Official UK procurement notice
Audiology and Cardiology · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service includes two different elements, audiology and cardiology.
The aim of the services is to aid early diagnostics and avoid the need
for unnecessary referral to secondary care, or to support the shift of
activity into a primary care setting.
CPV: Cardiology services · ENT or audiologist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice under…Awarded
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
NHS Devon sought to procure audiology and cardiology services. It is intending to award a contract of 1 year (with an optional extension of 1 year), commencing 1st April 2025 to Express Diagnostics - following Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime.
Lifetime value: £2,136,178
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Feb 2025, 15:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Feb 2025, 15:57 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-004401- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dd5dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The following line is required by FTS: '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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period.
Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on the 20th February 2025 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.
Publisher note: 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 20th February 2025 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). They should be submitted in writing to [email protected]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.' Award decision-makers; NHS Devon ICB PSR Steering Group No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makers. The decision to award this contract in line with Direct Award Process C was based on evaluation against the 5 required key criteria, with weightings applied as follows: Quality 25% Value 25% Integration 20% Improving equalities 20% Social Value 10% Assessment of the provider was based on evidence available through their existing contract with the ICB.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Express Diagnostics LtdSME | £2,136,178 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 004401-2025-1 · Express Diagnostics LtdSME
- Signed
- 22 Jan 2025
- Value
- £2,136,178
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Devon Integrated Care BoardReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Express DiagnosticsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.