Scope
Description
Opportunity for Joint Venture Partnership in Private Healthcare Provision
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) is on a transformative journey to become home to the UK's largest planned care hospital, offering an unrivalled breadth and volume of elective services.
As part of this ambitious programme, we are seeking a high-calibre private healthcare operator to join us as a Joint Venture (JV) partner. This is a unique opportunity to co-develop and grow our Private Patient (PP) services in a way that aligns with our core values and benefits the wider population.
We are not seeking capital investment or construction partners. Instead, we are focused on finding a strategic service partner-a proven operator in private healthcare with a strong track record of delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.
Dorset represents a significant growth market for private care, currently under-served relative to demand. A successful private offering will not only provide greater choice for patients but also support UHD's mission to maximise the impact of our £900m NHS budget on the health and wellbeing of our community.
UHD is midway through a £550 million estates and service transformation programme. With excellent clinical teams and a strong operational foundation already in place, we are ready to expand our private care capabilities in partnership with an organisation that shares our commitment to excellence, integrity, and innovation.
We are now inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified JV private healthcare partners. Following this stage, an open tender will be conducted and interested parties will be invited to participate in a tender exercise where a partner will be selected to form a strategic partnership with UHD.
For more information, please visit our UHD website and submit your expression of interest no later than 14:00 on the 13th of June.
EOI Submissions should be made directly via email to Sean.fuller@uhd.nhs.uk and should include a brief overview of your organisation, and a short description of your experience in this area with contact details where tender invites can be sent.
Total value (estimated)
- £125,000,000 excluding VAT
- £150,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 March 2026 to 29 February 2036
- Possible extension to 28 February 2041
- 15 years
Description of possible extension:
60 months in aggregate
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
As per ITT
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85100000 - Health services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
- UKK24 - Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Submission
Enquiry deadline
8 October 2025, 4:00pm
Submission type
Tenders
Tender submission deadline
15 October 2025, 4:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
1 February 2026
Recurring procurement
Publication date of next tender notice (estimated): 1 February 2040
Award criteria
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Quality | Quality |
| Social Values | Quality |
| Mandatory | Price |
| Financial | Price |
| Presentation | Quality |
Weighting description
As per ITT Documents
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Special regime
Concession
Competitive flexible procedure description
Multi-stage procurement as described in invitation to tender.
Contracting authority
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBGQ-3462-MVRD
Management Offices, Poole Hospital, Longfleet Road
POOLE
BH15 2JB
United Kingdom
Contact name: Sean Fuller
Telephone: 0300 019 5972
Email: sean.fuller@uhd.nhs.uk
Website: https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/
Region: UKK24 - Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Organisation type: Public authority - central government