Official UK procurement notice
Insourcing for Upper GI patients
Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of additional surgical capacity to be performed at the Trust's premises to assist in the urgent reduction of waiting times for routine Upper GI surgery and ensure there are zero 65 week waits.
CPV: Surgical hospital services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1There is no change to the services being provided, this modification is an extension onlyAwarded
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Dec 2025, 14:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 May 2026, 14:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050345- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fd5eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Urgent award of a short term 3 month contract due to unexpected increase in urgent patients displacing routine long waiters.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice, 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 contract has now been formally modified. The decision-maker: Services Manager - Colorectal, Upper GI and Emergency Surgery There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated28 May 2026, 14:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOMERSET SURGICAL SERVICES LTDSME | £120,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| SOMERSET SURGICAL SERVICES LTDSME | £120,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 050345-2026-CLIN110-1 · SOMERSET SURGICAL SERVICES LTDSME
- Signed
- 1 Jan 2026
- Value
- £120,000
- Status
- active
- Change The contract was originally awarded under an urgent circumstance for 6 months due to an unexpected increase in the volume of urgent patients displacing routine long waiters. The contract is being modified to extend the contract to 12 months until 31.12.26. There is no expected increase in the lifetime value of the contract., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The extension is needed due to delays in the opening of new theatres at Musgrove Park Hospital restricting the expected surgery capacity .
Contract 086167-2025-1 · SOMERSET SURGICAL SERVICES LTDSME
- Signed
- 24 Dec 2025
- Value
- £120,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandMediation body
- NHSEReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- SOMERSET SURGICAL SERVICES LTDAwarded supplier
- Somerset Surgical Services LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.