Official UK procurement notice
709631450/1 - Provision of Secondary Healthcare to British Forces Cyprus & Sovereign Base Area
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of (or access to) effective, safe and efficient Secondary Healthcare services (SHC) to the entitled and eligible population (this is inclusive of military personnel, civil servants, certain contractors and dependants) within the Republic of Cyprus. The SHC service shall be available 365 days a year and 24 hours a day.
This requirement has been split into lots:
- Lot 1: Clinical Services - Adult Elective - £77,464,170
- Lot 2: Clinical Services - Paediatrics Elective - £16,922,820
- Lot 3: Clinical Services - Unscheduled Patients (Adults & Paediatrics) - £23,822,560
- Lot 4: Clinical Services - Mental Healthcare - £1,516,930
A Tender conference has been scheduled for Friday 17 October 2025. Suppliers wishing to attend should register their interest as soon as possible, but no later than Friday 10 October 2025
Cyber risk for this requirement is set at 'HIGH' and suppliers must ensure they review cyber requirements associated with this in the tender documents.
Tender documents can be accessed in full via the MOD eSourcing portal www.contracts.mod.uk ↗
- Recurrence: 10 years
CPV: Hospital and related services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£119,726,480 together) · win at most 4 of themLot #1Clinical Services - Adult ElectiveRenewalPublished value£77,464,170
Adult Clinical Services to include:
Orthopaedics
Clinical Radiology
Interventional Radiology
Dental Radiology
Walk in Referrals (non-ED & X-Rays)
Screening and earlier diagnosis
Digital Image Transfer
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Max Fax (Dental)
Vascular Surgery
Dermatology
Rheumatology
Adult Critical Care
Cardiology
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Ear, Nose and Throat
General Surgery
Urology
Ophthalmology
Essential Laboratory (ESL)
Endocrinology and Diabetes
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy
Anaesthesia
Maternity
Infection Prevention and Control
General Medicine
Safeguarding Team
Nursing
Occupational Medicine
Transfusion Medicine
Burns and Plastics
Lot #2Clinical Services - Paediatrics ElectiveRenewalPublished value£16,922,820
Paediatric Clinical Services to include:
Generic Paediatric and Neonatal requirements
Anaesthetics
Burns and Plastics
Child and Adolescence Mental Health services
Cardiology adolescent
Clinical care
Dermatology
Endocrinology and Diabetes
Ear, Nose and Throat
Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
General Medicine
General Paediatric Surgery
Immunology and Allergy
Max Fax and Dental
Renal
Respiratory
Rheumatology
Ophthalmology
Neurosurgery
Oncology
Orthopaedics
Neonatology
Neurology
Infection Prevention and Control
Essential Services Laboratories
Paediatric Nursing
Safeguarding
Child Protection Medicals
Paediatric Dietetics
Paediatric Occupational Therapy
Walk in Referrals (non-ED & X-Ray)
Radiology
Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy
Lot #3Clinical Services - Unscheduled PatientsRenewalPublished value£23,822,560
Emergency services for adults and paediatrics to include:
Emergency Medicine
Emergency Surgery
Emergency General Surgery
Essential Service Laboratories
Digital Transfer services
Clinical Radiology
Orthopaedics
Hyperbaric Emergency
Adult
Paediatric
Neonatal
Blood Transfusion
Lot #4Clinical Services - Mental HealthcareRenewalPublished value£1,516,930
Mental Health Services to include:
For adult and paediatrics
Inpatient Assessment and Treatment
Inpatient Temporary Admission/Sanctuary
Inpatient Treatment Support
Supervised Detoxification from Alcohol or Other Substance
Drug and Psychotherapeutic Treatment
Stabilisation and Discharge for Evacuation to the United Kingdom
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Suitability
See DSP tender reference 709631450/1 and tender documents for full information.
- Economic & financial standing
See DSP tender reference 709631450/1 and tender documents for full information.
Minimum: See DSP tender reference 709631450/1 and tender documents for full information. - Technical & professional ability
See DSP tender reference 709631450/1 and tender documents for full information.
Minimum: See DSP tender reference 709631450/1 and tender documents for full information.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 10 years
- First published
- 2 Feb 2024, 14:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Oct 2025, 01:04 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Jan 2026 – …
- Authority reference
709631450/1- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062355- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0436d7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
See DSP tender reference 709631450/1 and tender documents for full information.
Publisher note: Commercial This PIN is not a means to submit a formal Expression of Interest. Any resulting requirement will be conducted competitively and in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The MOD is publishing this announcement without any commitment to issue a tender or place a contract. Accordingly, any expenditure, work or effort undertaken following this announcement or before contract award is a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. For the avoidance of doubt, MOD will not be liable for any such costs incurred. Additional information: The MOD intends to use the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP), an e-Tendering system, in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register for any forthcoming opportunities. Further announcements may also be published on Contacts Finder. Suitable for: SMEs YES Description/Scope of the procurement: There is an enduring requirement for an economic, clinically, and environmentally safe and assured Secondary Healthcare (SHC) service for British Forces Cyprus (BFC) and Sovereign Base Area Administration (SBAA) entitled population at risk (PAR). This is inclusive of Military personnel, Civil Servants, certain Contractors, and UK Family Members. The MOD has a statutory duty to deliver an assured and governed consistent healthcare provision that is commensurate to the UK standard (NHS). The SHC services shall be available 365 days a year and 24 hours per day. The MOD is seeking a provider (or providers) who hold the following accreditations or will hold by contract start date: International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO). ISOs are the gold standard benchmarked against the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Defence Medical Services Regulator (DMSR) Defence Healthcare Regulations DMS(R) RAs. As Cyprus1 is a full member of International Organisations for Standardisation, the provider(s) must confirm they are compliant or will be compliant at the start of the contract with those ISOs listed below or equivalent standards. Those hospitals with other equivalent international accreditation standards (to those ISOs defined below) such as, JCI2, GHA3 or Temos4, will be assessed openly and equally during the tender process. SO: 9001:2015 Description: Quality Management Link: https://www.iso.org/standard/62085.html SO: 7101:2023 Description: Healthcare Organisation Management Link: https://www.iso.org/standard/81647.html SO: 13485:2016 Description: Medical Devices Link: https://www.iso.org/iso-13485-medical-devices.html SO: 14001:2015 Description: Environmental Management System Link: https://www.iso.org/standard/60857.html SO: 15189:2022 Description: Medical Laboratories Link: https://www.iso.org/standard/76677.html SO: 17025:2017 Description: Medical Laboratories Link: https://www.iso.org/standard/66912.html#:~:text=ISO%2FIEC%2017025%3A2017%20specifies,of%20the%20number%20of%20personnel. ISO: 22000:2018 Description: Food Safety Management Link: https://www.iso.org/standard/65464.html ISO: 22583:2019 Description: Point of Care Testing Link: https://www.iso.org/standard/73506.html ISO: 27001:2022 Description: Information Security Management Link: https://www.iso.org/standard/27001 ISO: 45001:2018 Description: Occupational Health and Safety Link: https://www.iso.org/standard/63787.html ISO: 50001:2018 Description: Energy Management Standard Link: https://www.iso.org/standard/69426.html Cyber Essentials Plus will also be a requirement by the contract start date. Further information on Cyber Essentials Plus can be found at the link below: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/cyberessentials/overview
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.contracts.mod.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 5 Jan 2026, 12:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 5 Jan 2026, 12:59 GMT
Timeline
29 Apr 2024 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Next notice expected29 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published385 days ago5 Oct 2025, 01:04 BST
- Submission deadline293 days ago5 Jan 2026, 12:59 GMT
- Bids opened293 days ago5 Jan 2026, 12:59 GMT
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 158 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Feb 2024- Buyer details updated2 Feb 2024, 17:35 GMT
- Published value updated to £119,726,48018 Oct 2024, 13:53 BSTwas £85,808,000
- Status changed to active18 Oct 2024, 13:53 BST
- Procurement method changed18 Oct 2024, 13:53 BST
- Deadline published: 17 Jan 2025, 12:59 GMT18 Oct 2024, 13:53 BST
- Buyer details updated18 Oct 2024, 13:53 BST
- Buyer details updated24 Oct 2024, 13:50 BST
- Buyer details updated27 Nov 2024, 12:54 GMT
- Deadline moved to 5 Jan 2026, 12:59 GMT5 Oct 2025, 01:04 BST+353 days · was 17 Jan 2025, 12:59 GMT
- Buyer details updated5 Oct 2025, 01:04 BST
Published amendments (4 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.1.4) · II | — | Scheduled date for award of contract (s): Estimated as March 2025 Anticipated contract(s) start date: 1 April 2026 Duration in months: Core contract: 48 months (from contract start date) plus; 2 x Option Periods. Option Period 1: 36 months. Option Period 2: 36 months | |
| — | TextVI.3 · VI | SO: 9001:2015 SO: 7101:2023 SO: 13485:2016 SO: 14001:2015 SO: 15189:2022 SO: 17025:2017 | ISO: 9001:2015 ISO: 7101:2023 ISO: 13485:2016 ISO: 14001:2015 ISO: 15189:2022 ISO: 17025:2017 | |
| — | TextII.1.4 Short Description · II | The provision of (or access to) effective, safe and efficient Secondary Healthcare services (SHC) to the entitled and eligible population (this is inclusive of military personnel, civil servants, certain contractors and dependants) within the Republic of Cyprus. The SHC service shall be available 365 days a year and 24 hours a day. This requirement has been split into lots: - Lot 1: Clinical Servi… | The provision of (or access to) effective, safe and efficient Secondary Healthcare services (SHC) to the entitled and eligible population (this is inclusive of military personnel, civil servants, certain contractors and dependants) within the Republic of Cyprus. The SHC service shall be available 365 days a year and 24 hours a day. This requirement has been split into lots: - Lot 1: Clinical Servi… | |
| — | TextII.1.4 Short Description · II.1.4 | II.1.4) Short description The provision of (or access to) effective, safe and efficient Secondary Healthcare services (SHC) to the entitled and eligible population (this is inclusive of military personnel, civil servants, certain contractors and dependants) within the Republic of Cyprus. The SHC service shall be available 365 days a year and 24 hours a day. This requirement has been split into lot… | II.1.4) Short description The provision of (or access to) effective, safe and efficient Secondary Healthcare services (SHC) to the entitled and eligible population (this is inclusive of military personnel, civil servants, certain contractors and dependants) within the Republic of Cyprus. The SHC service shall be available 365 days a year and 24 hours a day. This requirement has been split into lot… | |
| — | DateIV.2.2 · 4 | 17 Jan 2025 | 28 Feb 2025 | +42 d |
| — | DateIV.2.7 · 4 | 17 Jan 2025 | 28 Feb 2025 | +42 d |
4 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2024-10: 2 releases · 18 Oct 2024, 24 Oct 2024
- 2024-02: 2 releases · 2 Feb 2024, 2 Feb 2024
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Commercial BranchReview body
- UK StratCom Commercial BranchReview body
Official documents & specifications
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