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# Direct Access X-Ray Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/direct-access-x-ray-service-ocds-h6vhtk-042a28). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board: "Direct Access X-Ray Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-hertfordshire-and-west-essex-integrated-care-board-nhs-qm7)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £564,926 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-042a28`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/direct-access-x-ray-service-ocds-h6vhtk-042a28#tl-md)

## Description
This is a Contract Award Notice to communicate a contract award made by the Contracting Authority; Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board, (hereinafter referred to as “the Authority”) in compliance with their local standing financial instructions (SFIs).
On 29th December 2023, the Authority published a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) (Reference 2023/S 000-038036) to inform the market of its intention to award the contract. The Authority applied a voluntary 10-day standstill period prior to conclusion of the contract. The contract award is made to Alliance Medical Limited for the provision of Direct Access X-Ray services. 
The proposed new contract will start on 1st April 2024 and will end on 31st March 2025 with the option to extend for a further 12 months to 31st March 2026. The annual value of the contract is £282,463. The value reflected in this notice is the maximum value should the extension period be utilised. Please note that these are expected values and may be amended post contract finalisation with the provider.
The contract has been in place since 11th June 2018 and has a total cumulative value of £1,098,430 (excluding VAT and exclusive of the value of the new proposed contract).
This short-term contract will allow the HWE ICB to undertake a robust review of the services with a view of alignment across the ICB to inform future service provision.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** This is a Contract Award Notice to communicate a contract award made by the Contracting Authority; Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board, (hereinafter referred to as “the Authority”) in compliance with their local standing financial inst...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Direct Access X-Ray Service (active)
  - Award id: `003385-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Alliance Medical Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-2128897`
  - Value: £564,926 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Direct Access X-Ray (active)
  - Award id: `038036-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Alliance Medical Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-2128897`
  - Value: £564,926 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Direct Access X-Ray Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £564,926
  - Signed Date: 08/12/2023

- **Contract:** Direct Access X-Ray (active)
  - Signed Value: £564,926
  - Signed Date: 08/12/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003385-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-01T14:23:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:07:06.693Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-042a28