Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
HAMPSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Aldermaston Road
Basingstoke
RG249NA
UK
Contact person: David Duly
E-mail: david.duly@wpl.uhs.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKJ37
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.wessexprocurement.nhs.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
HHFT UTC Clinical Service Provision
Reference number: WPL06137
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is an intention to award notice against the most suitable provider process under schedule 6 of the Provider Selection Regime.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
9 500 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
16 300 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
UTC Service Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospitals
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85121100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ37
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of UTC staffing services as set out in F01 Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-060224
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process, the approximate lifetime value of the contract is £5,000,000 for lot 1.
This is an existing service under a new provider and is expected to be contracted from 1st April 2026 to 31 March 2029 with a 2 year optional extension at the end of the initial term.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Most Suitable Provider process with regard to the key criteria
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Most Suitable Provider process with regard to the key criteria
/ Weighting: 100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Optional 2 year extension after initial 3 year term.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
UTC Services Winchester Royal Hampshire County Hospital
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85121100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ36
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of UTC staffing services as set out in F01 Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-060224
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process, the approximate lifetime value of the contract is £4,500,000 for lot 2.
This is a new service under a new provider and is expected to be contracted from Autumn 2026 to Autumn 2029 with a 2 year optional extension at the end of the initial term.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Most Suitable Provider process with regard to the key criteria
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Most Suitable Provider process with regard to the key criteria
/ Weighting: 100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Optional 2 year extension after initial 3 year term
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:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 09/01/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: UTC Service Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Atrumed Healthcare
1-13180073739
Birmingham
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Written representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 09/01/2026 and sent to david.duly@wpl.uhs.nhs.uk.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR and is linked to Prior Information Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-060224.
Interested providers were submitted an outline specification and provider assessment pack within which providers were able to submit proposals, providers were also asked to consider variant bids based their experience of services they support elsewhere.
Provider assessments requested that likely providers submitted evidence responses around the 5 key criteria under the PSR;
1. Quality & Innovation
2. Value
3. Integration & Sustainability
4. Improving Access/Reducing Inequalities
5. Social Value
A provider assessment panel was established inclusive of clinical, operational and financial representation. Provider engagement sessions were also established to allow 30 minutes of direct dialogue with likely providers to aid the assessment of suitability, the panel were then assembled to asses and reach moderated scores against provider responses based upon the evidence submitted in responses and throughout the direct engagement sessions.
It was determined that all 5 criteria were to be assessed equally in terms of prioritisation when selecting the most suitable provider, therefore an evidence based scoring card approach was utilised allowing a maximum score of 25 (5 per criteria) to be achievable by any one likely provider - the most suitable provider achieved the highest score of 21 across the assessed providers.
One perceived conflict of interest was identified among the assessment panel with an extended family link to a provider unsuccessful in this process. The non-conflicted panel members and Wessex NHS Procurement LTD assessed the nature and risk of this conflict and determined that the moderated scoring process was sufficient to mitigate any perceived conflict.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Should an internal decision review be requested through representation, this will be conducted by a senior officer independent of the original assessment panel at Hampshire Hospitals.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/12/2025