Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Clatterbridge Hospital
Wirral
CH63 4JY
UK
Contact person: Janice Weedall
E-mail: janice.weedall@nhs.net
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.wuth.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.wuth.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Health
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Dermatology Insourcing
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121282
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of Dermatology Insourcing
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
83 333.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85121282
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Dermatology Insourcing - This notice is confirmation that this service has been awarded due to an urgent circumstance, this will be a short-term agreement of 8 weeks to allow for a high demand of patients to be seen quickly. This demand has increased by 30-40% hence the need for an urgent award. The cost will be no more than £100,000 including VAT over a period of 8 weeks.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
‘This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) award 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. The decision to award this contract has been made under the urgency provision due to the Trust's waiting lists and demand increasing significantly. This is a short-term contract to support with bringing waiting times back to within acceptable timescales for this type of service.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
AGILE WORKFORCE SERVICES LIMITED
12072400
5th Floor 4 Coleman Street
Skipton
EC2R 5AR
UK
Telephone: +44 1756860095
E-mail: contracts@agile-workforce.co.uk
NUTS: UKE2
Internet address(es)
URL: https://agile-workforce.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
100 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
100 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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. There has not been any conflicts of interest identified amongst the decision makers. The justfication for awarding this contract under the urgent circumstance is that demand for this service has recently increased by 30-40% and waiting lists have increased meaning patients are not being seen in the specified time of 2 weeks. Funding has been received from the Cancer Alliance to support utilisation of insourcing to support turnaround in performance. The challenge is to bring performance back in line by the end of January 2026. Trusts within the region are currently using the awarded supplier who has additional capacity to perform this service in the short term. They are able to mobilise with some urgency to ensure waiting lists are brought back within acceptable levels. This contract is only been awarded for a period of 8 weeks.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Clatterbridge Hospital
Wirral
CH63 4JY
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.wuth.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/12/2025