Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
York Hospital, Wigginton Road
York
YO31 8HE
UK
Contact person: Neil Dodds
Telephone: +44 1723236139
E-mail: neil.dodds1@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE21
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.york.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.york.nhs.uk
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
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
Urgent Treatment Centre Services for YSTH
Reference number: C469366
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is issuing this Prior Information Notice to invite expressions of interest and initial responses from suitably qualified and experienced providers able to offer Urgent Treatment Centre Services across multiple sites operated by the Trust.<br/><br/>This notice is for market testing only, to gauge market interest and influence future commissioning and procurement direction. This notice is issued under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) of the Healthcare Services Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>Responses will help inform the final specifications and requirements to be used for a Competitive Process to award a contract.<br/><br/>The contract target start date is 01/04/2027 with an initial 3 year term and option to extend for two periods of 1 year each.<br/><br/>Estimated annual contract value is a maximum £2.5m and total contract value including extension options of £12.5m.<br/><br/>Initial responses, outline proposals and indicative costs are requested for 11/09/2026.<br/><br/>Please respond either via the Atamis e-procurement portal or by email to neil.dodds1@nhs.net
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
12 500 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85120000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE2
Main site or place of performance:
Sites of York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Trust intends to award a contract under the the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 through a Competitive Process for the provision of Urgent Treatment Centre Services for sites operated by the Trust as indicated below.<br/><br/>Site A <br/>- Minor Illness services only.<br/>- Current opening hours 8am to midnight 7 days per week (may extend to 24/7).<br/>- Approx. 70 patients per day<br/><br/>Site B<br/>- Minor Illness services only.<br/>- Current opening hours 8am to midnight 7 days per week (may extend to 24/7).<br/>- Approx. 70 patients per day<br/><br/>Site C<br/>- Minor Illness & Minor Injury services.<br/>- Current opening hours 8am to 8pm (may extend to midnight). 7 days per week.<br/>- Approx. 70 patients per day<br/><br/>Site D<br/>- Minor Illness & Minor Injury services.<br/>- Current opening hours 8am to 8pm (may extend to midnight). 7 days per week.<br/>- Approx. 25 patients per day<br/><br/>Providers must be able to meet the UTC minimum standards (https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/urgent-treatment-centres-principles-and-standards/) and integrate with local primary care, ED, SDEC, ambulance, Out GP Of Hours and community services and work closely with NHS 111 to book patients into the UTCs. Providers will also need to meet the 95% ECS target.<br/><br/>This notice is intended to inform the market of the proposed contract opportunity and seek expressions of interest and initial responses from suitably qualified and experienced providers to help inform the specifications and requirements for the ITT Document Set that will be used for the Competitive Process in due course.<br/><br/>The Trust values the expertise and experience of providers in the market and is seeking initial outline proposals for appropriate staffing/operational models (clinical and admin) for the services outlined with indicative costs provided to help the Trust define suitable service models and appropriate budget.<br/><br/>Further dialogue/discussions with providers may be scheduled as appropriate.<br/><br/>Please note that a response to this notice does not count as registration for the full procurement process, which will be separately advertised via the Find a Tender website and Atamis e-procurement portal.<br/><br/>Interested providers will need to respond to the full procurement process if/when advertised, whether they responded to this notice or not.<br/><br/>All information shared by providers is deemed to be non-confidential.<br/><br/>Initial responses, outline proposals and indicative costs are requested for 11/09/2026.<br/><br/>Please respond either via the Atamis e-procurement portal or by email to neil.dodds1@nhs.net
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
30/09/2026
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Please note that this information is indicative only. All details are subject to change up to the point of the formal procurement process and should not be relied upon. The Trust is not bound to comply with any responses to this market engagement and is not bound to proceed with any procurement process.<br/><br/>Please note that a response to this notice does not count as registration for the full procurement process, which will be separately advertised via the Find a Tender website and Atamis e-procurement portal.<br/><br/>Interested providers will need to respond to the full procurement process if/when advertised, whether they responded to this notice or not. Further pre-market engagement activity may be conducted as appropriate prior to progressing with any formal procurement process.<br/><br/>All information shared by providers is deemed to be non-confidential.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/09/2026