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# Community Investigation Hubs

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-investigation-hubs-ocds-h6vhtk-06690e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Somerset NHS Foundation Trust: "Community Investigation Hubs". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 13 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Somerset NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/somerset-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rh5)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 13
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £3,050,159 (exc. VAT, 13 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06690e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-investigation-hubs-ocds-h6vhtk-06690e#tl-md)

## Description
Community Investigation Hubs form part of the network of Community Diagnostic Centres in Somerset with the aim of offering patients a wide range of diagnostic tests closer to home and greater choice as to where and how they are undertaken, reducing the need for hospital visits and potentially expediting the start of treatment.

## Lots (13)
### Lot 1: Chard, Ilminster and Langport
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Community Investigation Hubs across Somerset providing access to diagnostic tests.
The Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C.
The lifetime value of this contract is expected to be £2...

### Lot 2: South West Somerset
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Community Investigation Hubs across Somerset providing access to diagnostic tests.
The Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C.
The lifetime value of this contract is expected to be £2...

### Lot 3: South East Somerset
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Community Investigation Hubs across Somerset providing access to diagnostic tests.
The Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C.
The lifetime value of this contract is expected to be £1...

### Lot 4: Taunton Central
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Community Investigation Hubs across Somerset providing access to diagnostic tests.
The Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C.
The lifetime value of this contract is expected to be £3...

### Lot 5: West Somerset
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Community Investigation Hubs across Somerset providing access to diagnostic tests.
The Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C.
The lifetime value of this contract is expected to be £2...

### Lot 6: Taunton Deane West
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Community Investigation Hubs across Somerset providing access to diagnostic tests.
The Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C.
The lifetime value of this contract is expected to be £1...

### Lot 7: Yeovil
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Community Investigation Hubs across Somerset providing access to diagnostic tests.
The Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C.
The lifetime value of this contract is expected to be £3...

### Lot 8: West Mendip
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Community Investigation Hubs across Somerset providing access to diagnostic tests.
The Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C.
The lifetime value of this contract is expected to be £2...

### Lot 9: Central Mendip
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Community Investigation Hubs across Somerset providing access to diagnostic tests.
The Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C.
The lifetime value of this contract is expected to be £1...

### Lot 10: Frome
- **Lot id:** `10`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Community Investigation Hubs across Somerset providing access to diagnostic tests.
The Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C.
The lifetime value of this contract is expected to be £1...

### Lot 11: Tone Valley
- **Lot id:** `11`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Community Investigation Hubs across Somerset providing access to diagnostic tests.
The Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C.
The lifetime value of this contract is expected to be £1...

### Lot 12: Bridgwater
- **Lot id:** `12`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Community Investigation Hubs across Somerset providing access to diagnostic tests.
The Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C.
The lifetime value of this contract is expected to be £2...

### Lot 13: North Sedgemoor
- **Lot id:** `13`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Community Investigation Hubs across Somerset providing access to diagnostic tests.
The Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C.
The lifetime value of this contract is expected to be £2...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (13)
- **Award:** 022615-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Ariel Healthcare**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-182976`
  - Value: £271,813 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 022615-2026-10 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Frome Medical Practice**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-182986`
  - Value: £184,643 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 022615-2026-11 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Lyngford Park Surgery**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-182991`
  - Value: £192,684 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 022615-2026-12 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Taunton Road Medical Centre**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-183002`
  - Value: £288,585 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 022615-2026-13 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Cheddar Medical Centre**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-182979`
  - Value: £252,357 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 022615-2026-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Symphony Healthcare Services**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:06633460`
  - Value: £214,495 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 022615-2026-3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Millbrook Surgery**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-182993`
  - Value: £168,903 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 022615-2026-4 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **St James Medical Centre**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-183001`
  - Value: £303,392 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 022615-2026-5 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **West Somerset Healthcare**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-183009`
  - Value: £211,204 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 022615-2026-6 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Wellington Medical Centre**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-183005`
  - Value: £170,322 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 022615-2026-7 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Oaklands Surgery**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-NHS:L85064`
  - Value: £372,348 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 022615-2026-8 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Wells Health Centre**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-183007`
  - Value: £257,219 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 022615-2026-9 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Mendip Country Practice**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-182992`
  - Value: £162,194 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (13)
- **Contract:** 022615-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £271,813
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

- **Contract:** 022615-2026-10 (active)
  - Signed Value: £184,643
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

- **Contract:** 022615-2026-11 (active)
  - Signed Value: £192,684
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

- **Contract:** 022615-2026-12 (active)
  - Signed Value: £288,585
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

- **Contract:** 022615-2026-13 (active)
  - Signed Value: £252,357
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

- **Contract:** 022615-2026-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £214,495
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

- **Contract:** 022615-2026-3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £168,903
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

- **Contract:** 022615-2026-4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £303,392
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

- **Contract:** 022615-2026-5 (active)
  - Signed Value: £211,204
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

- **Contract:** 022615-2026-6 (active)
  - Signed Value: £170,322
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

- **Contract:** 022615-2026-7 (active)
  - Signed Value: £372,348
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

- **Contract:** 022615-2026-8 (active)
  - Signed Value: £257,219
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

- **Contract:** 022615-2026-9 (active)
  - Signed Value: £162,194
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F045922-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-19T16:23:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T21:45:10.990Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06690e