Outsourcing of Surgical Services

Official notice

Authority: Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD6)

Awarded value£100,308published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Nuffield Health

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS subcontract to outsource paediatric and adult Ear, Nose and Throat procedures.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Outsourcing of adult and paediatric patients for ear, nose and throat proceduresAwarded

Delivery: North West

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: 12 Jan 2026, 15:03 GMT
Last source update: 12 Jan 2026, 15:03 GMT
Authority reference: CTR000
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-002337
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD6)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0603d9 Find 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) award notice. The awarding of this contract 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.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (PSR) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using Urgent award in accordance with regulation 14(2) of the PSR Regulations. The date of the contract award is 7th August 2025 to 31st March 2026. The indicative lifetime value of the contract is £100,308. No conflicts of interest have been declared.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £100,3081 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Nuffield Health	£100,308 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 002337-2026-1 · Nuffield Health
Signed
7 Aug 2025
Value
£100,308
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: RBT Leighton Hospital, Crewe, North West, CW14TQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Nuffield Health LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 0576970 Chester, North West

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.