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title: "Provision of Outsourced Neurology Services for Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospital NHS Trust"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f386"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust"
published: "2026-09-07"
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# Provision of Outsourced Neurology Services for Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospital NHS Trust

Buyer: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f386

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## Summary

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust procured outsourced general neurology services for patients triaged as suitable for external clinics. The service covers an end-to-end pathway from outpatient assessment through diagnosis, treatment, clinically required follow-up and discharge to the referring clinician or GP. The provider is expected to deliver the relevant diagnostics, except DaT scans, manage patient information and clinical records securely, and send prompt discharge summaries covering diagnosis, investigations, treatment and ongoing recommendations. The requirement is intended to treat approximately 700 patients and reduce waiting lists while improving access to care. Longer-term conditions such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s are to be referred back to GPs, with expedited re-referral to the Trust where needed. Delivery is for patients served by the Trust in Barking, Havering and Redbridge.

The procurement has reached the award stage, with Gutcare.org Ltd (Medcare World) selected as supplier for the single lot. The award date is 1 September 2026. The contract is valued at £462,000 gross in GBP and is scheduled to run from 18 September 2026 to 31 March 2027, with signature due by 18 September 2026. It used a Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process C rather than an open competition. The Trust justified the route by citing the supplier’s incumbent status, high service standard, integration into the existing patient pathway, value for money, local accessibility and the disruption that changing provider would cause. The award is subject to a standstill period ending at 23:59 on 17 September 2026, during which providers may make representations.

This outcome indicates demand for outsourced hospital neurology capacity from an NHS trust seeking to clear waiting lists and maintain local patient access. A credible future competitor would need to provide general neurology clinics at sufficient scale, including assessment, treatment, follow-up and safe discharge across the full patient pathway. Relevant capability includes arranging and delivering diagnostic investigations, managing exceptions such as DaT scans, and making clinically appropriate decisions about GP discharge and expedited re-referral. Providers would also need robust information governance, secure clinical-record handling and reliable correspondence to referring clinicians. Experience integrating with an NHS pathway, demonstrating value for money and maintaining continuity of patient care would be particularly important, as would the capacity to mobilise locally without disrupting treatment.

## Notice

Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C for Provision of Outsourcing Neurology Services for Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospital NHS Trust (BHRUT). The contract is for general neurology services to treat 700x patients and support the reduction of waiting lists, improve patient access to care by providing an end-to-end pathway from outpatient appointment through to treatment, follow-up (where clinically required) and discharge back to the referring clinician or GP. This award is being made under Provider Selection Regime Direct Award C to Gutcare Ltd (Medcare World). The appropriate lifetime value of the contract is PS462,000 will be provisioned from 18/09/2026 till 31/03/2027. The provider will treat or discharge General Neurological patients that have been triaged as suitable for outsourced clinics by BHRUT. If follow-ups are required and part of general neurology pathways, the provider will continue to provide treatment for these patients. Any patients requiring long-term follow-up (e.g. diagnosis of Epilepsy, Multiple Sclerosis, or Parkinson's) will be discharged to the patients GP with advice to re-refer to BHRUT, which will be expedited. The expectation is that they will provide the full pathway, including all diagnostics with the exception of DaT scans which should be returned directly BHRUT. The provider ensures that all patient information, clinical records and correspondence are managed securely and that discharge summaries are sent promptly to the referring clinician, detailing diagnosis, investigations undertaken, treatment provided, ongoing management recommendations and any further actions required. Justification for Direct Award under Procedure C: * The provider is the current incumbent and has delivered the service to a high standard. * Their service is fully integrated into the patient care pathway. * The service has demonstrated to be value for money. * The service can be offered locally to the patient population and maintain patient health accessibility. * Provider change, or mobilisation will cause disruption for patients to be transferred and impact their treatment. All five PSR Key Criteria have been evaluated and documented internally. This procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations - Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023. 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/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has not yet formally been awarded. This notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period and closes 23:59 Thursday 17/09/2026. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 17/09/2026. Any written representations should be made to - dangkhoa.nguyen@nhs.net. Supplier Legal Name: Gutcare.org Limited * Company Registration Number: 05357694 * Registered Office Address: 14a Eskdale Avenue, Rochdale, England, OL11 3JU

### Procurement Information

Justification for Direct Award under Procedure C: * The provider is the current incumbent and has delivered the service to a high standard. * Their service is fully integrated into the patient care pathway. * The service has demonstrated to be value for money. * The service can be offered locally to the patient population and maintain patient health accessibility. * Provider change, or mobilisation will cause disruption for patients to be transferred and impact their treatment. All five PSR Key Criteria have been evaluated and documented internally.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084428-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 18 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £462,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Locality | ROMFORD |
| Postcode area | Romford |
| Postcode | RM7 0AG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East |
| ITL 3 | TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering |
| Local authority | Havering |
| Electoral ward | Rush Green & Crowlands |
| Westminster constituency | Romford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Gutcare.org Ltd (Medcare World) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85111000 - Hospital services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 13:46 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084428-2026
- 7 Sep 2026 at 13:41 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084423-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084428-2026
  7th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084423-2026
  7th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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