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Awarded· 4 Oct 2025

Clinical Insourcing for Orthopaedic Emergency Patients

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · Somerset, South West

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Clinical Insourcing for Orthopaedic Emergency Patients. It is a contract for other health and social care in Somerset.

Source: Find a Tender, published 17 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Blackdown Orthopaedic and Spinal Services

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 16:17

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 15:05

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About this tender

In brief

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Clinical Insourcing for Orthopaedic Emergency Patients. It is a contract for other health and social care in Somerset. The contract went to Blackdown Orthopaedic and Spinal Services. It was awarded on 4 October 2025. The contract value is £100,000.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 17 October 2025. The notice number is 066452-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05a90b.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for "Clinical Insourcing for Orthopaedic Emergency Patients" has been concluded by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, located at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, United Kingdom. Classified under the surgical hospital services category, this procurement falls under the services industry. It is managed as a limited procurement method under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), adhering to the Health Care Services Regulations 2023.

The contract was awarded without a prior call for competition, with a decision made by the Director of Elective Care and the Clinical Service Manager for Orthopaedics. The total estimated value, including extensions, is £100,000, with a contract duration from 1st November 2025 to 31st October 2026. The contract is well-suited for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as evidenced by the successful award to Blackdown Orthopaedic and Spinal Services LLP.

The notice in full

Provision of orthopaedic adult and child emergency outpatient fracture appointments and emergency inpatient and day case trauma surgery to be performed within Musgrove Park Hospital.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    Provision of orthopaedic adult and child emergency outpatient fracture appointments and emergency inpatient and day case trauma surgery to be performed within Musgrove Park Hospital.

    Contract awarded under PSR Most Suitable Provider process.

    Estimated total value including extensions: PS100,000

    Contract start: 1/11/25

    Contract end: 31/10/26. 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. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 16 October 2025.

    This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

    Email address for representations: carrie-anne.hiscock@somersetft.nhs.uk

    No conflicts of interest were identified.

    The decision to award was made by the Director of Elective Care and the Clinical Service Manager for Orthopaedics.

    Key criteria: Quality and innovation 30%, Integration, collaboration and service sustainability 5%, Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice 5%, social value 10%, value 10%.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Blackdown Orthopaedic and Spinal Services
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Tender Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Tender, Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Contracts value
£100,000

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
066452-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a90b
CPV code
85111100 - Surgical hospital services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is based in Somerset. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Somerset
Town
Taunton
Postcode
TA1 5DA
Electoral ward
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington
Delivery area
Somerset CC
Region
South West
Sub-region
Somerset
Area
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Category
Services
Contact
Carrie-Anne Hiscock
Address
Taunton, TA1 5DA · South West · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Blackdown Orthopaedic and Spinal Services
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Clinical Insourcing for Orthopaedic Emergency Patients

Who won the Clinical Insourcing for Orthopaedic Emergency Patients contract?

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Blackdown Orthopaedic and Spinal Services on 4 October 2025.

How much is the Clinical Insourcing for Orthopaedic Emergency Patients contract worth?

The contract value is £100,000.

Who is the buyer for Clinical Insourcing for Orthopaedic Emergency Patients?

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, based in Somerset, South West. The named contact is Carrie-Anne Hiscock.

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