---
title: "Provision of Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Endoscopy Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05113a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2025-06-03"
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# Provision of Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Endoscopy Services

Buyer: SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05113a

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## Summary

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract titled "Provision of Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Endoscopy Services," primarily for colonoscopy procedures, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract was awarded through a direct award process and is valued at £65,000. The services will be delivered by Somerset Surgical Services Ltd at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, and the contract period spans from 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2026. The procurement falls under the category of surgical hospital services, and the award reflects a completed procurement stage, with all key dates including the contract award and standstill period already passed.

This tender presents significant business opportunities, particularly for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) operating in the healthcare sector, with expertise in surgical hospital services. The direct award method indicates that suitable businesses would need to have an established relationship or proven track record in delivering similar services within NHS frameworks. Companies possessing quality service delivery, integration, collaboration, and innovative approaches are well-positioned to leverage such opportunities. Providers focusing on service sustainability and addressing health inequalities may also find advantageous openings within this contract framework.

## Notice

The aim of the contract is predominantly to cover colonoscopy.

The procedures will be diagnostic (except polypectomy, see below) and patients will be from the endoscopy waiting list and the list for the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of Bowel Cancer Screening Colonoscopy Lists in Endoscopy Services
The Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C
This is a call off contract and the maximum expected lifetime value of the contract is PS65,000.00
The contract dates are 01.06.25-31.05.26.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 22 May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029585-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 May 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 | £65,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | TAUNTON |
| Post town | Taunton |
| Postcode | TA1 5DA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Bishop's Hull & Taunton West |
| Westminster constituency | Taunton and Wellington |
| Delivery location | TLK23 Somerset CC |

## 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

- 3 Jun 2025 at 14:28 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029585-2025
- 12 May 2025 at 14:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020581-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.england.nhs.uk//
- https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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