Official UK procurement notice
Insourcing of Dermatology Services
Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Dermatology insourcing capacity.<br/><br/>Due to local operational challenges, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust require independent sector support to help with their backlog of long-waiting patients waiting for new dermatology outpatient appointments, and for minor procedures. This short term award will ensure service continuity whilst the Trust run a procurement exercise.
CPV: Dermatology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The services to be provided;Awarded
The services to be provided;<br/><br/>The Supplier will provide clinical capacity to support Dermatology outpatient and minor procedure clinics for Musgrove Park Hospital and Yeovil District Hospital.<br/><br/>This notice is confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement and without competition.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is expected to be £522,000.00<br/><br/>The contract dates are 01/01/2027-30/04/2027<br/><br/>This is an existing service with an existing provider.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Oct 2026, 10:30 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2026, 10:30 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099825- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078d8bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This was a framework direct award.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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.<br/><br/>The award decision-makers were the Service Manager Dermatology, Plastics & Medical Day Units Medicine Services Group<br/><br/>There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICS Operations trading as Xyla Services | £522,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 099825-2026-1 · ICS Operations trading as Xyla Services
- Signed
- 19 Oct 2026
- Value
- £522,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ICS Operations T/A Xyla Elective Care LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.