Official UK procurement notice
ENT Outsourcing · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUniversity 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.
1.2 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.
CPV: ENT or audiologist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledRenewalPublished value£3,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical Requirements: 60%
- Price (value): 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price (value): Price
- Technical Requirements: Technical and Quality Requirements
- Social Value: Social Value Requirements
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Sept 2026, 10:42 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2026, 11:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
C463532- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084137- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f2e0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
4 Sept 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published52 days ago4 Sept 2026, 18:13 BST
- Latest notice published45 days ago11 Sept 2026, 11:52 BST
- Clarification questions by39 days ago17 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline26 days ago30 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by4 days ago22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 4 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Sept 2026- Tender notice published4 Sept 2026, 18:13 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published10 Sept 2026, 10:42 BSTUK12
- Procurement termination notice published11 Sept 2026, 11:52 BSTUK12
Published amendments (1)
Incorrect regulations quoted for re-issue of procurement. PCR2015 regulations quoted as route to procurement but this should state PSR regulations. A notice under PSR will be issued to the market in due course.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 10 Sept 2026 | CancelledThis tender notice is now terminated as it was issued against the incorrect procurement regulations. A new notice (F02) will be issued in due course under PSR Regulations. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Northampton General Hospital NHS TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications To be completed on e-Portal
- Bidding documents and specifications To be completed by bidder on e-Portal - Supplier Information
- Bidding documents and specifications Technical Requirements - to be completed on ePortal
- Bidding documents and specifications Social Value to be completed on ePortal
- Bidding documents and specifications Document 2 ITT Specification of Requirements
- Bidding documents and specifications Document 1 ITT Instructions and Guidance to Tenderers - Information Only
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender