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title: "Gender Dysphoria Epilation Pathway"
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# Gender Dysphoria Epilation Pathway

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gender-dysphoria-epilation-pathway-ocds-h6vhtk-03584b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS England: "Gender Dysphoria Epilation Pathway". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03584b`

## 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/gender-dysphoria-epilation-pathway-ocds-h6vhtk-03584b#tl-md)

## Description
Management and administration of the gender dysphoria epilation pathway:<br/>Arrange timely facial hair and surgical site epilation at suitable epilation providers for all patients with valid referrals (via NHS-commissioned Gender Dysphoria Clinics) from the service start date onwards. The assumption is that the service will process 950 referrals per year.<br/>Provide information and support on epilation to patients as needed, including on epilation modality and provider choice.<br/>Make timely payments to epilation providers, maintaining close financial control to ensure only valid invoices are paid.<br/>Record data on epilation referrals and treatment.<br/>Provide a central point of contact regarding epilation for patients, surgical providers, Gender Dysphoria Clinics and Pilots and epilation providers.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Epilation is commissioned by NHS England for the alleviation of gender dysphoria, as described in the Gender Identity Services for Adults (Non-Surgical Interventions) service specification. Epilation referrals, for both facial hair reduction and surg...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 021134-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-152700`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 021134-2022-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 30/06/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021134-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-08-02T14:03:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T09:32:33.737Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03584b