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Published 1 Dec 2025, 14:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Demand & Capacity Advisor

Authority: Airedale NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·On behalf of: AGH SOLUTIONS LIMITED

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableAccelerated

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Published estimate£150,000≈ £50k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update

Submissions closed 15 May 2026awarded 27 Oct 2026

Award (standstill) to MS HEALTH INSIGHT LTD

Contract term 3 yrsends 28 Jul 2029 · up to 28 Jul 2032 with extensions · starts 29 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A range of demand projections and modelled capacity requirements, scenarios and options, based on planning assumptions to be agreed with the Trust.

Navigation of the NHP demand modelling process, mapping of outputs to local baseline activity and case mix, and conversion to capacity requirements.

Interpretation of outputs with Trust stakeholders, and translation into functional content with health planners.

Presentation of outputs to Trust and wider audiences and production of demand/capacity documentation as required, including business case sections and appendices.

Contribute to activity-related workforce modelling and medium-term operational planning.

Conduct interactive sessions as it takes to complete the work

No preliminary market engagement: UK3: Planned procurement notice - Procurement Act 2023 Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-000720 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ec10 Published 1 December 2025, 2:48pm

CPV: Research and development consultancy services · Systems consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£150,000

Contract period: 29 Jul 2026 – 28 Jul 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 28 Jul 2032 with extensionsValue: £150,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: the Trust reserves the option to extend the contract based on the need of the Trust, performance and cost which will be determined at the time.

72246000 Systems consultancy services 73200000 Research and development consultancy services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
What you need to submit now
At this PSQ stage, bidders must:
- Complete All Sections of the PSQ
- Respond to each question
- Submit via email to Mr Martin Needham (m.needham2@nhs.net) by the stated deadline (15/05/2026, 5pm)
Technical & professional ability
there are two technical capability question incorporated in this PSQ,

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 100%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Methodology for Delivery: 50%
Experience: 50%

Published award criteria (2)

Methodology for Delivery
Experience

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
What you need to submit now
At this PSQ stage, bidders must:
- Complete All Sections of the PSQ
- Respond to each question
- Submit via email to Mr Martin Needham (m.needham2@nhs.net) by the stated deadline (15/05/2026, 5pm)
Technical & professional ability
there are two technical capability question incorporated in this PSQ,

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: Awarded
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: 1 Dec 2025, 14:48 GMT
Last source update: 27 Oct 2026, 16:39 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 13 Jul 2026
Authority reference: C429503
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-040456
Accelerated: Qualifying planned procurement notice
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Research and development consultancy servicesSystems consultancy services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ec10 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)

Submission deadline: 15 May 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Return PSQ document to Martin Needham by email (m.needham2@nhs.net) no later than 15/05/2026, 5pm

Only those suppliers who submit their PSQ response document by the stipulated deadline shall be eligible for invitation to the subsequent stage of the procurement process. Any failure to submit, or submissions received after the specified deadline, will be deemed invalid and such suppliers shall not be considered for progression to the next stage of the tender.

once released the next stage ITT documentation will be accessed via the Atamis online portal at : suppliersupport.atamis.co.uk/hc/en-gb/articles/46… ↗

Timeline

1 Dec 2025 → 5 Nov 2026 · 9 dates

Planning notice published330 days ago
1 Dec 2025, 14:48 GMT
Next notice expected268 days ago
1 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Tender notice published179 days ago
1 May 2026, 12:25 BST
Submission deadline165 days ago
15 May 2026, 17:00 BST
Award decision expected by106 days ago
13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts91 days ago
29 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent31h ago
27 Oct 2026
Latest notice published15h ago
27 Oct 2026, 16:39 GMT
Today
28 Oct 2026
Standstill endsin 8 days
5 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Dec 2025

Planned procurement notice published
1 Dec 2025, 14:48 GMT
UK3
Planned procurement notice published
6 Jan 2026, 14:40 GMT
UK3
Deadline moved to 1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
6 Jan 2026, 14:40 GMT
+0 days · was 1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Tender notice published
1 May 2026, 12:25 BST
UK4
Published value published: £150,000
1 May 2026, 12:25 BST
Status changed to active
1 May 2026, 12:25 BST
Deadline moved to 15 May 2026, 17:00 BST
1 May 2026, 12:25 BST
+14 days · was 1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract award notice published
27 Oct 2026, 16:39 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
27 Oct 2026, 16:39 GMT
Contract signature expected
6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Published amendments (1)

directions for supplier to access the ITT documentation when it is released.

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-12: 1 release · 1 Dec 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £140,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 32 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
MS HEALTH INSIGHT LTDSMEDemand and Capacity Modelling Advisor6 Nov 2026 – 5 Nov 2029 · up to 5 Nov 2032Extensions: The initial contract term has been structured with the option to extend by up to three additional periods of 12 months (+1+1+1). The extension options provide flexibility to retain continuity of specialist support, knowledge of the Trust's evolving demand and capacity position, and alignment with the New Hospital Programme timeline, whilst ensuring that any extension remains subject to satisfactory performance, ongoing service requirements and the availability of funding.	£140,000	27 Oct 2026standstill to 5 Nov 2026	Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	2	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

AIREDALE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RCF · GB-PPON: PWVB-9664-WPWP Skipton Road, Kieghley, Yorkshire & Humber, BD20 6TDContact name, email

Other public bodies

AGH SOLUTIONS LIMITEDProcess contact pointProcuring entitywholly owned subsidiary of ANHSFT, managing procurementsGB-COH: 10942013GB-PPON: PJNR-3217-RCRZ Keighley, Yorkshire & HumberContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

MS HEALTH INSIGHT LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09499479GB-PPON: PNCB-3657-MLNV 282 Harehills Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS9 7BDContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsDOCX

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender27 Oct 2026, 16:39 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender1 May 2026, 12:25 BST
Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender6 Jan 2026, 14:40 GMT
Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender1 Dec 2025, 14:48 GMT