Outsourcing Orthopaedic 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 (UKD)

Awarded value£380,584published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Nuffield Health

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Outsourcing of orthopaedic procedures to support waiting list demand.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1To provide an outsourced solution for orthopaedic procedures to support waiting list…Awarded

To provide an outsourced solution for orthopaedic procedures to support waiting list demand.

Delivery: North West · The Grosvenor Hospital, Chester

Extensions: There will be an option to extend the contract, once by up to 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: 12 Aug 2025, 12:38 BST
Last source update: 12 Aug 2025, 12:38 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-047997
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058604 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) confirmation of contract award notice. 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. This contract has now been formally awarded under PSR Regulation 14.
The date of contract award is 28th July 2025 to 31st December 2025. The indicative lifetime value of the contract is £380,584.
No conflicts of interest have been declared.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. 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.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £380,5841 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Nuffield Health	£380,584 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 047997-2025-CTR000503-1 · Nuffield Health
Signed
28 Jul 2025
Value
£380,584
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.