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title: "Out of hours contract for Community Hospitals"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE HEALTH AND CARE NHS TRUST"
published: "2026-07-14"
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# Out of hours contract for Community Hospitals

Buyer: HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE HEALTH AND CARE NHS TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06cb5a

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## Summary

The Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust has completed the award stage of a procurement process titled "Out of Hours Contract for Community Hospitals," classifying it under the health services industry (CPV code: 85100000). This contract, effective from 8th July 2026 to 8th July 2028, falls within the urgent award provisions under the Provider Selection Regime, allowing for action without a prior call for competition. The procurement method employed is limited, due to unforeseen changes in commissioning arrangements. This contract is aimed at providing critical out-of-hours GP services at community hospitals located in Worcestershire, addressing a crucial need for continuous medical support during non-standard hours.

This procurement offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those capable of providing comprehensive GP coverage tailored to inpatient care. The contract prioritises quality, sustainability, and price, making it an appealing opportunity for companies with robust service delivery models and a commitment to value and care excellence. SW Healthcare, trading as Vertis Health, has been selected as the supplier for this contract, indicating an interest in local SME involvement. Future opportunities for businesses will arise after the second year, as data-driven insights pave the way for a formal tender, ensuring even more comprehensive service improvements and procurement transparency.

## Notice

Provision of a GP Out of Hours Service for Community Hospitals

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Cre NHS Trust award of contract for provision of a GP Out of Hours Service for Community Hospitals under the Provider Selection Regime urgent award provision. Community Hospitals provide inpatient services for adults, focused on sub-acute care, rehabilitation, and long-term care planning. This contract ensures the provision of medical cover during evenings, nights, weekends, and bank holidays, maintaining continuity of care and ensuring patients' clinical needs are met while staff have access to appropriate medical support during out-of-hours periods.
Due to changes in commissioning arrangements the Trust was required to establish its own contract arrangements from July 2026. The circumstances around the changes mean the criteria for an Urgent Award is met
* The award or modification must be made urgently. 
* The reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and was not attributable to the relevant authority.
* Delaying the award of the contract to conduct a full application of the Regulations would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety.
The Contract ward was approved by the Trust 15th June 2026 with a start date of 8th July 2026, the contract will conclude 8th July 2028.
The recommended contract period is two years. Following a change in service model, year one will focus on developing a robust dataset to better understand service demand, activity levels, and utilisation patterns related to the new service model. This information will be used to refine ways of working and inform continuous service improvement, while also supporting the development of future internal service models and contract specification. Year two will be dedicated to completing the required procurement process to formally tender the service, ensuring a well-informed, transparent, and sustainable approach to commissioning based on the evidence gathered in the first year.

### Procurement Information

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 Regulations do not apply to this award.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066450-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Jun 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 | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE HEALTH AND CARE NHS TRUST |
| Locality | WORCESTER |
| Post town | Worcester |
| Postcode | WR5 1JR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC |
| Local authority | Worcester |
| Electoral ward | Leopard Hill |
| Westminster constituency | Worcester |
| Delivery location | TLG12 Worcestershire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SW HEALTHCARE, TRADING AS VERTIS HEALTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85110000 - Hospital and related services

## Release History

- 14 Jul 2026 at 15:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066450-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.swhealthcare.org.uk
- https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/

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