Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Insourced Echocardiography Services
Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of onsite services for echocardiography clinics, utilising Somerset Foundation Trusts' equipment, reporting system, and support services (administration and referral). Services to include image acquisition, image reporting and audit of services. The Authority may also require Ambulatory (Tape) Analysis and Cardiac Rhythm Platform Monitoring during the contract term.
CPV: Cardiology services · Gynaecological hospital services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Further Competition via SBS Framework 10203: Insourcing of Clinical Support ServicesAwarded
Further Competition via SBS Framework 10203: Insourcing of Clinical Support Services. Additional information: Provision of Insourced Echocardiography Services<br/><br/>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 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process based on a framework agreement.<br/><br/>The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £107,3904.00<br/><br/>This is a new service with a new provider.<br/><br/>The contract dates are 01/01/2026-31/12/2027 with the option to extend by up to 12 months.<br/><br/>There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Dec 2025, 15:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Dec 2025, 15:56 GMT
- Authority reference
SFT-FT-C387621- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-082164- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f435Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Further Competition via SBS Framework 10203: Insourcing of Clinical Support Services.
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 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process based on a framework agreement.<br/><br/>Date of contract award: 5/12/2025<br/>Dates between which the services are intended be provided: 01/01/26-31/12/27<br/>The estimated lifetime value of the contract: £107,3904.00<br/><br/>The decision makers were the Service Manager Cardiology, Non Invasive Cardiology Lead.<br/><br/>There was 1 representation received during the standstill period.<br/>This was reviewed and the final decision made by Director of Elective Care and Elective Access Manager.<br/><br/>There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.<br/><br/>This contract was awarded by further competition on the SBS Framework 10203: Insourcing of Clinical Support Services.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICS Operations trading as Xyla Services | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 082164-2025-1 · ICS Operations trading as Xyla Services
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 8 | — | £1,073,904 – £1,073,904 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandMediation body
- NHSEReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ICS Operations T/A Xyla Elective CareAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.