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# Insourcing and Outsourcing of Clinical Services - IOCS

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/insourcing-and-outsourcing-of-clinical-services-iocs-ocds-h6vhtk-05da1d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Shared Business Services Limited: "Insourcing and Outsourcing of Clinical Services - IOCS". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,500,000,000. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Shared Business Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-shared-business-services-limited-coh-05280446)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,500,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Acupuncture and chiropractor services, Advisory services provided by nurses, Cardiology services, Cardiology services or pulmonary specialists services, Dental-practice services (+27 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05da1d`

## 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/insourcing-and-outsourcing-of-clinical-services-iocs-ocds-h6vhtk-05da1d#tl-md)

## Description
NHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework.
NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) intend to put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Insourcing and Outsourcing of Clinical Services to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations.
Approved Organisations are NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) or any combined authority, integrated care board, local authority, NHS England, NHS foundation trust, NHS trust or any other body listed as a "relevant authority" in the National Health Service Act 2006, which the Authority authorises to use the resulting Framework. These organisations, for the purpose being a principal to the framework agreement under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations  and the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025 are identifiable on the list of Approved Organisations and may be added to from time to time.
Our Approved Organisation list can be found on:
https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/
The potential lotting structure is as follows:
Lot 1 - Insourcing of Clinical Services
Lot 2 - Outsourcing of Clinical Services
Lot 3 - Medical Imaging and Reporting Services
We are committed to working with suppliers who are dedicated to Sustainability and Social Value and there will be sufficient weighting on these elements in the tender.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Insourcing of Clinical Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85112200, 85121100, 85121200, 85121210, 85121220, 85121230
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** To support Approved Organisations in delivering clinical services by supplying on-site clinical staff who work under the Trust's governance, using its facilities and systems, utilising spare, out-of-hours capacity, typically at weekends and evenings ...

### Lot 2: Outsourcing of Clinical Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85112200, 85121100, 85121200, 85121210, 85121220, 85121230
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** To enable Approved Organisations to commission external organisations to deliver clinical care off-site or independently under a defined contractual arrangement. This approach supports capacity expansion, elective recovery, and access to specialist s...

### Lot 3: Medical Imaging and Reporting Services
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85148000, 85150000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** To provide high-quality, timely, and clinically governed diagnostic imaging and reporting services that support Approved Organisations in delivering accurate diagnostics across a range of modalities. Services can be insourced, outsourced, or facilita...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F070931-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-04T15:38:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T03:33:14.811Z
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