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Awarded· 25 Mar 2025

Standard Acute Contract

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board · Dorset, South West

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board has awarded Standard Acute Contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Dorset.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 9 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 10:02

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board has awarded Standard Acute Contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Dorset. The contract went to Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. It was awarded on 25 March 2025. The contract value is £227,224,000.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 9 April 2025. The notice number is 013887-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04ff6e.

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract titled "Standard Acute Contract" for services in the hospital and related sectors. The procurement process followed the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and was executed through a direct award process, which bypasses the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

The contract, valued at approximately £227,224,000, has been awarded to Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and will span from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. The services under this contract include cancer, maternity, urgent and emergency care, elective care, and community services. The direct award nature of the procurement highlights the importance of strategic relationships and responsiveness in the healthcare sector.

The notice in full

The services to be provided under this contract include cancer services, maternity services, UEC, elective care services, and community services. The award has been made following direct award process A. The lifetime value of the contract is approximately PS227,224,000, and the contract runs from 01/04/2025 until 31/03/2026.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

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Key facts

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

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

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

Values

Contracts value
£227,224,000

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
013887-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ff6e
CPV code
85110000 - Hospital and related services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board is based in Dorset. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Dorset
Town
Dorchester
Postcode
DT1 1TG
Electoral ward
Dorchester West
Constituency
West Dorset
Delivery area
Dorset and Somerset
Region
South West
Sub-region
Dorset
Area
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Address
Dorchester, DT1 1TG · South West · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Awardee scale
Large
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 Standard Acute Contract

Who won the Standard Acute Contract contract?

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on 25 March 2025.

How much is the Standard Acute Contract contract worth?

The contract value is £227,224,000.

Who is the buyer for Standard Acute Contract?

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board, based in Dorset, South West.

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