Official UK procurement notice
Outsourcing for Upper GI and Bariatric surgery
Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of additional surgical capacity to be performed at other hospital premises to assist in the urgent reduction of waiting times for routine Upper GI and Bariatric surgery and ensure there are zero 65 week waits.
CPV: Surgical hospital services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is a call off contract for for routine Upper GI and Bariatric surgeryAwarded
This is a call off contract for for routine Upper GI and Bariatric surgery.<br/><br/>This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is anticipated to be £180,000.00<br/><br/>The contract commenced on 1 May 2026 until 31 July 2026 (with the option to extend for an additional 3 months).
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
- 19 May 2026, 16:40 BST
- Last source update
- 19 May 2026, 16:40 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045890- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069c39Find 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 limited activity being provided through insourcing contracts to support the unexpected increase in the number of patients that have had their priority increased to urgent which impacts on displacing routine long waiters. The ongoing delays in the opening of new theatres at Musgrove Park Hospital is restricting the expected surgery capacity required to meet growing demand.
Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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 do not apply to this award.'<br/><br/>The contract was awarded under an urgent circumstance due to limited activity being provided through insourcing contracts to support the unexpected increase in the number of patients that have had their priority increased to urgent which impacts on displacing routine long waiters. The ongoing delays in the opening of new theatres at Musgrove Park Hospital is restricting the expected surgery capacity required to meet growing demand.<br/><br/>The contract will be awarded for a short period to ensure no patients are waiting for 65 weeks.<br/><br/>The contract has been restricted to 3 months with option to extend by 3 months only.<br/><br/>The decision makers was the Deputy Service Group Director.<br/><br/>There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuffield Health | £180,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 045890-2026-1 · Nuffield Health
- Signed
- 8 May 2026
- Value
- £180,000
- 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
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Nuffield Health TauntonAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.