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# Echocardiography Insourcing

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/echocardiography-insourcing-ocds-h6vhtk-06db85). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust: "Echocardiography Insourcing". Published status: active. Published Value: £400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/royal-cornwall-hospitals-nhs-trust-nhs-ref)
- **Published Value:** £400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 August 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Cardiology services, Cardiology services or pulmonary specialists services, Health services, Hospital and related services, Hospital services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKK30
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/echocardiography-insourcing-ocds-h6vhtk-06db85#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06db85`

## 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/echocardiography-insourcing-ocds-h6vhtk-06db85#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D107679%26B%3DNHSSW)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/echocardiography-insourcing-ocds-h6vhtk-06db85#participate

## Description
Provision of BSE accredited Echocardiographers to deliver outpatient adult cardiac transthoracic echocardiograms, to include:-        a full TTE study, performed to BSE current standards using Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust (RCHT) GE Echo machines at RCHT sites, including the Bodmin and West Cornwall Hospital Community Diagnostic Centres, and other agreed locations. -        The uploading of the report to the appropriate patient EPR (currently Maxims) and the distribution of the report to the appropriate clinicians (referrer and GP). Provision of BSE accredited Echocardiographers to work at RCHT (Truro) and undertake inpatient Adult Cardiac Transthoracic Echocardiograms using RCHT GE echo machines and reporting on RCHT reporting system. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (PSR) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Procurement Act do not apply to this award.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85110000, 85111000, 85121230, 85121231, 85150000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £4,000,000
- **Description:** Provision of BSE accredited Echocardiographers to deliver outpatient adult cardiac transthoracic echocardiograms, to include:-        a full TTE study, performed to BSE current standards using Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust (RCHT) GE Echo machines at...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F073800-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-04T14:15:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T21:48:13.120Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06db85