Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS North East London Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Patient First Social Enterprise SME
- Value
- £17,071,325.93
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Health & social care · Dermatology services (CPV 85121282)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 079852-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Dec 2025
- Published4 Dec 2025Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
Community dermatology services across North East London: the boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest, Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge. City and Hackney which is also a borough in NEL is excluded from this scope. The provider shall provide a minimum of a level 3 intermediate community dermatology service supported by GPs With Extended Role and with access to consultant. The Provider must have physical clinics in the 6 NEL boroughs and be able to offer patients appointments in each borough in line with the maximum wait time targets (6 weeks). The Procurement is being managed by the NHS London Commercial Hub (NHS LCH) hosted by NEL ICB, on behalf of the Authority, in connection with a competitive Invitation to Tender (ITT) exercise that is being conducted via a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 does not apply to this award.
About the supplier
Patient First Social Enterprise: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06389281).