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title: "Provision of Medical Photography Services for Dermatology Clinics"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077995"
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buyer: "Somerset NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-09-24"
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# Provision of Medical Photography Services for Dermatology Clinics

Buyer: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077995

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## Summary

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust commissioned a medical photography and illustration service for its dermatology clinics, supporting patients referred on a suspected skin cancer pathway. The provider captures high-quality clinical images so consultant dermatologists can triage and assess patients remotely and direct them to the appropriate diagnostic or treatment pathway. The service is intended to support patient experience, cancer pathway standards and clinical capacity by enabling earlier decisions and reducing assessment delays. Delivery covers Trust sites in Somerset, including Musgrove Park Hospital and Yeovil District Hospital. This is a specialist clinical photography service rather than a general photography requirement.

The process reached an intention-to-award stage under the Provider Selection Regime; the notice says the contract had not yet been formally awarded. The stated outcome selected University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, but the sole lot is marked cancelled, so the published status is inconsistent. The Trust used Direct Award Process C without a prior call for competition, relying on the existing provider’s satisfactory performance and likelihood of meeting the proposed requirement. The recorded contract value is £84,755. The stated contract period is 1 December 2026 to 30 April 2028, and the contract record gives a signing date of 24 September 2026. Evaluation criteria were quality and innovation (30%), value (30%), integration, collaboration and sustainability (15%), access, health inequalities and choice (15%), and social value (10%).

For suppliers considering comparable work for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, the requirement points to a need for dependable medical photography and illustration within dermatology, particularly for suspected skin cancer referrals. Credible providers would need to capture consistently high-quality clinical images that support remote consultant triage and help patients reach the right diagnostic or treatment pathway promptly. The buyer’s stated rationale favoured an established surgical-services provider with a proven record and confidence in delivering to a sufficient standard. Quality and innovation and value carried the greatest individual weight, alongside integration and collaboration, service sustainability, improved access, reduced health inequalities, patient choice and social value. Suppliers should therefore be able to demonstrate clinical service reliability, effective working with dermatology teams and the capacity to cover multiple hospital sites.

## Notice

Insourcing of Medical Photography Illustration for Dermatology.
The service supports patients on a suspected skin cancer pathway. The taking of images facilitates an efficient triage process by our consultants which means that patients can quickly and easily be put onto the correct pathway.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This contract provides an insourced Medical Photography and Illustration service for Dermatology across Somerset NHS Foundation Trust sites, including Musgrove Park Hospital and Yeovil District Hospital.

The service supports patients referred on a suspected skin cancer pathway. The timely capture of high-quality clinical images enables consultant dermatologists to undertake efficient remote triage and assessment, ensuring that patients are directed to the most appropriate diagnostic and treatment pathway as quickly as possible.

The service contributes to improved patient experience, supports compliance with cancer pathway standards, and helps optimise clinical capacity by facilitating earlier clinical decision-making and reducing delays in assessment.

The Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C
This is a call off contract and the maximum expected lifetime value of the contract is PS84,755.00. 
The contract dates are 01.12.26-30.04.28.

### Procurement Information

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 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 06 October 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090606-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| 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 | £84,755 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Somerset NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | TAUNTON |
| Postcode area | Taunton |
| Postcode | TA1 5DA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Bishop's Hull & Taunton West |
| Westminster constituency | Taunton and Wellington |
| Delivery location | TLK23 Somerset CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121282 - Dermatology services

## Release History

- 24 Sep 2026 at 14:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090606-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.england.nhs.uk/
- https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/
- https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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