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title: "ENT Outsourcing Services"
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buyer: "Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-09-11"
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# ENT Outsourcing Services

Buyer: Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f82e

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## Summary

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) is commissioning full consultant-led ear, nose and throat (ENT) outsourcing services. The service covers the complete referral-to-treatment pathway for patients transferred through the IPT process: referral management, diagnostic tests, outpatient activity, elective and day-case procedures, post-operative follow-up, discharge, and referral-to-treatment administration and clock management. Its purpose is to increase elective capacity, reduce long waiting times and maintain safe, integrated, patient-centred care. The service is commissioned jointly by Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, under the UHN banner, for patients in the Kettering and Northampton area. The provider will be accountable for referral-to-treatment performance and service quality across all patients referred or transferred under the contract.

The procurement reached tender: the buyers invited offers through an open procedure under the Provider Selection Regime. Bids had to be submitted electronically through the Atamis ePortal, in English, by 6 October 2026 at 13:00. Bids were to remain valid for 180 days. Bid opening and the start of the award period were set for 6 October 2026 at 14:00. The contract period is 1,080 days, with provision for two 12-month extensions. It is a single lot and alternative bids are not allowed. Suppliers must meet the basic selection requirements, demonstrate economic and financial standing and show technical and professional ability by answering the questions in the tender portal. Assessment follows the criteria and weightings in the tender documents.

This opportunity suits established ENT healthcare providers able to deliver a complete consultant-led elective pathway rather than isolated clinical sessions. Bidders need the clinical workforce, diagnostics, outpatient facilities, operating capacity and post-operative support to manage referrals through treatment and discharge. They must also be able to provide referral management, administrative support and accurate referral-to-treatment clock control, while taking full responsibility for performance across transferred patients. The requirement is well suited to providers with experience of NHS pathways, elective recovery and day-case activity, and with systems that support safe, integrated care and patient choice. Suppliers must demonstrate appropriate economic and financial standing, technical and professional ability, and the capacity to maintain quality, safety and patient experience while providing resilient additional elective capacity.

## Notice

Provision of ENT Outsourcing Services for UHN

### Lot Information

Lot 1

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire ("UHN") wishes to commission full consultant led ENT services to ensure supply meets demand of our local population and that service users are offered free choice of provider that most suits their individual needs at the point of referral. The Provider shall deliver a full Consultant-led ENT RTT Pathways service on behalf of UHN with patients being transferred to the provider via the IPT process, encompassing referral management, diagnostics, outpatients' activity, elective and day case procedures, post operative follow up, discharge and RTT administration and clock management. The provider shall deliver UHN expectations of a high quality, integrated, safe and patient centred pathway. The service is commissioned to improve access, eliminate long RTT waits and provide a resilient elective capacity whilst maintaining safety, quality and patient experience in line with NHS and GIRFT guidance. The Provider will be fully accountable for RTT performance for all patients transferred or referred under this contract. The service is commissioned by both Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ("KGH") and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust ("NGH") under the banner of UHN and is accountable and responsible to the Chief Operating Officer of UHN via the respective Head of Operations or their nominated deputy. This competitive process is being conducted under the PSR.

Renewal: Two x 12 month extensions

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086464-2026 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| 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 | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Additional buyers | Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust |
| Locality | KETTERING |
| Postcode area | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN16 8UZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF25 North Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | St Peter |
| Westminster constituency | Kettering |
| Delivery location | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2026 at 14:22 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086464-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/
- https://www.ngh.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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