Official UK procurement notice
Outsourced bariatric services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of outsourced bariatric surgery to reduce the Trust's waiting list.
CPV: Surgical specialist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of outsourced bariatric surgery within Somerset for up to 20 patientsPlanned
Provision of outsourced bariatric surgery within Somerset for up to 20 patients. 10 patients by 31/10/25 and potentially up to a further 10 patients by 31/12/25 (or sooner). Procedures include Allurion Balloon placement and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Aug 2025, 17:36 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Aug 2025, 17:36 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050342- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058bb1Find a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The intention is to award a contract using the most suitable provider process. The decision maker will be the Deputy Director - Surgical.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
20 Aug 2025 → 14 Sept 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published20 Aug 2025, 17:36 BST
- Tender notice expected14 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.