Official UK procurement notice
Provision of insourced orthopaedic services - Yeovil Area
Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is for the provision of insourced orthopaedic adult and paediatric outpatient appointments and elective and day case surgery to be performed by a third-party organisation. The service will be delivered primarily at Yeovil District Hospital but may also include other locations such as South Petherton Community Hospital, Yeatman General Hospital, and SULIS Hospital Bath.
CPV: Surgical hospital services · Surgical specialist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The aim of this contract is to provide Somerset NHS Foundation Trust with additional…AwardedRenewalPublished value£250,000
The aim of this contract is to provide Somerset NHS Foundation Trust with additional orthopaedic elective capacity to assist in the reduction of waiting times for patients and to support elective recovery. Additional outpatient clinics and surgical lists may take place at weekends or during weekdays dependent upon clinic and theatre availability.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 50
- Price: 50
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Sept 2025, 08:45 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Oct 2025, 09:13 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Oct 2025 – …
- Authority reference
SFT-PSR-C388879- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069930- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059bdfFind a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 30/10/25. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations should be sent to [email protected]<br/><br/>Decision made by the Director of Elective Care and Clinical Service Manager. No conflicts of interest were declared.<br/>Key criteria were weighted as follows:<br/>Quality and innovation 30%, Integration, collaboration and service sustainability 5%, Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice 5%, Social value 10%, Price 50%.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 9 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 9 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
Timeline
9 Oct 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline382 days ago9 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Bids opened382 days ago9 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Notice published361 days ago31 Oct 2025, 09:13 GMT
- Contract starts330 days ago1 Dec 2025
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete20 Oct 2025, 17:49 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextVI.3 | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by provide… | 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. This contract has now been formally awarded.Decision made by the Director of Elective Care and Clin… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeovil Orthopaedic ClinicSME | £250,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 066884-2025-1 · Yeovil Orthopaedic ClinicSME
- Signed
- 17 Oct 2025
- Value
- £250,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22bids · 22 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Yeovil Orthopaedic ClinicAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria