Coming up· published 22 Aug 2025
NHS Dorset - Dorset Community Outbreak Response Service (Cors) - EOI
NHS Dorset Icb · Dorset, South West
NHS Dorset Icb is planning NHS Dorset - Dorset Community Outbreak Response Service (Cors) - EOI. It is a contract for other health and social care in Dorset.
Source: Contracts Finder, published 22 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Market Engagement Notice · 13:52
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS Dorset Icb is planning NHS Dorset - Dorset Community Outbreak Response Service (Cors) - EOI. It is a contract for other health and social care in Dorset. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Contracts Finder published it on 22 August 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-b5fd17-786bc5a2-971b-4b1f-b793-1c45b4a81720.
Summary of the contracting process
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board is in the planning stage of the procurement process for the Dorset Community Outbreak Response Service (CORS). The process, announced on 22nd August 2025 with a market engagement notice, is conducted under the CPV code 85100000 for health services. The engagement period for this tender will continue until 12th September 2025.
The services are specifically geared towards the South West region of the United Kingdom. The procurement method is an early engagement exercise, initiated for seeking expressions of interest (EOI) to outline the interest within the market before proceeding further. The buyer, NHS Dorset ICB, is located at County Hall, Collinton Park, Dorchester, England.
This procurement presents an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) operating within the health services sector. Being part of the NHS Dorset's procurement could enhance a company's portfolio, establish credibility within the public sector, and provide a pathway to secure further contracts within the healthcare industry.
The notice in full
Please read attached document "NHSDCORSEOI-001 EOI Dorset Community Outbreak Response Service (CORS) - 2025" for full details of this EOI and how to particpate.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Not stated in the notice: category.
Procedure
- Notice type
- Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Contracts Finder
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: lots, awards, contracts.
References
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-786bc5a2-971b-4b1f-b793-1c45b4a81720
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Town
- Dorchester
- Postcode
- DT1 1TG
- Electoral ward
- Dorchester West
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Delivery area
- South West (England)
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Dorset
- Area
- North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Dorset Icb
- Address
- Dorchester, DT1 1TG · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: category, contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Early engagement notice on Contracts Findercontractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/054fffa8-1d1e-4d7e-a1e9…
- Official noticecontractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/475ed710-8bf…
- OCDS record ocds-b5fd17-786bc5a2-971b-4b1f-b793-1c45b4a81720 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-b…
Questions about NHS Dorset - Dorset Community Outbreak Response Service (Cors) - EOI
When will the NHS Dorset - Dorset Community Outbreak Response Service (Cors) - EOI tender open?
NHS Dorset Icb has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
Who is the buyer for NHS Dorset - Dorset Community Outbreak Response Service (Cors) - EOI?
NHS Dorset Icb, based in Dorset, South West.
How do I bid for NHS Dorset - Dorset Community Outbreak Response Service (Cors) - EOI?
Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
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- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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