Official UK procurement notice
WPL06817 - Dermatology Insourcing
Authority: University Hospital Southampton (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA fully managed insourced clinical Dermatology service, including Minor Operations at University Hospital Southampton Trust sites. The Supplier shall have responsibility for the organisation, management and delivery of the Services, including the provision, supervision and management of all Supplier personnel required to deliver the agreed clinical activity outputs.
CPV: Dermatology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1A fully managed insourced clinical Dermatology service targeting elective dermatology…Awarded
A fully managed insourced clinical Dermatology service targeting elective dermatology backlogs. Delivers dedicated weekend clinical teams , including Minor Operations at University Hospital Southampton Trust sites. The Supplier shall have responsibility for the organisation, management and delivery of the Services, including the provision, supervision and management of all Supplier personnel required to deliver the agreed clinical activity outputs.
This Notice is confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement without further competition.
The total estimated lifetime value of the contract including the optional 12 month extension period is £2,168,400.
The contract commences on 16/04/2026 and the initial period expires on 15/04/2027. There is one optional extension available which will not extend beyond 15/05/2028.
This is a new service requirement.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Oct 2026, 14:17 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 14:17 BST
- Authority reference
WPL06817- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099047- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078bf2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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 Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
- Review procedure
This contract was awarded as a call-off from a framework agreement in accordance with the terms of that framework and the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. There is no statutory standstill period or representation process under the PSR for this call-off award. Any formal challenge must be made in accordance with the Civil Procedure Rules to the High Court of England and Wales.
Publisher note: 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. The decision makers: Trust Clinical and Commercial & Procurement support functions. No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makers.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Week Support Limited | £2,168,400 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
WPL06817 - Dermatology Insourcing · 18 Week Support Limited
- Signed
- 20 Oct 2026
- Value
- £2,168,400
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- 18 Week Support LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.