Official UK procurement notice
PRO-1064-2025 STRATEGIC SUPPORT SERVICES TO FSH - STAGE 2 ITT
Authority: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSecond stage of project ref: PRO-1064-2025. ITT stage. The contract is for strategic advisory services to the Federation of Specialist Hospitals hosted by the contracting authority. The title has changed from that originally advertised but the services required under the contract remain the same as those detailed in the documents provided to suppliers that expressed an interest in response to the advert calling for expressions of interest.
- How the procedure runs: Supplier wishing to express an interest in this procurement MUST be registered on the Atamis system. The link to enabel those suppliers not already registered is as follows: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Two stage competitive procedure. This advert calls for expressions of interest in the contract. Suppliers will complete a supplier information questionnaire to register their interest. SIQs will be used to shortlist the number of suppliers to be invited to submit tenders at the second stage of the procurement. The closing date for expressions of interest is 5:00pm on 26th May 2025. The anticipated invitation date and closing date for tenders from shortlisted suppliers are published in PRO-1064-2025 ITT document 1 - Instructions The Supplier Information Questionnaire and PDF copies of the tender documents can be obtained at https://atamis-1928.lightning.force.com/lightning/r/ProSpend__Proc_Contract__c/a07Sr00000Utx24IAB/related/ProSpend__Supplier_Document_Folders__r/view. Completed Supplier Information Questionnaires must be uploaded to the Atamis system by 5:00pm on 26th May 2025 otherwise they will not be considered.
CPV: Business and management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£450,000
- Economic & financial standing
As defined in the Supplier Information Questionnaire to be completed by suppliers expressing an interest
- Technical & professional ability
As defined in the Supplier Information Questionnaire to be completed by suppliers expressing an interest
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Most Advantageous Tender: 50%
- Cost: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Most Advantageous Tender: Evaluated as per the criteria and process defined in PRO-1064-2025 ITT document 1 - Instructions. The weighting of Technical questions (quality) contributes 50% of score.
- Cost: To be evaluated as defined in PRO-1064-2025 ITT document 1 Instructions. Price constitutes 40% of the overall score
- Social Value: Evaluated as defined in PRO-1064-2025 ITT document 1 - Instructions. Social value is a quality criterion and constitutes 10% of the overall score
- Economic & financial standing
As defined in the Supplier Information Questionnaire to be completed by suppliers expressing an interest
- Technical & professional ability
As defined in the Supplier Information Questionnaire to be completed by suppliers expressing an interest
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 29 Apr 2025, 16:09 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Jul 2025, 16:04 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
C367276- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017725- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050978Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
as per standard NHS terms and conditions of contract for services
- How it runs
Supplier wishing to express an interest in this procurement MUST be registered on the Atamis system. The link to enabel those suppliers not already registered is as follows: health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗. Two stage competitive procedure. This advert calls for expressions of interest in the contract. Suppliers will complete a supplier information questionnaire to register their interest. SIQs will be used to shortlist the number of suppliers to be invited to submit tenders at the second stage of the procurement. The closing date for expressions of interest is 5:00pm on 26th May 2025. The anticipated invitation date and closing date for tenders from shortlisted suppliers are published in PRO-1064-2025 ITT document 1 - Instructions The Supplier Information Questionnaire and PDF copies of the tender documents can be obtained at atamis-1928.lightning.force.com/lightning/r/ProSpend… ↗. Completed Supplier Information Questionnaires must be uploaded to the Atamis system by 5:00pm on 26th May 2025 otherwise they will not be considered.
- Risks
The contract duration will be for three years from the commencement date subject to Successful annual review of the performance to the key performance indicators agreed between RNOH and the supplier; The continued hosting of the Federation of Specialist Hospitals (FSH) by Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust and/or the ongoing existence of the FSH as an entity
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 27 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 27 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Deadline for submission of completed supplier information questionnaires atamis-1928.lightning.force.com/lightning ↗
Timeline
29 Apr 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published29 Apr 2025, 16:09 BST
- Clarification questions by9 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline27 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent10 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published11 Jul 2025, 16:04 BST
- Award decision expected by14 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends23 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Apr 2025- Tender notice published29 Apr 2025, 16:09 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published30 Apr 2025, 15:47 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published3 May 2025, 08:02 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published8 May 2025, 16:00 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £450,0008 May 2025, 16:00 BSTwas £375,000
- Tender notice published8 May 2025, 16:02 BSTUK4
- Status changed to complete11 Jul 2025, 16:04 BST
- Contract award notice published11 Jul 2025, 16:04 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected23 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (4)
Correction re deadline for expressions of interest
Clarification re requirement to register with Atamis to access documents to express an interest
Change to overall contract value
Change to overall contract value
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2025-05: 2 releases · 3 May 2025, 8 May 2025
- 2025-04: 2 releases · 29 Apr 2025, 30 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pool Consulting Services LtdSMEContract for Strategic Advisory Services - Federation of Specialist Hospitals1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 | £448,782same award published again · counted once | 10 Jul 2025standstill to 23 Jul 2025 | Standstill |
| Pool Consulting Services LtdSMEContract for Strategic Advisory Services - Federation of Specialist Hospitals1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 | £448,782 | 10 Jul 2025standstill to 23 Jul 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Pool Consulting Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
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