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title: "BNSSG_C424795_2026-2027_Nuffield Health"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07846e"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-10-09"
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# BNSSG_C424795_2026-2027_Nuffield Health

Buyer: NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07846e

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## Summary

NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board commissioned routine elective secondary care for eligible patients using patient-choice arrangements. The service covers outpatient, diagnostic and treatment care in orthopaedics, spinal services where the ICB is the commissioner, and general surgery. It is intended to provide the full patient pathway where appropriate: referral management, triage, diagnostics, consultation, pre-treatment assessment, treatment, discharge and follow-up within the commissioned scope. The awarded provider delivers the service from Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital, which is an agreed additional premises; any further premises need commissioner approval. The work is surgical hospital services delivered in Bristol.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Nuffield Health Care Group Ltd following Direct Award Process B under the Provider Selection Regime. It was conducted in line with Right To Choose requirements, without a prior call for competition. Patient choice was the sole stated evaluation basis, weighted at 100%; price carried no weighting. The contract period runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, with no extension provision. The contract was formally signed on 1 April 2026. Although the contract record gives a value of £0.01, the service description states that it is activity-based with no guaranteed value, so this figure does not represent a guaranteed contract amount. One bid was recorded. Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB and Gloucestershire ICB are working together in a clustering arrangement ahead of a planned merger effective 1 April 2027.

This award shows demand for elective hospital care organised around patient choice, spanning outpatient, diagnostic and treatment services in orthopaedics, spinal care where commissioned, and general surgery. A credible provider needs to be able to manage an appropriate end-to-end patient pathway, from referral handling and triage through diagnostics, consultation, assessment, treatment, discharge and follow-up. Delivery depends on access to suitable hospital premises in Bristol; additional locations require commissioner approval. Suppliers should be prepared for activity-based commissioning, where income depends on activity rather than a guaranteed contract value, and for a selection approach in which patient choice, rather than price, was decisive. The requirement is closely tied to NHS commissioned care and patient-choice arrangements, so relevant clinical service capability and the capacity to coordinate the pathway are central to competing when this buyer next procures comparable services.

## Notice

This service provides routine elective secondary care, outpatient, diagnostic and treatment services for eligible patients under patient choice arrangements. The service supports access to commissioned specialties including Orthopaedics, Spinal Services (where ICB is Commissioner), General Surgery. The provider is required to deliver the full patient pathway where appropriate, including referral management, triage, diagnostics, consultation, pre-treatment assessment, treatment, discharge and follow-up within the commissioned scope. The service is delivered by Nuffield Health from Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital, which is included as an agreed additional premises, with any further premises requiring prior Commissioner approval.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This service provides routine elective secondary care, outpatient, diagnostic and treatment services for eligible patients under patient choice arrangements. The service supports access to commissioned specialties including Orthopaedics, Spinal Services (where ICB is Commissioner), General Surgery. The award has been made following Direct Award Process B. The procurement has been conducted in line with Right To Choose requirements. This is an activity-based contract with no guaranteed value. The contract has been awarded for the period 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2027 with no provision for extension included NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Gloucestershire ICB are currently working together in a formal "clustering" arrangement to prepare for their merger into a single, new organisation (name to be confirmed), effective from 1st April 2027. This procurement notice has been issued out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process B

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095524-2026 |
| 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 | 9 Oct 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 | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 6AG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | TLK11 Bristol, City of |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Nuffield Health Care Group Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111100 - Surgical hospital services

## Release History

- 9 Oct 2026 at 10:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095524-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://bnssg.icb.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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