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title: "Circle Health Group to Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for the Provision of Endoscopies"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0670fa"
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# Circle Health Group to Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for the Provision of Endoscopies

Buyer: ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0670fa

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## Summary

The Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract to Circle Health Group for the provision of endoscopies under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract, valued at £130,000, is part of a strategic initiative addressing the urgent need for additional endoscopy capacity to meet elective recovery objectives and statutory requirements. The procurement was conducted through a limited procedure without prior publication, leveraging the Urgent Award Route due to immediate operational needs. This contract falls within the services category for hospital and related services, with Circle Health Group demonstrating compliance and readiness to deliver in Surrey Heartlands, UK. The contract was signed on 10th March 2026 and is active as of 23rd March 2026.

This tender presents a key opportunity for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those capable of delivering urgent surgical procedures such as endoscopies. Organisations with established pathways, governance, and immediate capacity for mobilisation without the need for lengthy competition processes are best suited to take advantage of similar opportunities in the future. Given the urgency involved, providers with the ability to swiftly adapt to statutory and clinical demands stand to benefit significantly, especially those equipped to meet service continuity requirements—a crucial factor for ASPH in maintaining compliance with the NHS Standard Contract. The engagement of independent sector providers in this process highlights the potential for collaborative growth within the healthcare industry.

## Notice

Endoscopy procedures including OGD, colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and related day-case diagnostic procedures. Pathway includes pre-assessment, procedure, recovery, discharge, documentation return, and NEDS submission.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Endoscopy procedures including OGD, colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and related day-case diagnostic procedures. Pathway includes pre-assessment, procedure, recovery, discharge, documentation return, and NEDS submission.

Options: 6 months from commencement, with an option to extend by 6 months

### Procurement Information

This award has been made under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR 2023). For the avoidance of doubt, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) do not apply to this procurement, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the PSR which disapplies PCR 2015 for healthcare services. The contract has been formally awarded using the Urgent Award Process, permitted under PSR Regulation 14(2). Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (ASPH) required immediate access to additional elective surgical capacity to meet Surrey Heartlands ICB's elective recovery objectives and to prevent breaches of statutory RTT and clinical prioritisation requirements. The ICB allocated time-limited non-recurrent elective recovery funding, which required rapid deployment and could not accommodate the timescales of a competitive process or Most Suitable Provider route. The urgency of need for procedures (including endoscopy) meant that delaying the award to conduct a competitive process would have: placed patients at risk of clinical harm due to extended waiting times resulted in imminent RTT breaches risked loss of ICB recovery funding impaired ASPH's ability to comply with obligations under the NHS Standard Contract Circle Health Group Ltd was identified as a provider with immediate confirmed capacity, validated pathways, established governance interfaces, and the ability to mobilise activity within days of contract signature, therefore, a viable provider capable of meeting the timescale and safety requirements associated with the urgent need. Accordingly, the award was made via the PSR Urgent Route, which allows direct award where there is an imperative need to protect patients or meet service continuity requirements, and where using another PSR route would be impossible or unsafe because of the immediacy of the need. All local independent sector hospital providers were engaged to support system elective recovery, including Nuffield Health Woking Hospital, Epsomedical Ltd at Cobham Day Surgery and Circle Health Group, each of whom was allocated activity and awarded a contract appropriate to their capacity and clinical capability. The specific award documented here relates to Circle Health Group Ltd.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026071-2026 |
| 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 | 23 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £130,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | CHERTSEY |
| Post town | Kingston upon Thames |
| Postcode | KT16 0PZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey |
| Local authority | Runnymede |
| Electoral ward | Longcross, Lyne & Chertsey South |
| Westminster constituency | Runnymede and Weybridge |
| Delivery location | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CIRCLE HEALTH GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85110000 - Hospital and related services

## Release History

- 23 Mar 2026 at 09:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026071-2026

## Notice URLs

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

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