Awarded· 7 Sept 2025
Outsourced bariatric services
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · Somerset, South West
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Outsourced bariatric services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Somerset.
Source: Find a Tender, published 2 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Sw Healthcare Partnership
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 13:34
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 15:16
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About this tender
In brief
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Outsourced bariatric services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Somerset. The contract went to Sw Healthcare Partnership. It was awarded on 7 September 2025. The contract value is £150,000.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 2 October 2025. The notice number is 061884-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0595e4.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process overseen by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust involves the provision of outsourced bariatric surgery services aimed at reducing the Trust's patient waiting list. This contract, titled "Outsourced bariatric services," falls under the category of surgical specialist services and is located within Somerset, United Kingdom.
As of the latest update on 2nd October 2025, the tender process has moved to the award stage, confirming that SW Healthcare Partnership Limited has been selected under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract commenced on 22nd September 2025 and is set to conclude on 21st December 2025, with an optional extension of up to three months.
The procurement was conducted without prior publication of a call for competition, under the Provider Selection Regime, with the contract valued at £150,000. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in innovative healthcare solutions, integration, and collaboration are especially well-suited to compete due to the importance of quality and integration highlighted in the evaluation criteria.
The notice in full
Provision of outsourced bariatric surgery to reduce the Trust's waiting list.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Provision of outsourced bariatric surgery within Somerset for up to 20 patients. 10 patients by 31/10/25 and potentially up to a further 10 patients by 31/12/25 (or sooner). Procedures include Allurion Balloon placement and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.
Additional information: The Trust intends to outsource surgical treatment for bariatric patients in the short-term to reduce waiting lists. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR Most Suitable Provider process. The total lifetime value of this contract is approximately PS150,000.00.
The Trust does not currently have a contract in place for this service. The Trust has used the selected provider in the past. Contract start: 22 September 2025 Contract end: 21 December 2025
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Sw Healthcare Partnership
- 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
- £150,000
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
- 061884-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0595e4
- CPV code
- 85121300 - Surgical specialist services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- 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
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Nicky Keeble
- Address
- Taunton, TA1 5DA · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Sw Healthcare Partnership
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Outsourced bariatric services
Who won the Outsourced bariatric services contract?
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Sw Healthcare Partnership on 7 September 2025.
How much is the Outsourced bariatric services contract worth?
The contract value is £150,000.
Who is the buyer for Outsourced bariatric services?
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, based in Somerset, South West. The named contact is Nicky Keeble.
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