Official UK procurement notice
OneLSC Ultrasound Insourced Service
Authority: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOneLSC Ultrasound Insourced Service. Awarded under PSR competitive process.
CPV: Medical imaging services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£7,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must demonstrate that they have the legal and financial capacity to perform the contract. This includes:
Being a legally registered entity with the authority to enter into a contract.
Not being subject to any mandatory exclusion grounds under the Procurement Act 2023.
Demonstrating financial stability by completing the relevant sections of the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) provided in the eTendering Portal.
These conditions are assessed on a pass/fail basis and are proportionate to the nature and value of the contract.
- Technical & professional ability
Details in specification provided.
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Quality: 40%
- Improving access: 5%
- Value: 30%
- Social Value: 5%
- Service Sustainability: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Service Sustainability
- Improving access
- Value
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must demonstrate that they have the legal and financial capacity to perform the contract. This includes:
Being a legally registered entity with the authority to enter into a contract.
Not being subject to any mandatory exclusion grounds under the Procurement Act 2023.
Demonstrating financial stability by completing the relevant sections of the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) provided in the eTendering Portal.
These conditions are assessed on a pass/fail basis and are proportionate to the nature and value of the contract.
- Technical & professional ability
Details in specification provided.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Nov 2025, 11:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Dec 2025, 13:26 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
C394495- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073909- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e149Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Invoices will submitted electronically quoting a valid Purchase Order Number. Disputes will be raised firstly with the assigned Contract Manager.
- Risks
1-Failure to provide qualified staff. 2-Failure to provide sufficient quantity of staff. 3-Failure to provide staff on all requested days. 4-Failure to meet quality standards. 5-Supplier recruitment within trust substantive staff. 6-Failure to maintain minimum accreditations/ registrations e.g. Cyber essentials. 7-Inappropriate contact of patients that does not align with agreed procedures. 8-Unsatisfactory patient care. 9-Unprofessional conduct. 10-Failure to comply with information governance procedures. 11-Attending sites on time.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
14 Nov 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published347 days ago14 Nov 2025, 11:39 GMT
- Clarification questions by333 days ago28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline317 days ago14 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent308 days ago24 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published307 days ago24 Dec 2025, 13:26 GMT
- Award decision expected by293 days ago7 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends292 days ago8 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts269 days ago1 Feb 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Nov 2025- Tender notice published14 Nov 2025, 11:39 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Dec 2025, 13:26 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Dec 2025, 13:26 GMT
- Contract signature expected9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Diagnostics LtdSME1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2031Extensions: Two One Year Extensions | £7,628,160 | 19 Dec 2025standstill to 8 Jan 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 27 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonAtlas Diagnostics LimitedSME · North West England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Atlas Diagnostics LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender