Official UK procurement notice
Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment
Authority: East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub c/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought18 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this framework is for the provision of Clinical Diagnosis & Treatment services that fall under the Lots listed in the ITT.
Services offered under this framework will meet the highest industry standards and support Beneficiaries with the current and future day-to-day activities in respect of the requirements.
The intention is to offer an accessible and compliant route to market for organisations to easily manage multiple services, assisting Beneficiaries in the management of waiting list within services to meet NHS targets.
The framework will be comprised of 9 lots:
- Lot 1 - Dermatology
- Lot 2 - Oral and Maxillofacial surgery
- Lot 3 - Audiology
- Lot 4 - Ophthalmology
- Lot 5 - ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat)
- Lot 6 - Gastroenterology
- Lot 7 - Urology
- Lot 8 - Endoscopy
- Lot 9 - Managed Services
The term of the framework will be 3 years plus an optional one year extension. This framework is being run under the Provider Selection Regime.
The framework is for the benefit of existing and emerging organisations during the life of the Contract and is intended to support Relevant Authorities when procuring such services. Relevant authorities as follows:
- NHS England
- Integrated care boards (ICBs)
- NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts
- Local authorities and combined authorities.
This framework is not accessible by Authorities in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
CPV: Dental practice and related services · Dermatology services · ENT or audiologist services · Gastroenterologist services · Health services · Ophthalmologist services · Urologist services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 21 bids received · 21 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (18)Procurement structure
18 lots · 9 with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 9 lots carries the same published figure, £15,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1DermatologyCancelled UK, North East +8Lot estimate not published
This lot is for dermatology services for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of skin conditions. This may include but is not limited to, management of skin cancers, inflammatory skin diseases, minor surgical procedures and rare dermatological disorders. Additional information: The framework award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.
Lot #2Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS)Cancelled North East, North West +7Lot estimate not published
This lot is for the provision of OMFS services including but not limited to, patient consultations, examinations, surgical procedures and diagnostic tests and orthodontic/dental treatment, both routine and complex. Additional information: The framework award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.
Lot #3AudiologyCancelled North East, North West +7Lot estimate not published
This lot is for a range of services covered by Audiology, including but not limited to, hearing screening & tests, balance assessments, tinnitus management and assistive listening device access. Additional information: The framework award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.
Lot #4OphthalmologyCancelled North East, North West +7Lot estimate not published
This lot is for the provision of core ophthalmology services that include but are not limited to, cataract surgeries, glaucoma treatment, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic eye conditions. Additional information: The framework award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.
Lot #5Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)Cancelled North East, North West +7Lot estimate not published
This lot is for a range of services covered by Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT), including but not limited to, otology, rhinology and laryngology and their associated treatments. This should include but not be limited to, consultations, examinations and a range of surgical procedures. Additional information: The framework award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.
Lot #6GastroenterologyCancelled North East, North West +7Lot estimate not published
This Lot is for services that are covered by gastroenterology and their associated treatments, including but not limited to endoscopy procedures, liver disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and assessment of digestive conditions. This may include ongoing management of conditions. Additional information: The framework award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.
Lot #7UrologyCancelled North East, North West +7Lot estimate not published
This lot is for the provision of procedures. including consultations, examinations and diagnostic tests, that fall under Urology. This includes but is not limited to, prostate assessments and biopsies, incontinence, stone surgery and urodynamics. Additional information: The framework award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.
Lot #8EndoscopyCancelled North East, North West +7Lot estimate not published
This lot is for the provision of procedures. including consultations, examinations and diagnostic tests, that fall under Endoscopy. This includes but is not limited to, colonoscopy, gastroscopy, bronchoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and endoscopic ultrasounds. Additional information: The framework award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.
Lot #9Managed ServicesCancelled North East, North West +7Lot estimate not published
Lot 9 is a locked Lot and will not be evaluated. It is intended that the inclusion of this Lot will only be available to providers that are awarded to one or more of the other Lots.
All providers awarded to the framework, where they have indicated they wish to provide services against this locked Lot will be awarded irrespective of the total number of Providers awarded to the framework.
Providers awarded to Lot 9 may opt to offer an end-to-end managed service, which may include but is not limited to:
- Triaging
- Workflows
- end to end systems
- data collation / data reporting, and service intelligence metrics
- Training
- Managed Service
- Quality Assurance and Reporting
- Consultancy
For relevant authorities to call-off from this lot, a further competition must be carried out to ensure bespoke requirements are fulfilled and to assess value for money.
Please note: for this Lot to be compliant under PSR, the majority of any contracts awarded must comprise of an in-scope health services (Services detailed under Lots 1-8) and that the out-of-scope goods or services could not be covered in a separate contract. Additional information: The framework award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.
Lot #10Managed Services UKceiling above
Lot 9 is a locked lot and will not be evaluated separately.
Lot #11Dermatology UKceiling above
This lot is for dermatology services for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of skin conditions. This may include but is not limited to, management of skin cancers, inflammatory skin diseases, minor surgical procedures and rare dermatological disorders.
Lot #12Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) UKceiling above
This lot is for the provision of OMFS services including but not limited to, patient consultations, examinations, surgical procedures and diagnostic tests and orthodontic/dental treatment, both routine and complex.
Lot #13Audiology UKceiling above
This lot is for a range of services covered by Audiology, including but not limited to, hearing screening & tests, balance assessments, tinnitus management and assistive listening device access.
Lot #14Ophthalmology UKceiling above
This lot is for the provision of core ophthalmology services that include but are not limited to, cataract surgeries, glaucoma treatment, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic eye conditions.
Lot #15Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) UKceiling above
This lot is for a range of services covered by Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT), including but not limited to, otology, rhinology and laryngology and their associated treatments. This should include but not be limited to, consultations, examinations and a range of surgical procedures.
Lot #16Gastroenterology UKceiling above
This Lot is for services that are covered by gastroenterology and their associated treatments, including but not limited to endoscopy procedures, liver disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and assessment of digestive conditions. This may include ongoing management of conditions.
Lot #17Urology UKceiling above
This lot is for the provision of procedures. including consultations, examinations and diagnostic tests, that fall under Urology. This includes but is not limited to, prostate assessments and biopsies, incontinence, stone surgery and urodynamics.
Lot #18Endoscopy UKceiling above
This lot is for the provision of procedures. including consultations, examinations and diagnostic tests, that fall under Endoscopy. This includes but is not limited to, colonoscopy, gastroscopy, bronchoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and endoscopic ultrasounds.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Feb 2025, 11:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Jan 2026, 15:02 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Sept 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008543- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e287Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. As per the guidance set out by NHSE, the Procedure type has been set to 'Award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition'.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this framework agreement 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 18th December 2025. This framework agreement has not yet been formally concluded; this notice serves as an intention to establish the framework agreement under the PSR. Any written representations should be sent to corporate.services@eoecph.nhs.uk. The decision was made by the Corporate, Clinical and Regulation team at East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub (EOECPH) in November 2025. There were no conflicts of interest identified. The decision to award this framework agreement and is in line with the competitive process and the evaluation was based against the five required key criteria as follows: • Quality and Innovation - Assured - EOECPH are assured that the providers will be delivering a safe and effective service as required by the specification and the framework agreement. • Value - Assured - EOECPH are assured that the providers will be delivering value against the framework agreement to contracting authorities that wish to call-off against the framework. • Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - Assured -EOECPH are assured that the providers will positively impact against the service specification as laid out in the tender documents. • Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - Assured - EOECPH are assured that the providers will meet needs of the population to ensure equitable access and choice as required by the specification and the framework agreement. • Social Value - Assured - EOECPH are assured that the providers will deliver against outcome 8a: Support health and wellbeing in the contract workforce, including physical and mental health, and in line with the NHS overarching mission to 'Build a NHS fit for the future' throughout the life of the framework agreement and any resulting call-offs against the framework.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 9 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 9 Sept 2025, 15:00 BST
Timeline
1 Jul 2025 → 31 Oct 2028 · 5 dates- Next notice expected1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Bids opened9 Sept 2025, 15:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends383 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown9 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published270 days ago30 Jan 2026, 15:02 GMT
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Bids must remain valid until31 Oct 2028, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Sept 2025- Published value updated to £18,000,00011 Sept 2025, 10:30 BSTwas £15,000,000
- Status changed to active11 Sept 2025, 10:30 BST
- Procurement method changed11 Sept 2025, 10:30 BST
- Deadline published: 9 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST11 Sept 2025, 10:30 BST
- Status changed to complete8 Dec 2025, 15:52 GMT
- Procurement method changed8 Dec 2025, 15:52 GMT
- Buyer details updated8 Dec 2025, 15:52 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextAdditional Information · VI.3 | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this framework agreement 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations… | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of establishment of a framework agreement. This framework agreement has been concluded under 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. This framework agreement has now been formally concluded using the co… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-02: 1 release · 17 Feb 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast21 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 20 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £18,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 080739-2025-1
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 080739-2025-10
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 080739-2025-11
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 080739-2025-12
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 080739-2025-13
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 080739-2025-14
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 080739-2025-15
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 080739-2025-16
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 080739-2025-17
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 080739-2025-18
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 080739-2025-19
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 080739-2025-2
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 080739-2025-20
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 080739-2025-21
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 080739-2025-3
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 080739-2025-4
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 080739-2025-5
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 080739-2025-6
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 080739-2025-7
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 080739-2025-8
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21bids · 21 electronic | 12 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- East of England NHS collaborative Procurement HubContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent patient choice and procurement panelReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
21 commercial parties on the notice- 18 Week Support LimitedFramework contractor
- Carepro LtdFramework contractor
- Community Health & Eyecare LtdFramework contractor
- Concept Care SolutionsFramework contractor
- Eagle EyecareFramework contractor
- Elective Services LtdFramework contractor
- Evolutio Care Innovations LimitedFramework contractor
- Healthcare Central LondonFramework contractor
- ICS Operations Limited (Xyla)Framework contractor
- ID Medical Group LimitedFramework contractor
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- InHealth LtdFramework contractor
- Mediscan Diagnostic ServicesFramework contractor
- Modality LPPFramework contractor
- Newmedical Systems LimitedFramework contractor
- Norfolk Primary CareFramework contractor
- Omnes HealthcareFramework contractor
- Optegra UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Practice Plus GroupFramework contractor
- Primary Eyecare ServicesFramework contractor
- SpaMedicaFramework contractor
- Sussex Community Dermatology Services LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria