Official UK procurement notice
Community Ear Wax Removal (Aural Care) Service
Authority: NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (Central government)
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board (SEL ICB) intends to procure a Community Ear Wax Removal (Aural Care) Service for patients registered with a GP practice within the South East London ICB area (Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark). The service will provide safe, community-based clinical management of impacted cerumen (ear wax) for adults aged 18 years and over. The provider will be required to deliver:
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS South East London Integrated Care Board (SEL ICB) intends to procure a Community Ear Wax Removal (Aural Care) Service for patients registered with a GP practice within the South East London ICB area (Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark).
The service will provide safe, community-based clinical management of impacted cerumen (ear wax) for adults aged 18 years and over. The aim of the service is to improve hearing and communication, support appropriate ear examination, prevent complications associated with ear wax impaction, and enable care to be delivered closer to home.
Please note that the contract value specified in the notice is an indicative value with potential to change.
Market engagement detail:
Date: Monday 10 March 2026
Time: 10:30 to 12.00
Location: MS Teams (we will be sending the calendar invite for the event closer to the time.)
The market engagement will cover the following:
- present the proposed service model
- test deliverability
- understand workforce and supply chain capacity
- Procurement guidance and tips
Who should attend?
Any organisation interested in delivering or partnering for the commissioning of Community Ear Wax Removal (Aural Care) in the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.
Please note that the market engagement sessions will not be recorded, and attendees are not permitted to record the sessions or use AI tools/bots to transcribe the event.
Registration:
Please complete the Market Engagement Event Registration Form by no later than 12:00pm (Noon) on Tuesday 03 March 2026, if you are interested to attend the event:
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Feb 2026, 13:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Feb 2026, 09:51 GMT
- Authority reference
PRJ-2248- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015070- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065718Find a Tender
Publisher note: The Procurement is being managed by the NHS London Commercial Hub (NHS LCH) hosted by NEL ICB, on behalf of the Authority. The procurement will be undertaken in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The Authority intends to use the Competitive Process.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 Feb 2026 → 3 Mar 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published258 days ago19 Feb 2026, 09:51 GMT
- Submission deadline246 days ago3 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | TextShort description · II.1.4. | NHS South East London Integrated Care Board (SEL ICB) intends to procure a Community Ear Wax Removal (Aural Care) Service for patients registered with a GP practice within the South East London ICB area (Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark). The service will provide safe, community-based clinical management of impacted cerumen (ear wax) for adults aged 18 years and over. Th… | NHS South East London Integrated Care Board (SEL ICB) intends to procure a Community Ear Wax Removal (Aural Care) Service for patients registered with a GP practice within the South East London ICB area (Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark). The service will provide safe, community-based clinical management of impacted cerumen (ear wax) for adults aged 18 years and over. Th… | |
| — | TextDescription of the procurement · II.2.4 | NHS South East London Integrated Care Board (SEL ICB) intends to procure a Community Ear Wax Removal (Aural Care) Service for patients registered with a GP practice within the South East London ICB area (Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark). The service will provide safe, community-based clinical management of impacted cerumen (ear wax) for adults aged 18 years and over. Th… | NHS South East London Integrated Care Board (SEL ICB) intends to procure a Community Ear Wax Removal (Aural Care) Service for patients registered with a GP practice within the South East London ICB area (Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark). The service will provide safe, community-based clinical management of impacted cerumen (ear wax) for adults aged 18 years and over. Th… |
Market engagement date was written as Monday 10 March 2026. This was an error. Correct market engagement date is: Tuesday 10 March 2026.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.