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title: "Preoperative Assessment Insourcing Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04dcda"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNITED LINCOLNSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST"
published: "2025-02-07"
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# Preoperative Assessment Insourcing Support

Buyer: UNITED LINCOLNSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04dcda

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## Summary

The United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has completed the award process for the procurement titled "Preoperative Assessment Insourcing Support," within the health services industry category. The procurement aimed to address a backlog of preoperative assessments across General Surgery, ENT, Orthopaedics, and Urology, targeting adult patients at ULTH outpatient sites in UKF3 region (East Midlands). The contract, awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, involves a 3-month support period with an option for a 12-month extension. Key decision makers included Leah Chilengwe, Becky Briggs, and Damian Carter, with the award date being 11th January 2025 and a contract value of £20,000.

This tender presents ample opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those capable of providing preoperative assessment support. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), like ICS Operations Limited (also known as Xyla Elective Care), which secured this contract, are well-suited to compete due to their agility and specialised capabilities. The limited procurement method, involving a competitive process under a framework, allows capable providers to demonstrate their expertise in addressing healthcare backlogs efficiently, thereby fostering business growth and expanding their portfolio within the NHS framework.

## Notice

Additional support to address a backlog of Pre-Op Assessments across General Surgery, ENT, Orthopaedics and Urology.The provision of support will take place at weekends across ULTH outpatient sites. Activity will include adult patients aged 18 years and over on a United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals Trust waiting list for a pre-op assessment (to be determined by the ULTH RTT team) The need for support will be reviewed on a monthly basis. The contract is in place for 3 months.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

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 do not apply to this award. This contract has been awarded under the principles of Competitive process - call off under a framework.

Options: Option to extend for a further 12 months.

### Procurement Information

A competitive process under PSR - call-off under framework, the reference being: SBS10203 Insourcing of Clinical Services

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004203-2025 |
| 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 | 7 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £20,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNITED LINCOLNSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST |
| Locality | LINCOLN |
| Post town | Lincoln |
| Postcode | LN2 5QY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF3 Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC |
| Local authority | Lincoln |
| Electoral ward | Abbey |
| Westminster constituency | Lincoln |
| Delivery location | TLF3 Lincolnshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ICS OPERATIONS LIMITED ALSO KNOWN AS XYLA ELECTIVE CARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 7 Feb 2025 at 14:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004203-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ulh.nhs.uk
- https://www.ulh.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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