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# NHS Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) Urgent Skin Cancer Dermoscopy Triage service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhs-essex-integrated-care-board-icb-urgent-skin-cancer-dermoscopy-triage-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05f57c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Essex Integrated Care Board: "NHS Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) Urgent Skin Cancer Dermoscopy Triage service". 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 Essex Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-essex-integrated-care-board-nhs-d7t5g)
- **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, Hospital and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,060,723 (exc. VAT, 3 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f57c`

## Before you bid
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- **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.
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- **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-essex-integrated-care-board-icb-urgent-skin-cancer-dermoscopy-triage-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05f57c#tl-md)

## Description
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board have re-awarded an urgent contract for a 6 month extension for the provision of Community Dermatology and Tele dermatology Virtual Triage and Photography Clinics.  This includes delivering the main element of Community Dermatology  by the existing main provider- Mayflower Healthcare Alliance Limited  and the Tele dermatology Virtual Triage and Photography Clinics Service sub contracting arrangements for the existing sub contract provider ICS Operations Trading as (Xyla) for the Tele dermatology Virtual Triage and Photography Clinics Service.  This is under Regulation 14 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR 23). 
This is for a period of 6 months from the 01st October 2025  to the 31th March 2026 as the current Procurement timeline has slipped this urgent award to allow both incumbent providers to continue whilst the mobilisation is undertaken- to ensure continuity and patient safely. 
This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance and delaying the award of the contract was considered as having been likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety and to protect the health of these patients.
The contract is awarded for both providers 1st October 2025 - 31st March 2026. The estimated contract value is for the 6 months is £415,970.80 with a 3-month notice period for Mayflower Healthcare Alliance Limited and £754,752.00 for ICS Operations Trading as (Xyla). The total value for both services is £1170722.80.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: NHS Essex ICB Urgent Skin Cancer Dermoscopy Triage service
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** To provide the provision of Urgent Skin Cancer Dermoscopy Triage service. This is under Regulation 13 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR 23).
- **Contract Period:**  to 30/11/2028

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Dermatology Service (active)
  - Award id: `077208-2026-ACE-0003-2026-ESX-1`
  - Supplier(s): **MAYFLOWER HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE LTD., Mayflower Healthcare Alliance**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-169189`

- **Award:** Community Dermatology (active)
  - Award id: `082801-2025-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Mayflower Healthcare Alliance Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-169189`

- **Award:** Teledermatology Virtual Triage and Photography Clinics (active)
  - Award id: `082801-2025-2`
  - Supplier(s): **ICS OPERATIONS T/A XYLA**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186818`

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Dermatology Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £890,000
  - Signed Date: 30/03/2026

- **Contract:** Teledermatology Virtual Triage and Photography Clinics (active)
  - Signed Value: £754,752
  - Signed Date: 15/10/2025

- **Contract:** Community Dermatology (active)
  - Signed Value: £415,971
  - Signed Date: 15/10/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F077208-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-13T11:26:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-15T07:26:57.465Z
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