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title: "Insourced elective theatre capacity"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06de42"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST"
published: "2026-08-06"
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# Insourced elective theatre capacity

Buyer: MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06de42

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## Summary

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust procured insourced elective theatre capacity as a healthcare service. The requirement covers additional consultant-led clinical capacity for elective procedures in Trauma and Orthopaedics, Urology, Plastics and General Surgery. Services are intended to support the Trust’s elective recovery programme, reduce waiting lists and improve timely access for patients who selected the Trust. Delivery is centred on Whiston Hospital, St Helens Hospital, Southport Hospital and Ormskirk, with the main buyer address at Whiston Hospital in Prescot. The service includes safe, effective and high-quality clinical treatment delivered through agreed clinical pathways and NHS requirements, supported by clinical governance, safeguarding, information governance and performance reporting.

The procurement is recorded as complete, using a limited procedure with an award without prior publication of a competition under the Provider Selection Regime. The award was made to St Helens Independent Medical Clinic LLP for the elective theatre capacity requirement. The recorded award value is not stated as a single figure; valid bids ranged from £1.5 million to £2 million. One bid was received, from an SME, and it was submitted non-electronically. Price was the stated award criterion. The award is dated 6 August 2026 and the contract was signed on 6 August 2026. The published lot is marked cancelled, while the associated award and contract are recorded as active.

This requirement indicates demand for an established healthcare provider able to supply consultant-led elective operating capacity across Trauma and Orthopaedics, Urology, Plastics and General Surgery. A credible competitor would need appropriately qualified, competent and professionally registered clinical staff, access to suitable theatre and clinical facilities, and the capacity to provide activity when required across the Trust’s principal hospital sites. It would also need robust clinical governance, safeguarding, information governance and escalation arrangements, with delivery aligned to NHS Standard Contract requirements, Trust policies, agreed clinical pathways and relevant professional standards. Experience of elective recovery, waiting-list reduction, patient safety, patient experience and accurate activity, quality and performance reporting would be important when this buyer next requires comparable capacity.

## Notice

additional consultant led capacity to carry out elective procedures in T and O , Urology, Plastics and general surgery

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The aim of the subcontracted services is to provide additional elective clinical capacity across Trauma and Orthopaedics, Urology, Plastics and General Surgery on an as and when required basis, in order to support the Head Provider's elective recovery programme, reduce waiting lists and improve timely access to care for patients who have chosen Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as their provider. The subcontractor will deliver safe, effective and high-quality clinical services in accordance with agreed clinical pathways, applicable Trust policies, NHS Standard Contract requirements and relevant professional standards. Services will be delivered by appropriately qualified, competent and registered clinical staff, with appropriate clinical governance, information governance, safeguarding and escalation arrangements in place. The desired outcomes are to increase elective activity, reduce the number of patients waiting for treatment, support reduction in long-waiting patients, maintain safe clinical outcomes, improve patient experience, and ensure accurate and timely reporting of activity, quality and performance information to the Head Provider for contract management, commissioner reporting and assurance purposes.

### Procurement Information

Current provider contract awarded under direct award C of PSR regulations. The new contract value satisfies the PSR criteria.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074925-2026 |
| 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 | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Aug 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 | MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST |
| Locality | PRESCOT |
| Postcode area | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L35 5DR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside |
| Local authority | Knowsley |
| Electoral ward | Whiston and Cronton |
| Westminster constituency | St Helens South and Whiston |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | St Helens Independent Medical Clinic LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2026 at 16:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074925-2026

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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