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Freedom of Information request Use of Insourcing Providers

Response published: 18 July 2025
Procurement

FOI Request

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding your Trust’s use of Insourcing to support service delivery and reduce waiting lists. Please could you provide responses to the following: 1. Do you currently use Insourcing providers to support delivery of clinical services and reduce patient waiting lists? (Yes/No) 2. If yes, please provide the names of all Insourcing providers used by your Trust over the last 12 months. 3. For each provider listed above, please confirm: o The specialties in which they have delivered services o The total spend with each provider (for the most recent 12-month period available) 4. What specialties within your Trust currently use Insourcing providers? 5. What procurement route(s) did you use to award Insourcing contracts? (e.g. NHS SBS, HealthTrust Europe, local procurement, etc.) 6. Are these contracts part of a framework or spot-purchased? (Please specify for each provider if possible.) 7. What is the duration of the current Insourcing contracts? (Start and end dates, and whether there are extension options.)

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 126-2025

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding your Trust’s use of Insourcing to support service delivery and reduce waiting lists.

Please could you provide responses to the following:

  1. Do you currently use insourcing providers to support delivery of clinical services and reduce patient waiting lists?
    (Yes/No)
  2. If yes, please provide the names of all Insourcing providers used by your Trust over the last 12 months.
  3. For each provider listed above, please confirm:
    • The specialties in which they have delivered services
    • The total spend with each provider (for the most recent 12-month period available)
  4. What specialties within your Trust currently use Insourcing providers?
  5. What procurement route(s) did you use to award Insourcing contracts?
    (e.g. NHS SBS, HealthTrust Europe, local procurement, etc.)
  6. Are these contracts part of a framework or spot-purchased?
    (Please specify for each provider if possible.)
  7. What is the duration of the current Insourcing contracts?
    (Start and end dates, and whether there are extension options.)

Our response:

We do not use insourcing providers.

Next steps:

Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:

Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk

If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.