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Opportunity overview
This is a Community Tier 3 Dermatology Service.
This service aims to address the specific healthcare needs of patients who require access to dermatology services where the service is delivered across the Greater Manchester conurbation.
The Specification contains the requirements to ensure the delivery of a local, effective, integrated patient centred, community-based, dermatology service that gives timely advice, assessment, diagnosis and treatment. This is to be delivered in line with the GM strategic aim to deliver increased quality of care closer to patient's' homes.
The Contract to be awarded as a result of this Procurement will have an initial term of three years commencing from the Commencement Date (as defined in the Contract) which is expected to be on 1 April 2027. The Authority may extend the initial term of the Contract by a further period of two years to a maximum term of five years.
The indicative overall contract value is £26,975,375.25 for the initial three-year contract term and £17,983,583.50 for the optional two-year extension period, with an estimated annual value of £8,991,791.75 and an anticipated maximum total value of £44,958,958.75 including extensions.
For full details of the Service and any additional information regarding this Procurement please see link to the Specification and Invitation to Tender documentation that can be accessed via SAP Ariba.
Invitation to Tender documentation can be accessed via SAP Ariba reference Doc3193557990 at the link available in section I.III
Classification
CPV85121282 — Dermatology services
Published notice details
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06f7fd
Main Procurement Category
services
Legal basis
Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX
Classification
Scheme
CPV
Id
85121282
Description
Dermatology services
Amendments
Entry 1
Id
1
Unstructured Changes
Entry 1
Old Value
Text
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
23 October 2026
Local time
12:00pm
New Value
Text
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
30 October 2026
Local time
12:00pm
Where
Section
IV.2.2
Entry 2
Old Value
Text
Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
23 October 2026
Local time
1:00pm
New Value
Text
Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
30 October 2026
Local time
1:00pm
Buyer location · Manchester · UKD33 · M16EU · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
1
086384-2026tender ·
2
098185-2026tenderUpdate ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board is seeking a provider for a Tier 3 community dermatology service across Greater Manchester. The service is intended to provide timely advice, assessment, diagnosis and treatment in a local, integrated, patient-centred setting. The initial term is expected to be three years from 1 April 2027, with an optional two-year extension.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for organisations able to provide community-based dermatology clinical services across Greater Manchester. Detailed clinical, workforce, quality and contractual requirements are referred to in SAP Ariba documents and are not supplied here.
Key points identified
Service scopeDeliver a Community Tier 3 Dermatology Service.Evidence: "This is a Community Tier 3 Dermatology Service."
Clinical activitiesProvide timely advice, assessment, diagnosis and treatment.Evidence: "a community-based, dermatology service that gives timely advice, assessment, diagnosis and treatment."
Service modelLocal, effective, integrated and patient-centred community-based dermatology service.Evidence: "the delivery of a local, effective, integrated patient centred, community-based, dermatology service"
94% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board is seeking a provider for a Tier 3 community dermatology service across Greater Manchester. The service is intended to provide timely advice, assessment, diagnosis and treatment in a local, integrated, patient-centred setting. The initial term is expected to be three years from 1 April 2027, with an optional two-year extension.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for organisations able to provide community-based dermatology clinical services across Greater Manchester. Detailed clinical, workforce, quality and contractual requirements are referred to in SAP Ariba documents and are not supplied here.
Key deliverables
Community Tier 3 dermatology service
Timely dermatology advice, assessment, diagnosis and treatment
Local, integrated, patient-centred service delivery across Greater Manchester
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Service scope
99% confidence
Deliver a Community Tier 3 Dermatology Service.
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"This is a Community Tier 3 Dermatology Service."
Clinical activities
98% confidence
Provide timely advice, assessment, diagnosis and treatment.
View supporting evidence
"a community-based, dermatology service that gives timely advice, assessment, diagnosis and treatment."
Service model
97% confidence
Local, effective, integrated and patient-centred community-based dermatology service.
View supporting evidence
"the delivery of a local, effective, integrated patient centred, community-based, dermatology service"
Detailed specification
99% confidence
Unknown from supplied notice; specification and ITT are referenced in SAP Ariba.
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"For full details of the Service... see link to the Specification and Invitation to Tender documentation... via SAP Ariba."
Eligibility requirements
99% confidence
Unknown from supplied notice.
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No eligibility, selection or exclusion criteria are included in the supplied content; detailed ITT documents are referenced but not provided.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Initial contract value
99% confidence
Indicative £26,975,375.25 for the initial three-year term.
View supporting evidence
"The indicative overall contract value is £26,975,375.25 for the initial three-year contract term"
Extension value
99% confidence
£17,983,583.50 for the optional two-year extension.
View supporting evidence
"£17,983,583.50 for the optional two-year extension period"
Maximum total value
99% confidence
Anticipated maximum £44,958,958.75 including extensions.
View supporting evidence
"an anticipated maximum total value of £44,958,958.75 including extensions."
Estimated annual value
99% confidence
£8,991,791.75.
View supporting evidence
"an estimated annual value of £8,991,791.75"
Delivery
Delivery geography
99% confidence
Greater Manchester conurbation.
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"the service is delivered across the Greater Manchester conurbation."
Expected commencement
96% confidence
1 April 2027.
View supporting evidence
"expected to be on 1 April 2027."
Initial term
99% confidence
Three years.
View supporting evidence
"an initial term of three years"
Extension option
99% confidence
Authority may extend by a further two years, to a maximum term of five years.
View supporting evidence
"The Authority may extend the initial term... by a further period of two years to a maximum term of five years."
"Invitation to Tender documentation can be accessed via SAP Ariba reference Doc3193557990"
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Detailed requirements unavailable
99% confidence
Material clinical, workforce, quality, pricing, contractual and submission requirements may be contained in the referenced SAP Ariba specification and ITT, which were not supplied.
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The notice states that "full details" and "additional information" are in the Specification and ITT documentation accessed via SAP Ariba; no documents were supplied.
Extension is not guaranteed
99% confidence
The optional two-year extension is at the Authority's discretion.
View supporting evidence
"The Authority may extend the initial term of the Contract"
Buyer address is not service geography
98% confidence
The supplied Manchester buyer location should not be treated as the full delivery footprint; the stated service area is the Greater Manchester conurbation.
View supporting evidence
locations description: "Buyer location"; description: "service is delivered across the Greater Manchester conurbation."
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