Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board
120 Grove Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST44LX
Contact
Emma Hardman
Telephone
+44 1772214283
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
NHS Organisation Data Service
QNC000
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk/our-work/contracting-and-procurement/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk/our-work/contracting-and-procurement/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk/our-work/contracting-and-procurement/
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
Minor Hand Surgery
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Procurement Unit are issuing this notice on behalf of NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) who are seeking expressions of interest in providing the future provision of the Minor Hand Surgery Service as the current contract is due to expire at the end of March 2026.
The notice has been issued subject to the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) regulations 2023 for the Procurement of Healthcare Services.
The Minor Hand Surgery Service has an annual budget value of £702,348
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £702,348
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
- UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aim of the service is to provide a community consultant-led and consultant-delivered service that treats people identified as meeting the acceptance criteria as set out in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB Excluded and Restricted Policy (ERP) for carpal tunnel release and trigger finger release surgery. The service is for patients who are suitable to be treated under local anaesthetic. A further aim of this service is to provide follow-up activity within the service before final discharge back to the patient's own GP.
The service locations are to be within the geographical boundaries of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB to cover North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, East and South East Staffordshire & Seisdon Peninsula (excluding Stafford and Surrounds and Cannock Chase), irrespective of the patients' postcode; within an indicative 15 miles of patients' homes, while considering key factors such as travel time, being easily accessible and conveniently located to public transport networks, having good road networks and accessible parking for patients' own transport.
The service is to be flexible in its approach, offering at least one late evening and a Saturday or Sunday clinic appointment each week to provide choice to patients and will ensure that a safe level of service is available for patient consultations 52 weeks of the year.
The Minor Hand Surgery (MHS) Service has an annual contract value of £702,348.
In the interest of transparency and to enable providers to know the expectations of the service a copy of the draft particulars, service specification and details of the pricing structure is available and can be requested by emailing: contractingrequests@staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk.
Potentially interested parties are expected to following the process below:
Phase 1 - Accreditation
Providers must email their request for accreditation to the Provider Accreditation Inbox: contractingrequests@staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk. They will then receive a questionnaire to complete, which assesses their suitability based on standard criteria. The completed questionnaire is reviewed by a Provider Accreditation Panel (PAP), formed based on relevant expertise.
Phase 2 - Service Specification
Providers indicate the services they wish to offer in the accreditation questionnaire. If accredited, they must demonstrate how they will meet the relevant service specification, location requirements and fully mobilise the service by 1st April 2026. This response is assessed for compliance, providers will receive confirmation and proceed to contract setup.
Phase 3 - Contract Award
Once accreditation and service specification assessments are successfully completed, and the provider is deemed suitable, a contract is awarded to deliver services on behalf of the ICB.
There is no guarantee of business for any provider appointed. The NHS Standard Contract will take precedent and shall be updated accordingly on an annual basis. This service is anticipated to be in place for a period of 1 years with the option to extend for up to a further 1 year period. The service shall go live from 1st April 2026. Note providers appointed after this date will be provided a contract on a pro rata basis to align the overall contract period.
This is a service for which patients do not have a legal right to choice, but the authority is voluntarily offering patients a choice of providers. The number of providers is not restricted by the authority through provider selection. The deadline for responses to be considered in this first period of provider selection is Friday 14th November at 12:00pm.
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
Duration in months
12
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
. This service is anticipated to be in place for a period of 1 year with the option to extend for up to a further 1 year period.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open 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
14 November 2025
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
14 November 2025
Local time
12:01pm
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure
Please note a date/time has been included but, it is for the purpose of this notice only
In accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime(PSR)2023, Direct Award B, this is an unrestricted list for the purposes of patient choice, therefore providers can apply to join at anytime and applications will be considered upon receipt and not only in accordance with the above date and time
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB
Stafford
Country
United Kingdom