Official UK procurement notice
Community Endoscopy Service NHS Essex ICB (formally NHS Mid and South Essex ICB)
Authority: NHS Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (herein "the Authority")'s intention to award a contract to Beehive Solutions Ltd to deliver Community Ultrasound Non-Obstetric Services to the patients within Mid and South Essex's geographical footprint. The contract will be for 12 months months from 01st April 2026 - 31st March 2027. The aggregate contract value is £1,027,778 noting that these are zero value contracts - paid at local prices- based on planning values for 2025-26 and will be subject to any agreed growth and inflator/deflators applicable to 2026/27.
The provider is an existing provider, who is currently satisfying the requirements of the existing contract. The provider has been assessed against the criteria specified for this DAP C process:
Quality & Innovation 20%.
Value 20%.
Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 20%,
Access Health Inequalities and Choice 20%;
Social Value 20%.
Key criteria were specified, and assessment against each criterion was assessed based on the current service delivery model and performance. and the supplier meets all the requirements specified to the satisfaction of the ICB, and it is expected that they will satisfy the requirements of the new contract.
CPV: Community health services · Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (herein "the Authority")'s intention to…Awarded
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (herein "the Authority")'s intention to award a contract to Beehive Solutions Ltd to deliver Community Ultrasound Non-Obstetric Services to the patients within Mid and South Essex's geographical footprint. The contract will be for 12 months months from 01st April 2026 - 31st March 2027. The aggregate contract value is £1,027,778 noting that these are zero value contracts - paid at local prices- based on planning values for 2025-26 and will be subject to any agreed growth and inflator/deflators applicable to 2026/27.
The provider is an existing provider, who is currently satisfying the requirements of the existing contract. The provider has been assessed against the criteria specified for this DAP C process:
Quality & Innovation 20%.
Value 20%.
Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 20%,
Access Health Inequalities and Choice 20%;
Social Value 20%.
Key criteria were specified, and assessment against each criterion was assessed based on the current service delivery model and performance. and the supplier meets all the requirements specified to the satisfaction of the ICB, and it is expected that they will satisfy the requirements of the new contract.
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
- 4 Jun 2026, 15:44 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2026, 11:36 BST
- Authority reference
ACE-0884-2026-MSE- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059325- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06addeFind a Tender
- 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 Contract 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 Tuesday 16th April 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded, this notice serves as an intention to award under 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 avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract 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 Tuesday 16th June 2026. The contract has not yet formally been awarded, this notice serves as an intention to award under PSR. Written Representation should be sent to: [email protected] The Decision Maker for this award was NHS Essex ICB Executive Board based on the value and term of the contract. There were no conflicts of interest declared by individuals making the decision. All five key criteria were utilised in determining the suitability and continuation of the provider and weighting was distributed equally across the criteria as all were felt to be as important. The provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract, based on the DAP C assessment to a sufficient standard.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated24 Jun 2026, 11:36 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | TextVI.3) Additional information · VI | 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 avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract 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… | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded to Beehive Solutions Ltd to deliver Community Ultrasound Non-Obstetric Services within NHS Essex's geographical footprint under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not ap… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beehive Solutions LtdSMECommunity Ultrasound Service | £1 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Community Ultrasound Service · Beehive Solutions LtdSME
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2026
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Beehive Solutions LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.