Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Salford Royal Hospital, Stott Lane
Salford
M6 8HD
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD - North West (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Insourced Services for the Northern Care Alliance
Reference number
C386533
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) are seeking a sole supplier to deliver digestive diseases related insourcing services. The services will include Endoscopy Insourcing Services, Gastroenterology Outpatient Services, and Colorectal and General Surgery Outpatient Services across multiple Trust sites. The contract is expected to run from 01/04/2026 until 31/03/2029.
The mini competition will be ran via NHS Workforce Alliance RM6276 - Insourced Services to support the Provision of Healthcare Services.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £9,600,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) are seeking a sole supplier to deliver digestive diseases related insourcing services. The services will include Endoscopy Insourcing Services, Gastroenterology Outpatient Services, and Colorectal and General Surgery Outpatient Services across multiple Trust sites. The contract is expected to run from 01/04/2026 until 31/03/2029.
The mini competition will be ran via NHS Workforce Alliance RM6276 - Insourced Services to support the Provision of Healthcare Services.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2026
End date
31 March 2029
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
N/A - call off against RM6276 Insourced Services Framework therefore not required under PSR
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
10 November 2025
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
13 October 2025
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
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.
This is a further competition under NHS Workforce Alliance RM6276 - Insourced Services to support the Provision of Healthcare Services. Providers on the framework will be invited to participate via the Atamis Health Family Single eCommercial System (https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome).
The award criteria is outline as: Technical & Quality (60%), Social Value (10%), Price (30%). Bidder responses will be assessed by use of relevant qualified evaluators and will not include any further pre-qualification at the evaluation stage.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, trading as North of England NHS Commercial Procurement Collaborative ("NOE CPC")
Don Valley House, Savile Street East
Sheffield
S4 7UQ
Country
United Kingdom