Official UK procurement notice
ENT Outsourcing Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of ENT Outsourcing Services for UHN
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1University Hospitals of Northamptonshire ("UHN") wishes to commission full consultant…Renewal
University Hospitals of Northamptonshire ("UHN") wishes to commission full consultant led ENT services to ensure supply meets demand of our local population and that service users are offered free choice of provider that most suits their individual needs at the point of referral.
The Provider shall deliver a full Consultant-led ENT RTT Pathways service on behalf of UHN with patients being transferred to the provider via the IPT process, encompassing referral management, diagnostics, outpatients' activity, elective and day case procedures, post operative follow up, discharge and RTT administration and clock management. The provider shall deliver UHN expectations of a high quality, integrated, safe and patient centred pathway.
The service is commissioned to improve access, eliminate long RTT waits and provide a resilient elective capacity whilst maintaining safety, quality and patient experience in line with NHS and GIRFT guidance.
The Provider will be fully accountable for RTT performance for all patients transferred or referred under this contract.
The service is commissioned by both Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ("KGH") and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust ("NGH") under the banner of UHN and is accountable and responsible to the Chief Operating Officer of UHN via the respective Head of Operations or their nominated deputy.
This competitive process is being conducted under the PSR.
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
Bidders must meet the basic selection criteria outlined in the tender documentation. They should be able to demonstrate their suitability to perform this activity, confirm their economic and financial standing, and their technical and professional ability by answering all the questions in the ePortal.
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Sept 2026, 14:22 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2026, 14:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Oct 2026 – …
- Authority reference
C470907- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086464- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f82eFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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. The tender documents can be found on the Atamis ePortal: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome Full instructions are provided on how to submit bids (which must be by electronic means) and what information should be included in the bid. Document 1 ITT for Provision of ENT Outsourcing Services sets out full instructions and guidance to bidders on the contract award criteria (including the relative importance of the key criteria) and how the contract award criteria will be assessed.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 6 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
Timeline
11 Sept 2026 → 6 Oct 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published45 days ago11 Sept 2026, 14:22 BST
- Submission deadline21 days ago6 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
- Bids opened21 days ago6 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Northampton General Hospital NHS TrustContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NoneReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria