers. The providers must be able to offer the full patient pathway at specialty level for acute elective surgery from the first outpatient to completion of treatment with the exception of occupational therapy / physiotherapy, (as contained in 3.5.3 below). 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 01/04/2024 - 31/03/2026 with no provision for extension included

### Procurement Information

The procurement has been conducted in line with Right to Choose requirements. Re-award under patient choice requirements

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035851-2024 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 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 | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 6AG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOMERSET SURGICAL SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111100 - Surgical hospital services

## Release History

- 5 Nov 2024 at 17:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035851-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://bnssg.icb.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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