Official UK procurement notice
Breast Screening Service — UK public procurement notice
Authority: NORTH CHESHIRE & MERSEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide Consultant Radiologists and the use of the Burney Breast Screening Unit to NCM as part of the Breast Screening Programme.
This is a an existing services which is part of a collaboration to provide NHS breast screening and assessment service for St Helens and Knowsley patients as part of the wider programme.
CPV: Hospital and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is a intention to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award C up until 31 March 2028 to provide Consultant Radiologists and the use of the Burney...Awarded
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 Sept 2026, 15:46 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2026, 15:46 BST
- Authority reference
C026- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077bc7
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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. This notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority more…
by 8 October 2026 This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR to the incumbent provider.
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 8 day standstill period. This notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR direct award C to the incumbent provider. Decision Makers are Angela Millward and Mark Jones and there are no conflicts of interest.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 091546-2026-1 · Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £565,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- North Cheshire and Mersey Teaching Hospital NHS TrustReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.