Echocardiogram Services (Insourcing)

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  "date": "2026-07-20T11:22:24+01:00",
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        "name": "Claire Thornton",
        "email": "claire.thornton5@nhs.net"
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        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Hersham Farm House Hersham Farm Business Park, Longcross Road, Longcross, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 0DN"
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        "postalCode": "EC4Y 1EU",
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      "value": {
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      "dateSigned": "2026-07-16T00:00:00+01:00"
    }
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  "description": "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.",
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}