Insourcing of Dermatology Services
A Contract Award Notice
by SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £420K
- Sector
- HEALTH
- Published
- 23 Mar 2026
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Related Terms
Location
Musgrove Park Hospital and Yeovil District Hospital
2 buyers
- Somerset NHS Trust Taunton
1 supplier
- Ics Operations London
Description
Provision of Dermatology insourcing capacity. Due to local operational challenges, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust require independent sector support to help with their backlog of long-waiting patients waiting for new dermatology outpatient appointments, and for minor procedures.
Total Quantity or Scope
The services to be provided; The Supplier will provide clinical capacity to support Dermatology outpatient and minor procedure clinics for Musgrove Park Hospital and Yeovil District Hospital. This notice is confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement and without competition. The lifetime value of the contract is expected to be £420,000.00 The contract dates are 01/03/2026-30/09/2026 This is an existing service with an existing provider.
Award Detail
| 1 | Ics Operations (London)
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Award Criteria
| Criteria as described in the framework agreement | 100.0 |
CPV Codes
- 85121282 - Dermatology services
Indicators
- Award on basis of price and quality.
Legal Justification
Framework direct award for a short term contract with an existing supplier to ensure service continuity and support for waiting list reduction whilst the Trust embeds plans to increase internal capacity.
Other Information
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 award decision-makers were the Deputy Director Medicine Services Group. There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.
Reference
- FTS 026302-2026