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Provision of Hair Epilation Services - PSR

Awarded to Advanced Cosmetic Procedures, Aivilo Clinic, Anagen Therapies limited +87 more

NHS England(buyer)

Published
Published 2 September 2025
Deadline
Closed 6 October 2025

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NHS England has awarded a contract for the provision of hair epilation services as part of non-surgical gender identity services for adults, with a contract period of five years commencing 1st April 2026. The award was made on 20 January 2026 to 87 providers including Advanced Cosmetic Procedures, Aivilo Clinic, Anagen Therapies Limited, and numerous other aesthetic and specialist clinics across the UK. The procurement was structured in two lots: one for new providers and one for existing providers whose contracts were expiring on 31st March 2026.

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Lots (2)

  • Lot 1 - New Entrants

    This service covers the provision of non-surgical Gender Identity Services for adults that are prescribed as specialised services. This document should be read in conjunction with NHS England’s service specification for Gender Identity Services for Adults (Surgical Interventions).<br/><br/>Link to service specification: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/service-specification-gender-identity-services-for-adults-non-surgical-interventions<br/><br/>Gender identity services includes specialist assessment, non-surgical care packages, certain surgical interventions and immediate associated after care provided by specialist centres.<br/><br/>Integrated Care Systems are responsible for commissioning certain non-specialist elements of the NHS pathway of care for individuals with gender dysphoria.<br/><br/>Lot 1 – for new providers to complete if they do not currently hold a contract with NHSE for the Provision of Hair Epilation services.<br/><br/>The contract period is five (5) years, starting 1st April 2026. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime(PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on Monday 2nd February 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Written representations should be sent to collette.palmer@nhs.net ensuring the following details are referenced:<br/>Project reference: C386594<br/>Project Title: Provision of Hair Epilation Services<br/>This decision has been made as per NHS England governance processes, by the National Commissioning<br/>Group on 20th January 2026. No conflicts of Interest were identified amongst decision makers.<br/>Key Criteria were all assessed on a Pass/Fail basis.

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  • Lot 2 - Existing Providers

    This service covers the provision of non-surgical Gender Identity Services for adults that are prescribed as specialised services. This document should be read in conjunction with NHS England’s service specification for Gender Identity Services for Adults (Surgical Interventions).<br/><br/>Link to service specification: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/service-specification-gender-identity-services-for-adults-non-surgical-interventions<br/><br/>Gender identity services includes specialist assessment, non-surgical care packages, certain surgical interventions and immediate associated after care provided by specialist centres.<br/><br/>Integrated Care Systems are responsible for commissioning certain non-specialist elements of the NHS pathway of care for individuals with gender dysphoria.<br/><br/>Lot 2 – for existing providers that have a contract that is due to expire on 31st March 2026 with NHSE for the Provision of Hair Epilation services.<br/><br/>The contract period is five (5) years, starting 1st April 2026.<br/>Please note that due to technical issues, there are two additional awarded providers as detailed below:<br/><br/>Medical Skin Clinics Ltd (Chilton) - Goring on Thames<br/>NUTS Code: UKJ<br/>Awarded Value: £0.01<br/>SME?: Yes<br/><br/>Jen Turner - Turn Beautiful - Burgess Hill<br/>NUTS Code: UKJ<br/>Awarded Value: £0.01<br/>SME?: Yes. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime(PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on Monday 2nd February 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Written representations should be sent to collette.palmer@nhs.net ensuring the following details are referenced:<br/>Project reference: C386594<br/>Project Title: Provision of Hair Epilation Services<br/>This decision has been made as per NHS England governance processes, by the National Commissioning<br/>Group on 20th January 2026. No conflicts of Interest were identified amongst decision makers.<br/>Key Criteria were all assessed on a Pass/Fail basis.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£0
Procedure
Open
Published
2 September 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Health services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£1
Award date
20 January 2026
Contract period
— → 25 December 2030
Winners
  • Advanced Cosmetic Procedures
  • Aivilo Clinic
  • Anagen Therapies limited
  • Arte Nova Beauty
  • BEAUTYONE2ONE LTD
  • Basingstoke Wellness ltd
  • Be Laser Smooth
  • Beauty Clinic
  • Beauty Guru Salons Ltd
  • Best of Beauty
  • Bodhi Zen Clinic Limited
  • Bonar House Clinic
  • Bristol Electrolysis Ltd
  • Buff and Bare Ltd
  • Call of Beauty
  • Canterbury Skin and Laser Clinic
  • Cheshire Electrolysis
  • Copper tree clinic
  • Cristianos Laser Clinic Ltd
  • Current Beauty Limited
  • Danica Payne Aesthetics and Dental
  • Daniella Falasca
  • Devon and Exeter Laser
  • EQ Lounge
  • East Midlands Laser and cosmetic Clinic ltd
  • Electrolysis Transformations Ltd
  • Electrolysis with Cathy
  • Elite Electrolysis
  • Emily Louise beauty and aesthetics Ltd T/a LUMI SKN Clinics Kettering
  • Essence electrolysis and Skin
  • Face Up
  • Face and Body Medi-cosmetic Centre Ltd
  • Fuss Beauty
  • GD Vibes Holistic Wellbeing and Beauty
  • Gender Goals Limited
  • Gender Transitions
  • HEALTHIUM CLINICS LIMITED
  • Health Counts Ipswich
  • Holme Electrolysis Ltd
  • Identity+ Aesthetics
  • JR Medical Clinic
  • Jems Spa Ltd
  • Jennie Humphrey
  • John and Associates
  • Julia Wallis Electrolysis
  • Julie Milroy/Peacehaven
  • LA Beauty
  • LASERME LIMITED
  • LaserHQ Limited
  • Laserase Newcastle Ltd
  • Loft Aesthetics LTD Trading as Hilton Skin and Body Clinic
  • Lotus Electrolysis Ltd
  • Mi:Skin Laser Clinic Limited
  • Modality LLP
  • Mojako Ltd t/a Clearskin
  • My Enhance
  • Nancy Mayne
  • New Dawn Hair Removal
  • North Bristol NHS Trust
  • PCK SKIN LTD T/A SKINSPACEUK
  • POUR LA FEMME CLINIC
  • Pearls Beautique
  • ProSkin Clinic and Health UK Ltd
  • Pure Aesthetics Limited
  • Restore Skin and Body
  • SV Laser and Skin
  • Sajja Beauty Limited
  • Sasha Core Beauty Ltd
  • Setsuko Beauty Clinic
  • Skin Deep Electrolysis Clinic
  • Skin Medical ltd
  • Smoother you limited
  • Southsea Laser Clinic LTD
  • St Michael's Clinic, part of The Dermatology Partnership
  • Stratum Dermatology Clinics
  • The Beauty Studio uk
  • The Diathermy Skin Clinic
  • The Electrolysis Space
  • The Ivy Laser Clinic
  • The Laser Club
  • The Laser Lounge Torbay Ltd
  • The Laser and Light Clinic
  • The Malvern
  • Unique Halo Ltd
  • WILD
  • WY Electrolysis Clinic
  • karen brown
  • laser light skin clinic
  • luxe hair and skin clinic
  • the stable cornwall limited

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  1. Contract

    21 January 2026

  2. Contract Notice

    2 September 2025

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