Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Lancashire and South Cumbria Adult Teledermatology Service
Authority: NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board is seeking to commission The Provision of Lancashire and South Cumbria Adult Teledermatology Service.
The overall aim of the services (SkinHub, image capture spoke sites and Central Virtual Triage) is to deliver a pre-secondary care referral teledermatology pathway, delivered closer to patients' homes, whilst maintaining effective triage of teledermoscopy images taken on USC pathways in LSC Trusts.
The term of the contract will be for a duration of three years, which is intended to run from the expected services commencement date of approx. January 2027 (contract start date to be agreed) until approx. January 2030 with the possibility of contract extensions, at the discretion of the Relevant Authority, of up to a total of two years from approx. February 2030 to approx. February 2032.
The anticipated, maximum total contract value (including any potential extensions) is £13,400,000. Indicative overall maximum total contract value is made of £7,100,000 for the three years of contract and £6,300,000 for the two-year extension.
For full details of the Service and any additional information regarding this Procurement please see link to the Specification and Invitation to Tender documentation that can be accessed via SAP Ariba reference Doc3193487409.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This procurement will follow the Competitive Provider Selection Regime (PSR) For the…Published value£13,400,000
This procurement will follow the Competitive Provider Selection Regime (PSR) For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of The Procurement Act 2023 Regulations do not apply to this award.
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
- Closed
- 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
- 16 Jul 2026, 17:14 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2026, 08:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Sept 2026 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083692- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cd4eFind a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 3 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
Timeline
27 Jul 2026 → 30 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Next notice expected90 days ago27 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Bids opened51 days ago3 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
- Notice published50 days ago4 Sept 2026, 08:13 BST
- Submission deadline43 days ago11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today24 Oct 2026
- Bids must remain valid untilin 188 days30 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2026- Published value published: £13,400,00030 Jul 2026, 17:06 BST
- Status changed to active30 Jul 2026, 17:06 BST
- Procurement method changed30 Jul 2026, 17:06 BST
- Deadline published: 3 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST30 Jul 2026, 17:06 BST
- Buyer details updated30 Jul 2026, 17:06 BST
- Deadline moved to 9 Sept 2026, 09:00 BST14 Aug 2026, 08:10 BST+6 days · was 3 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Deadline moved to 11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST4 Sept 2026, 08:13 BST+2 days · was 9 Sept 2026, 09:00 BST
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 3 Sept 2026 | 9 Sept 2026 | +6 d |
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 9 Sept 2026 | 11 Sept 2026 | +2 d |
2 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-07: 1 release · 16 Jul 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.