AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board formally awarded an activity-based elective care contract to SOMERSET SURGICAL SERVICES LTD for 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. The notice states there is no guaranteed contract value and no extension provision.
Published outcomeOne active award and associated active contract record are published for SOMERSET SURGICAL SERVICES LTD, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThe arrangement covers patient-choice elective secondary care across several surgical and outpatient specialties in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire delivery regions.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SOMERSET SURGICAL SERVICES LTD
98% confidenceAward 095537-2026-BNSSG_C424799_2026-2027_Somerset Surgical Services-1 · Lots 1 · No guaranteed value; contract data contains GBP 0.01 GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract records
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Verified company number 07692583 maps to SOMERSET SURGICAL SERVICES LTD. The award names the supplier and relates to lot 1. The lot says the arrangement is activity-based with no guaranteed value; the contract record contains value amount 0.01 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAward and contract notice published; source process is complete
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The process display status is awarded, source status is complete, and the release is tagged award and contract.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 095537-2026-BNSSG_C424799_2026-2027_Somerset Surgical Services-1 has status active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive; signed date recorded as 1 April 2026
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The associated contract has status active and dateSigned 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot record status
98% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked cancelled, despite the linked award and contract records being active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Commercial model
99% confidenceActivity-based contract with no guaranteed value
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Lot 1 states: "This is an activity-based contract with no guaranteed value."
Published contract-record value
99% confidenceGBP 0.01
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The contract record reports amount 0.01 and currency GBP.
Interpretation of published amount
97% confidenceNot a stated contract ceiling, guaranteed spend, or awarded supplier revenue
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The same notice explicitly says there is no guaranteed value; no pricing schedule or estimated total is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
98% confidence1 April 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Awarded period
99% confidence1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Lot 1 states the contract was awarded for 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2027.
Notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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The award and contract notice was published at 2026-10-09T10:56:17+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Primary service
99% confidenceRoutine elective secondary care, outpatient, diagnostic and treatment services under patient-choice arrangements
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Published process and lot descriptions.
Core specialties
99% confidenceGeneral surgery including endoscopy and upper GI procedures; orthopaedics/musculoskeletal including joints and pain management; limited overlapping spinal treatment where the ICB is commissioner; ophthalmology; oral surgery and maxillofacial; plastics/dermatology; and urology
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Published service description.
Permitted additional specialties
99% confidenceEar, Nose and Throat and gynaecology may be provided during the contract without a contract variation
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Lot 1 description.
Patient pathway
98% confidenceWhere appropriate, referral management, triage, diagnostics, consultation, pre-treatment assessment, treatment, discharge and follow-up
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Published process description.
Delivery geography and premises
97% confidenceDelivery regions UKK11 and UKK12; the notice identifies Weston General Hospital, Weston-Super-Mare, as an agreed additional premises
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Items list UKK11 and UKK12 delivery addresses; process description identifies Weston General Hospital and says further or alternative premises need prior written commissioner approval.
Classifications
99% confidenceOutpatient care services (CPV 85112200); surgical hospital services (CPV 85111100); dermatology supplementary classification (CPVS 85112200-RA16)
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Published classifications.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Award route
99% confidenceProvider Selection Regime direct award process B
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The procurement rationale and lot description state that the contract was formally awarded using Direct Award Process B under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Competition publication
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Published procurement method details.
Patient-choice context
98% confidenceProcurement conducted in line with Right To Choose requirements
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Lot 1 description.
Evaluation criteria
97% confidencePatient Choice: quality 100; price 0
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Lot 1 award criteria list Patient Choice as quality 100 and price 0.
Bidder and competition data
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Lot 1 description.
Extensions
99% confidenceNo provision for extension included
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Lot 1 description.
Options
98% confidenceNo options
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Tender field hasOptions is false.
Premises control
98% confidenceFurther or alternative delivery premises require the Commissioner's prior written approval
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Process description.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand exposure
98% confidenceSupplier revenue and commissioner spend are volume-dependent rather than guaranteed
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The contract is stated to be activity-based with no guaranteed value.
Scope flexibility
99% confidenceENT and gynaecology can be delivered within the term without a contract variation
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Lot 1 description.
Value comparability
99% confidencePublished data does not support comparison of contract scale because no estimated or guaranteed value is supplied
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The notice states no guaranteed value; no estimated total or pricing breakdown is published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lifecycle inconsistency
99% confidenceThe lot is marked cancelled while its linked award and signed active contract records are active
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Lot 1 status is cancelled; the award and contract statuses are active, and the contract has a recorded signed date. The notice does not explain the discrepancy.
Value data limitation
99% confidenceNo guaranteed value is stated; GBP 0.01 in the contract record should not be interpreted as contract value
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Lot 1 says there is no guaranteed value, while the contract object contains GBP 0.01.
Published information gap
99% confidenceNo award decision date, bid count, tender deadline, pricing detail, individual service volumes, or evaluation narrative is supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Lot naming
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title
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Lot title is null in the supplied lot data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 is marked cancelled while the associated award and signed contract records are active; the published notice does not reconcile these statuses.
- The notice states there is no guaranteed value. The GBP 0.01 contract-record amount is not supported as a meaningful contract value, ceiling, spend commitment or supplier revenue.
- No award decision date, bidder count, tender deadline, pricing schedule, expected volumes, evaluation narrative, or service-level allocation is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
SOMERSET SURGICAL SERVICES LTDSomerset Surgical ServicesBNSSG ICBelective care contractProvider Selection RegimeRight To Chooseoutpatient care servicessurgical hospital services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the Somerset Surgical Services contract?
SOMERSET SURGICAL SERVICES LTD (company number 07692583) is the verified supplier named in the active award and contract records.
What is the value of the contract?
The notice states that this is an activity-based contract with no guaranteed value. Although the contract record contains GBP 0.01, it is not presented as a contract ceiling or expected spend.
When does the contract run?
The published awarded period is 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, with no extension provision.
Which procedure was used?
The notice says the contract was awarded under Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process B, in line with Right To Choose requirements.
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