Official UK procurement notice
PSR (Direct Award .A.) UHL Cardiology 26-28
Authority: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionfull cardiology service is to be supplied to the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust including for patients receiving care on mental health sites and community hospitals.
CPV: Hospital and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1• For mental health inpatients cardiology tests will, wherever possible be performed…Awarded
- For mental health inpatients cardiology tests will, wherever possible be performed in the appropriate setting. Where this is not possible, the patient will be escorted by a member of Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust staff to the Cardiac Investigations Department
- Out-patients and patients from community hospitals requiring cardiology tests will attend the Cardiac Investigations Department.
- Initial recording of cardiology test results will be provided by Cardiac Physiology staff. Interpretation and reporting will be available by request to the Cardiac Investigations Department.
- Urgent referrals, as indicated by the referrer, will be seen within 24 hours of referral.
- Non-urgent referrals for E.C.G.s will be seen within 5 working days. All other routine referrals will be placed on the Department's waiting list.
Contract Awarded under PSR - Direct Award .A.
Two year contract. Additional information: 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 direct award process A.
There is an existing service in place.
There is no realistic alternative to the existing provider due to the nature of the health care services.
Direct Award B would not apply, as patients do not have a choice of provider.
The contract was awarded 1st April 2026- Contract end date 31st March 2028
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Oct 2026, 16:07 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2026, 16:07 BST
- Authority reference
UHL_A_Cardiology_2628.V.0.1- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097172- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0787e5Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice, This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (PSR) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provision of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/PA 2023 do not apply to this award.
There is an existing service.
There is no realistic alternative to the existing provider due to the nature of the health care services. The integrated nature of our services, systems and processes means this could not reasonably be provided by another supplier.
Direct Award B would not apply, as patients do not have a choice of provider.
This contract has been awarded under PSR - Direct Award A.
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 avoidance of doubt, the provision of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The decision -makers were LPT Trust Board and Sharon Murphy - Director of Finance No conflict of interest declared.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST | £420,260 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 097172-2026-1 · UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £420,260
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.