Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Resident Medical Officer (RMO) Service at Ashford Hospital
Authority: ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement description12 month contract for the provision of a Managed Resident Medical Officer (RMO) Service at Ashford Hospital.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #112 month contract for the provision of a Managed Resident Medical Officer (RMO)…Awarded
12 month contract for the provision of a Managed Resident Medical Officer (RMO) Service at Ashford Hospital. The provider is responsible for clinical governance and management of the service and its staff.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Nov 2025, 14:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Nov 2025, 14:31 GMT
- Authority reference
CAS617- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074431- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e28dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
Clinical urgency and absence of suitable NHS framework. A competitive process will be considered for future procurement following market research during the contract term.
Publisher note: Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a 12-month contract to NES Holdings Ltd for the provision of Resident Medical Officer (RMO) services at Ashford Hospital. 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 been formally awarded via urgent award in accordance with regulation 14(2) of the PSR.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NES Holdings Ltd | £181,200 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Resident Medical Officer (RMO) Service at Ashford Hospital · NES Holdings Ltd
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2025
- Value
- £181,200
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NES Holdings LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.