Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
RHM
Tremona Road
Southampton
SO166YD
UK
E-mail: ClinicalProcurement@wpl.uhs.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKJ32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.uhs.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
WPL07105
Reference number: WPL07105 - Insourcing of Clinical Services - ENT 2-Week Wait (2WW)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The service shall deliver a fully managed insourced clinical service for ENT 2WW. The Supplier shall have responsibility for the organisation, management and delivery of the Services, including the provision, supervision and management of all personnel required to deliver the agreed activity outputs.
The service will provide a full insourcing service for ENT 2WW at University Hospital Southampton operating from trust sites.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
236 762.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ32
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service delivers a fully managed insourced clinical service for ENT 2WW. The Supplier shall have responsibility for the organisation, management and delivery of the Services, including the provision, supervision and management of all personnel required to deliver the agreed activity outputs.
The service will provide a full insourcing service for ENT 2WW at University Hospital Southampton operating from trust sites.
The service directly addresses urgent ENT cancer referral backlogs by providing dedicated weekend clinical clinic capacity to reduce 2WW wait times.
This Notice is confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement without further competition.
The total estimated lifetime value of the contract including the optional 4 week extension period is £236,762.
The contract commences on 22nd August 2026 and expires on 14th November 2026. There is one optional extension available with a maximum potential term that will not extend beyond 7th December 2026
This is a new service requirement.
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
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.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: WPL07105
Title: WPL07105 - Insourcing of Clinical Services - ENT 2-Week Wait (2WW)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/08/2026
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
18 Week Support Limited
11880370
Wework, 1st Floor, 2 Eastbourne Terrace
London
W2 6LG
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 236 762.00
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 decision makers: Trust Clinical and Commercial & Procurement support functions.
No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makers.
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:
This contract was awarded as a call-off from a framework agreement in accordance with the terms of that framework and the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. There is no statutory standstill period or representation process under the PSR for this call-off award. Any formal challenge must be made in accordance with the Civil Procedure Rules to the High Court of England and Wales.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/10/2026