Coming up· published 8 Jan 2026
WLT3376 Private Patient Partnership
Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust · Wigan, North West
Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust is planning WLT3376 Private Patient Partnership. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wigan.
Source: Contracts Finder, published 9 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Market Engagement Notice · 14:37
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Pipeline notice published
Market Engagement Notice · 12:36
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Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
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About this tender
In brief
Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust is planning WLT3376 Private Patient Partnership. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wigan. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens.
Contracts Finder published it on 9 January 2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-b5fd17-ee134228-93c5-44bc-b2e6-3e8d051e7c69.
Summary of the contracting process
The Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process for the "WLT3376 Private Patient Partnership." This initiative aims to identify partnerships with experienced private healthcare providers to expand orthopaedic services at the prestigious Wrightington Hospital, known for joint replacement surgeries.
Classified under the health services category (CPV code 85100000), the project is set in the United Kingdom, specifically in Wigan, with the postal code WN1 2NN. The deadline for the market engagement phase was recently on 9th January 2026. Such engagement is likely to open long-term growth avenues and strengthen market presence within the healthcare sector.
The notice in full
Private Patient Partnership Additional information: Wrightington Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is engaging with the market to explore partnership opportunities with experienced private healthcare providers to enhance and expand private orthopaedic patient services at Wrightington Hospital - the world-renowned home of joint replacement surgery. This early engagement aims to: Gauge market appetite for a strategic, multi-phase partnership model.
Understand the range of delivery, investment, and commercial structures available. Inform the Trust's future procurement strategy and specification design.
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 health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
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-ee134228-93c5-44bc-b2e6-3e8d051e7c69
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Town
- Wigan
- Postcode
- WN1 1XX
- Electoral ward
- Wigan Central
- Constituency
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Greater Manchester North West
- Area
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Katie Bielecki
- Address
- Wigan, WN1 1XX · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
- Early engagement notice on Contracts Findercontractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c9bf976-c83f-4f1a-ac96…
- Early engagement notice on Contracts Findercontractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9c415618-1dfe-49c4-ab41…
- Early engagement notice on Contracts Findercontractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/98975a5d-969d-4698-8124…
- Early engagement notice on Contracts Findercontractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36637691-c3f8-4f8b-9f68…
- WWL Private Patient Questionairecontractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/65c495a9-78c…
- WWL_Wrightington_PPU_Early_Market_Engagement v1.0contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a5538b77-542…
- WWL Private Patient Questionairecontractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/52f80f80-967…
- WWL_Wrightington_PPU_Early_Market_Engagement v1.0contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/31cef0de-046…
- WWL Private Patient Questionairecontractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ff191ed2-e08…
- WWL_Wrightington_PPU_Early_Market_Engagement v1.0contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b547440c-c26…
- WWL Private Patient Questionairecontractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6e9401af-7cc…
- WWL_Wrightington_PPU_Early_Market_Engagement v2.0contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0aeb9f07-6c1…
- OCDS record ocds-b5fd17-ee134228-93c5-44bc-b2e6-3e8d051e7c69 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-b…
Questions about WLT3376 Private Patient Partnership
When will the WLT3376 Private Patient Partnership tender open?
Wrightington Wigan and Leigh 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.
Who is the buyer for WLT3376 Private Patient Partnership?
Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, based in Wigan, North West. The named contact is Katie Bielecki.
How do I bid for WLT3376 Private Patient Partnership?
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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