Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
RH5
Musgrove Park Hospital
Taunton
TA15DA
UK
Contact person: Nicky Keeble
E-mail: nicky.keeble@somersetft.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKK23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.somersetft.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
Insourcing of Dermatology Services
Reference number: CLIN064
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121282
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
420 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK23
Main site or place of performance:
Musgrove Park Hospital and Yeovil District Hospital
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Criteria as described in the framework agreement
/ Weighting: 100
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:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
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.
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
01/03/2026
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
ICS Operations Ltd
04793945
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
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:
: 420 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional 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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Taunton
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/03/2026