The Provision of Lancashire and South Cumbria Adult Teledermatology Service
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care BoardEstimated Value
Up to £13,400,000
Deadline
3 September 2026
Published
4 September 2026
Type
services
Overview
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board is seeking to commission The Provision of Lancashire and South Cumbria Adult Teledermatology Service. The overall aim of the services (SkinHub, image capture spoke sites and Central Virtual Triage) is to deliver a pre-secondary care referral teledermatology pathway, delivered closer to patients' homes, whilst maintaining effective triage of teledermoscopy images taken on USC pathways in LSC Trusts.
The term of the contract will be for a duration of three years, which is intended to run from the expected services commencement date of approx. January 2027 (contract start date to be agreed) until approx.
January 2030 with the possibility of contract extensions, at the discretion of the Relevant Authority, of up to a total of two years from approx. February 2030 to approx.
Additional details
February 2032. The anticipated, maximum total contract value (including any potential extensions) is £13,400,000.
Indicative overall maximum total contract value is made of £7,100,000 for the three years of contract and £6,300,000 for the two-year extension. 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 reference Doc3193487409. https://portal.us.bn.cloud.ariba.com/dashboard/public/app...
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
2 contracts wonlatest 16 Sept 2026£127m
total awarded
- 2
Irwell Medical Practice
2 contracts wonlatest 17 Aug 2026£32,832
total awarded
- 3
FCMS (NW)
2 contracts wonlatest 17 Aug 2026£75,000
total awarded
- 4
Community Health and Eyecare Ltd (CHEC)
2 contracts wonlatest 22 May 2026£0
total awarded
- 5
Waythrough
2 contracts wonlatest 20 Mar 2026£464,700
total awarded
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NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care BoardKey Dates
Published
4 September 2026
Submission deadline
3 September 2026
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