Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) have appointed Venture Health Group following a competitive process ran under NHS Workforce Alliance RM6276 - Insourced Services Framework, to support the Provision of Healthcare Services deliver digestive diseases related insourcing services. The services will include Endoscopy Insourcing Services, Gastroenterology Outpatient Services, and Colorectal and General Surgery Outpatient Services across multiple Trust sites. The contract is expected to run from 17/10/2026 until 09/10/2028 with potential extension options until 08/10/2026. Anticipated total contract value: £9,600,000 over 3 years. Provider Details: Name: Venture Health Group Ltd Address: Ground Floor Rear Barn, The Brookdale Centre, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, WA16 0SR
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue (SYFR) requires a suitably qualified and competent training provider to deliver Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Boat Operator training to operational firefighters. Training will be required for initial acquisition, annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and periodic recertification or reassessment. All training must meet the relevant Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Module 4 Boat Operator requirements and reflect current national guidance and recognised good practice for fire and rescue service water and flood rescue operations. All training, assessment and certification delivered under this contract must comply with the current National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Fire and Rescue Service Rescue Boat Code and relevant DEFRA Module 4 requirements, including any subsequent revisions, amendments or replacement guidance introduced during the contract period.
HealthTrust Europe is establishing a framework agreement for the provision of Linen and Laundry Services, available for use by NHS bodies, independent healthcare providers and the wider public sector across the UK. The framework is designed to give Participating Authorities flexible routes to market, ranging from a fully outsourced managed service to the individual elements of linen and laundry provision. This includes laundering of customer-owned items, linen hire and asset management, specialist sterile and cleanroom textile services, the outright purchase of linen and textiles, and the lease or purchase of laundry equipment. The framework is split into the following Lots: Lot 1 - Total Linen & Laundry Managed Service Full end-to-end managed service; Supplier takes on the linen and laundry function, supplying, processing, managing, distributing, and reporting on all activity. Tenderers wishing to be considered under this Lot must demonstrate the capability to comprehensively manage the services specified for both Lot 2 and Lot 3, as well as any additional services included within Lots 4 and Lot 5. Lot 2 - Linen Laundering Services Off-site collection, washing, finishing, and return of customer-owned linen, garments, and textiles. The Participating Authority provides items; the supplier processes and returns them. Lot 3 – Linen Hire & Asset Management Supplier-owned linen provided on hire, with full processing, inventory management, lifecycle management, and linen loss management included. Also, as a supplementary service, the ability to manage workwear uniform programmes and automated scrub dispensing systems. Suppliers who can deliver these solutions are encouraged to highlight their capabilities and experience in these areas as part of their tender submission. Lot 4 - Sterile Theatre Textiles Provision of specialist laundry processing and linen services for CE-marked barrier theatre textiles, sterile gowns, sterile packs, and surgical drapes. Suppliers must hold BS EN 14065:2016 and BS EN ISO 13485:2016 accreditation and applicable medical device standards. Lot 5 - Specialist Cleanroom Textiles Provision of specialist laundry processing and supply services for cleanroom garments and controlled-environment textiles processed to ISO 14644 and EN 14065 standards for pharmaceutical, life sciences, and research environments. Primary public sector bodies: pharmaceutical, life sciences, and research. Lot 6 - Linen & Textile Purchase Outright purchase of new linen, garments, and textile items for capital stock, facility fit-out, or periodic stock replenishment. No laundering or managed service included. Lot 7A - Commercial Laundry Equipment Provision (via lease) of commercial laundry equipment, with the additional option for customers to acquire permanent ownership at the conclusion of the lease term. The service also includes full installation and ongoing maintenance support. Lot 7B - Industrial Laundry Equipment Outright acquisition of industrial laundry machinery, allowing organisations to purchase new equipment for their facilities as capital assets. This option is suitable for facility fit outs, or periodic replacement and replenishment of existing stock. The purchase does not include any laundering, processing, or ongoing managed services; it is solely for the supply and delivery of the machinery itself.
The Council is procuring for a provider who will work alongside the existing Housing Related Support contract providers to deliver supported accommodation for survivors of domestic abuse as part of its work to enhance our homelessness prevention offer .
Torbay Council has been successful in obtaining grant funding by the Department for Education (DfE) to roll out a Holiday Activities and Food Programme for the next three years, from 2027. The purpose of the funding is to ensure that children and young people have access to food and activities over the school holiday periods where they are eligible for Targeted Free School Meals. Local Authorities require face-to-face provision over the following school holidays: Easter Summer October Half Term Christmas; and February Half Term Torbay Council are establishing an Open Framework of HAF Providers to deliver the requirements of the requirements. This is the first framework in the open framework scheme.
United Utilities is seeking to establish a multi-supplier framework for the provision of Operational Technology (OT) Build Only Works across its water and wastewater infrastructure assets. The framework will support the delivery of OT installation, integration, commissioning and associated build activities required to maintain, enhance and expand operational technology systems across a range of operational sites. The framework is intended to provide access to suitably qualified and experienced suppliers capable of delivering safe, efficient and high-quality OT build services, supporting United Utilities' operational and capital investment programmes. The procurement will be undertaken using a Competitive Flexible Procedure and will comprise a Conditions of Participation Questionnaire (COPQ) stage followed by an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) stage for suppliers who successfully meet the conditions of participation and are shortlisted to proceed. Successful suppliers appointed to the framework may be invited to compete for individual call-off contracts covering a range of OT Build Only Works requirements across water and wastewater treatment works, pumping stations, network assets and other operational facilities within the United Utilities operational area.