Published date: 21 November 2025

Last edited date: 9 January 2026

Open early engagement - This means that a procurement idea is currently active, it is in the early stage of development and judging interest from potential suppliers.


Closing date: 9 January 2026

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

WN1 2NN

Procurement reference

CF-3277400D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

21 November 2025

Closing date

9 January 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Private Patient Partnership

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

WLT3376 Private Patient Partnership

  • Early engagement
  • Published 21 November 2025, last edited 28 November 2025

Attachments

  • WWL Private Patient Questionaire.docx
  • WWL Private Patient Questionaire
  • WWL_Wrightington_PPU_Early_Market_Engagement v2.0.docx
  • WWL_Wrightington_PPU_Early_Market_Engagement v2.0

Additional text

Wrightington Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is engaging with the market to explore partnership opportunities with experienced private healthcare providers to enhance and expand private orthopaedic patient services at Wrightington Hospital - the world-renowned home of joint replacement surgery.

This early engagement aims to:
Gauge market appetite for a strategic, multi-phase partnership model.
Understand the range of delivery, investment, and commercial structures available.
Inform the Trust"s future procurement strategy and specification design.

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Katie Bielecki

Address

Brick Kiln Lane
Wigan
WN1 1XX
GB

Email

katie.bielecki@wwl.nhs.uk