Official UK procurement notice
Echocardiogram Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHFT) is seeking to procure additional echocardiography capacity to address a significant backlog in diagnostic services. Current waiting times for echocardiograms exceed the national DM01 standard of six weeks. The Trust intends to establish a two-year call-off contract, with the option to extend for up to a further two years in two separate one-year increments (1+1), to support backlog reduction and improve timely patient access to services. The contract start date is estimated to be 1st April 2027.<br/><br/>Suppliers must be able to deliver echocardiography services in line with the Trust’s specification and clinical requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant quality, governance, and service standards.
CPV: Cardiology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract NoticePublished value£2,000,000
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/>PSR Key Criteria to be applied under the PSR Competitive Process<br/>
- Quality and Innovation = 20%<br/>
- Value = 50%<br/>
- Integration, collaboration and service sustainability = 20%<br/>
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice = Not evaluated for this procurement. <br/>
- Social Value = 10%.<br/><br/>This procurement is restricted to suppliers registered on the Countess of Chester - Insourced and Outsourced Clinical Services (F/098/CS/25/IB) (Lot 1).<br/><br/>The contract will operate on a call-off basis. Activity levels are indicative only and may increase or decrease during the contract term in line with clinical demand, service requirements and commissioning decisions. The Authority does not guarantee any minimum level of expenditure under the contract. The contract value stated in this notice is an estimate based on anticipated activity and should not be regarded as a commitment to purchase services at that level.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
Participation is limited to suppliers registered on the Countess of Chester - Insourced and Outsourced Clinical Services (F/098/CS/25/IB) (Lot 1).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 24 Aug 2026, 13:14 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Aug 2026, 15:48 BST
- Authority reference
C452460- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080491- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ea85Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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 2015/2023 not apply to this award.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Aug 2026 → 30 Apr 2027 · 4 dates- Invitations to tender expected65 days ago24 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice published64 days ago24 Aug 2026, 15:48 BST
- Submission deadline32 days ago25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Bids must remain valid untilin 184 days30 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Deadline moved to 25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST24 Aug 2026, 15:48 BST+4 days · was 21 Sept 2026, 18:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 21 Sept 2026 | 25 Sept 2026 | +4 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Centre for Effective Dispute ResolutionMediation body
- The High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria