Awarded· 22 Sept 2025
Independent Sector Services
Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust · Wigan, North West
Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Independent Sector Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wigan.
Source: Find a Tender, published 21 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Circle Health Group
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 16:26
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About this tender
In brief
Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Independent Sector Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wigan. The contract went to Circle Health Group. It was awarded on 22 September 2025. The contract value is £1,300,000.
It is run as an innovation partnership. Find a Tender published it on 21 October 2025. The notice number is 067264-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05d118.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process for "Independent Sector Services" was initiated by Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, aimed at utilising the private sector to manage and administer surgical hospital service waiting lists. The project is specifically located in Bolton, UK region UKD3. This selective procurement process, described as an "Innovation partnership", has now reached its award stage.
The contract, valued at £1,300,000, was signed on 23 September 2025 and is planned to conclude in September 2026. Despite one lot being cancelled earlier in the process, the award was actively made to Circle Health Group Limited.
The notice in full
Using the private sector to manage and administer waiting lists. Service to be provided for 1 year ending Sept 2026
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Using the private sector to manage and administer waiting lists. Service to be provided for 1 year ending Sept 2026. Most Suitable Provider Process used.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Circle Health Group
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Selective
- Procedure
- Innovation partnership
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £1,300,000
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
- 067264-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d118
- CPV code
- 85111100 - Surgical hospital services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Town
- Wigan
- Postcode
- WN1 2NN
- Electoral ward
- Wigan Central
- Constituency
- Wigan
- Delivery area
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Greater Manchester North West
- Area
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Katie Bielecki
- Address
- Wigan, WN1 2NN · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Circle Health Group
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Independent Sector Services
Who won the Independent Sector Services contract?
Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Circle Health Group on 22 September 2025.
How much is the Independent Sector Services contract worth?
The contract value is £1,300,000.
Who is the buyer for Independent Sector Services?
Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, based in Wigan, North West. The named contact is Katie Bielecki.
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