Official UK procurement notice
Echocardiogram Services (Insourcing) · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCardiology requires additional capacity and clinical staff to provide Echocardiogram services to support CDC (Community Diagnostic Centre) activity, and to clear the backlog. Activity is required as part of the agreement with the ICB (integrated Care Board) to deliver activity within the community.
CPV: Cardiology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Additional capacity and clinical staff (echo physiologists) to perform Echocardiology…Awarded
Additional capacity and clinical staff (echo physiologists) to perform Echocardiology scans to support CDC activity and clear the backlog.<br/>This notice is confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement and without competition.<br/><br/>The Framework used is Health Trust Europe Total Workforce Solutions III<br/><br/>The Trust has entered into a 8 month contract (20 July 2026 to 31st March 2027). The lifetime value of the contract is £140,000 (ex VAT).<br/>This is an existing service and Health Now have been used previously.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Jul 2026, 11:22 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jul 2026, 11:22 BST
- Authority reference
C455596- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068136- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ce95Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
For future requirements, the Authority commits to initiating a mini-competition under an approved framework agreement. All eligible suppliers will be invited to submit bids, with evaluation to be undertaken in accordance with the five Provider Selection Regime (PSR) key criteria.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/23 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>Decision Makers:<br/>- Divisional Director of Operations <br/>- General Manager for Cardiology & Respiratory<br/>- Procurement Manager (Clinical-Medicine)<br/><br/>No conflicts of interest were declared by the decision makers.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Now LimitedSME | £140,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 068136-2026-1 · Health Now LimitedSME
- Signed
- 16 Jul 2026
- Value
- £140,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Centre for Effective Dispute ResolutionMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Health Now LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.