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Published 1 Apr 2026, 11:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Specialised Reporting for Lung Cancer Screening

Official notice

Authority: The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Awarded value£117,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to The HLH Imaging Group Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

HLH is provider of Radiology reporting for the Low Dose CT scans for Lung Cancer Screening. We send the images to them to report and they send the Radiology written report back to us. This eases pressures on in house reporting. They have a bank of Radiologists who pick up the scans to report.<br/>This is a Direct Award against The East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub Teleradiology and Specialised Reporting Services FTS Reference: 2025/S 000-037677, Lot 2 Lung Cancer Screening (LCS), which is governed by PSR Regulations.<br/>This contract has been awarded under PSR Direct Award Process C. The value of the 12 month contract is £117,000.00. It is proposed that this contract will run from April 2026 to March 2027.

CPV: Health services · Medical imaging services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This is a Direct Award against The East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub…Awarded

This is a Direct Award against The East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub Teleradiology and Specialised Reporting Services FTS Reference: 2025/S 000-037677, Lot 2 Lung Cancer Screening (LCS), which is governed by PSR Regulations.<br/>This contract has been awarded under PSR Direct Award Process C. The value of the 12 month contract is £117,000.00. It is proposed that this contract will run from April 2026 to March 2027.

Delivery: North East

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
1 Apr 2026, 11:49 BST
Last source update
20 Apr 2026, 11:16 BST
Authority reference
C435989
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035529
Classification (CPV)
Health servicesMedical imaging services
Delivery area
North East (UKC22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067a93 Find 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) intention to award 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on 01/04/2026. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by the end of standstill.

Publisher note: This is a Direct Award against The East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub Teleradiology and Specialised Reporting Services FTS Reference: 2025/S 000-037677, Lot 2 Lung Cancer Screening (LCS), which is governed by PSR Regulations.<br/>This contract has been awarded under PSR Direct Award Process C. The value of the 12 month contract is £117,000.00. It is proposed that this contract will run from April 2026 to March 2027. <br/>The standstill will begin 01/04/2026.<br/>The Contract Title & Reference is as follows: Specialised Reporting for Lung Cancer Screening - C435989.<br/>The contract has been awarded to:<br/>The HLH Imaging Group Limited <br/>18 Tiverton Road<br/>Ruislip<br/>Middlesex<br/>HA4 0BW<br/>The service falls under CPV 85150000-5 - Medical Imaging Services<br/><br/>The lifetime of the contract will be 12 months.<br/>The provider was assessed against 5 key criteria: Quality and Innovation; Value; Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability; Improving access, reducing inequalities, and facilitating choice; and social value.<br/><br/>Each criterion was assessed on a pass/fail basis, considering whether the provider have currently satisfied the criteria under the previous contract and whether the provider would likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. The provider achieved a pass score against all criteria.<br/><br/>No conflicts of interests were recorded.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1)

Following standstill for PSR award

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £117,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The HLH Imaging Group LtdSME£117,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, High Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North East, NE7 7DNContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.