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Provision of Medical Cover for In-patient Wards in Community Hospitals

COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 01:43.

Opportunity overview

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust have a requirement for Medical Cover for In-patient Wards at Sedgefield Community Hospital (SCH), Chester-Le-Street Community Hospital (CLS) & Shotley Bridge Community Hospital (SBH). The service is to utilise GPs to maintain patient safety and discharge flow within community wards.

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-061374
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85100000
Description
Health services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is intending to follow the Most Suitable Provider process under the Provider Selection Regime to award a contract for Medical Inpatient Cover at Sedgefield Community Hospital (SCH), Chester-Le-Street Community Hospital (CLS) & Shotley Bridge Community Hospital (SBH). The contract title is Provision of Medical Cover for In-patient Wards in Community Hospitals. The reference is 201819_151. Relevant CPV Code is 85323000: Community health services. Award decision makers would be Associate Director of Operations Community Services and Senior Management Accountant.
Due
16 Feb 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
008639-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
30 Jan 2026, 16:27
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Id
GB-NHS-RXP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-NHS
Id
RXP

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQLT-2871-PCJY

Address

Street Address
Hollyhurst Road
Locality
Darlington
Postal Code
DL3 6HX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC13

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Darlington · UKC13 · DL3 6HX · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 008639-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·