Coming up· published 3 Oct 2025
Outsourced Consultant Led Tier 2 ENT Services (most suitable provider process)
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust · Stockport, North West
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is planning Outsourced Consultant Led Tier 2 ENT Services (most suitable provider process). It is a contract for other health and social care in Stockport.
Source: Find a Tender, published 3 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 14:54
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2025
Contract starts
Next
2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is planning Outsourced Consultant Led Tier 2 ENT Services (most suitable provider process). It is a contract for other health and social care in Stockport. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 25 November 2025 to 24 November 2026. It lasts 1 year.
Find a Tender published it on 3 October 2025. The notice number is 062272-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05a832.
Summary of the contracting process
The Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is currently in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "Outsourced Consultant Led Tier 2 ENT Services (most suitable provider process)." This procurement falls under the health services industry category and is scheduled to take place in Greater Manchester or surrounding areas.
The planned procurement is governed by Regulation 14 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, with key deadlines including the submission of expressions of interest by 18th October 2025. The contract is expected to commence on 25th November 2025 and run until 24th November 2026, with potential extension until 2028.
Suitable businesses will need to demonstrate the capacity to offer consultant-led Tier 2 services, including timely access to diagnostics and treatments, compliance with NHS standards, and the ability to operate within NHS England's outpatient ENT tariff for 2025/26. Interested providers are encouraged to contact the Trust through the provided email to register interest and receive further instructions on engagement.
The notice in full
This notice is issued in accordance with Regulation 14 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust intends to use the Most Suitable Provider Process to award a contract for the provision of outsourced consultant led Tier 2 ENT services. The Trust intends to award a single contract to the most suitable provider under a standard NHS sub-contract for the provision of clinical services.
The provider must be able to deliver a consultant led Tier 2 service to see c. 200 new outpatient ENT appointments prior to 31 March 2026.
The service must: - Provide timely access to ENT diagnostics and treatment for adult patients; - Be compliant with NHS standards for clinical governance, data protection, and patient safety; - Be delivered within Greater Manchester or surrounding areas; - Operate within or under the NHS England outpatient ENT tariff for 2025/26; Enquiries from providers wishing to be considered under this process must be received by email to contract.queries@stockport.nhs.uk by 18th October 2025.
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
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 25 Nov 2025 to 24 Nov 2026 (1 year)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
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
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 062272-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a832
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Town
- Stockport
- Postcode
- SK2 7JE
- Electoral ward
- Offerton
- Constituency
- Cheadle
- Delivery area
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Greater Manchester South East
- Area
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Stockport, SK2 7JE · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Outsourced Consultant Led Tier 2 ENT Services (most suitable provider process)
When will the Outsourced Consultant Led Tier 2 ENT Services (most suitable provider process) tender open?
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust 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.
How long is the Outsourced Consultant Led Tier 2 ENT Services (most suitable provider process) contract?
The contract runs from 25 November 2025 to 24 November 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Outsourced Consultant Led Tier 2 ENT Services (most suitable provider process)?
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, based in Stockport, North West.
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