---
title: "PSR - Direct Award C - Transferring NHS patients to an ISP (outsourcing)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07791c"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Luton and Dunstable Hospital"
published: "2026-09-24"
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# PSR - Direct Award C - Transferring NHS patients to an ISP (outsourcing)

Buyer: Luton and Dunstable Hospital  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07791c

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## Summary

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is buying outsourced elective orthopaedic treatment for NHS patients, transferring patient activity to Pinehill, an independent-sector provider, for care at the provider’s premises. The purpose is to add elective capacity, reduce waiting times and support the Trust’s elective recovery objectives. The work is patient treatment rather than the supply of equipment or construction. The Trust is based in Luton, and the procurement identifies the delivery area as Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. The selected provider, Pinehill, is based in London. The requirement is framed as outsourcing NHS patient activity to an existing independent-sector provider.

The procurement reached an award decision through the Provider Selection Regime’s direct award process C, without a prior competition. Pinehill was selected as the existing provider. The award notice describes the decision as an intention to award, subject to the PSR standstill, while the compiled data records the award as active and the contract as active. The contract was signed on 23 September 2026. Its stated value is £145,000, and the planned contract duration is six months. The evaluation gave 100% weight to quality and 0% to price: the stated basis was that the current provider was meeting the requirement and was expected to continue doing so to a sufficient standard. The notice cites quality and innovation, value, integration and collaboration, sustainability, access, health inequalities, choice and social value as decision criteria.

For independent-sector providers of elective orthopaedic care, this award demonstrates demand from Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for additional outsourced treatment capacity delivered at a provider’s own premises. To be credible for a similar requirement, a supplier would need to show that it can provide safe, high-quality elective care, with robust clinical governance and oversight, positive patient outcomes, and established systems for quality assurance, patient safety, performance monitoring and continuous improvement. The Trust also valued an established service model that could be mobilised quickly, efficient elective pathways and streamlined processes capable of supporting high activity while improving access and reducing waiting times. Evidence that an existing service is already meeting the required standard was central to this direct award decision; quality, integration, collaboration, sustainability, patient choice, health inequalities and social value were also considered.

## Notice

BHFT is transferring NHS patients to Pinehill, an independent sector provider, for treatment on their premises (outsourcing)

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Outsourcing of NHS patient activity to an independent sector provider. The intention is to award a contract to our existing provider, by following the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) direct award process C. Contract duration - 6 months Estimated value - PS145,000

### Procurement Information

Additional elective capacity is required as a matter of urgency to support Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in reducing waiting times and delivering elective recovery objectives by March 2027. The provider has demonstrated the ability to deliver high-quality elective care with robust clinical governance, effective clinical oversight, and positive patient outcomes. The provider has established systems for quality assurance, patient safety, performance monitoring and continuous improvement, providing assurance that services will continue to be delivered to a high standard throughout the proposed contract term. The provider also offers an established and proven service model that can be mobilised quickly, enabling the additional capacity required to be made available within the necessary timescales. The proposed arrangement supports innovation through efficient elective pathways, streamlined processes and service delivery approaches designed to maximise activity, improve patient access and reduce waiting times whilst maintaining quality standards. Based on current performance and the provider's demonstrated capability, the commissioner is satisfied that the provider will be able to satisfy the new contract to a sufficient standard, delivering safe, effective and high-quality care while providing the additional elective capacity required to support waiting list reduction by March 2027.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090378-2026 |
| 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 | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| 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 | £145,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Luton and Dunstable Hospital |
| Locality | LUTON |
| Postcode area | Luton |
| Postcode | LU4 0DZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH21 Luton |
| Local authority | Luton |
| Electoral ward | Poets |
| Westminster constituency | Luton North |
| Delivery location | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Pinehill |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121283 - Orthopaedic services

## Release History

- 24 Sep 2026 at 08:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090378-2026

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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