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# NHS Cheshire & Merseyside (formerly NHS Southport & Formby CCG & NHS South Sefton) - Community Dermatology Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhs-cheshire-merseyside-formerly-nhs-southport-formby-ccg-nhs-south-sefton-community-derma-ocds-h6vhtk-02e73a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Cheshire & Merseyside - Place of Sefton (Formerly Southport&Formby CCG & NHS South Sefton CCG): "NHS Cheshire & Merseyside (formerly NHS Southport & Formby CCG & NHS South Sefton) - Community Dermatology Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Cheshire & Merseyside - Place of Sefton (Formerly Southport&Formby CCG & NHS South Sefton CCG)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-cheshire-merseyside-place-of-sefton-formerly-southport-f-GB-FTS-62200)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 October 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Dermatology services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD73
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £4,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhs-cheshire-merseyside-formerly-nhs-southport-formby-ccg-nhs-south-sefton-community-derma-ocds-h6vhtk-02e73a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02e73a`

## 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/nhs-cheshire-merseyside-formerly-nhs-southport-formby-ccg-nhs-south-sefton-community-derma-ocds-h6vhtk-02e73a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhs-cheshire-merseyside-formerly-nhs-southport-formby-ccg-nhs-south-sefton-community-derma-ocds-h6vhtk-02e73a#participate

## Description
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) is supporting NHS Cheshire & Merseyside - Place of Sefton who wish to award a contract for a Community Dermatology Service for patients living in the Place of Sefton. 
The aim of the service is to provide support within a community setting for patients with acute and chronic skin conditions.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** The Commissioner operates 4 levels of Dermatology provision for patients.  These are:
Level 1 – Self-management
Level 2 – GP Management
Level 3 – Community Dermatology Service
Level 4 – Acute specialist care
The Commissioner was looking to commission...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** NHS Cheshire & Merseyside (formerly NHS Southport & Formby CCG & NHS South Sefton) - Community Dermatology Service (active)
  - Award id: `023644-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Vita Health Solutions Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-3829618`
  - Value: £4,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** NHS Cheshire & Merseyside (formerly NHS Southport & Formby CCG & NHS South Sefton) - Community Dermatology Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/04/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023644-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-08-24T14:09:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T14:59:40.688Z
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