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# The Provision of a Direct Access Non-Obstetric Ultrasound Service (NOUS) on behalf of NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-a-direct-access-non-obstetric-ultrasound-service-nous-on-behalf-of-nhs-bo-ocds-h6vhtk-0296be). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group: "The Provision of a Direct Access Non-Obstetric Ultrasound Service (NOUS) on behalf of NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group". Published status: active. Published Value: £3,350,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Apr 2021, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-bolton-clinical-commissioning-group-GB-FTS-29443)
- **Published Value:** £3,350,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 April 2021 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0296be`

## Before you bid
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- **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/the-provision-of-a-direct-access-non-obstetric-ultrasound-service-nous-on-behalf-of-nhs-bo-ocds-h6vhtk-0296be#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D36807%26B%3DNHSSBS)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-a-direct-access-non-obstetric-ultrasound-service-nous-on-behalf-of-nhs-bo-ocds-h6vhtk-0296be#participate

## Description
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) are acting on behalf of NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), to obtain a Provider to deliver a high quality Direct Access NOUS service that will aid early diagnostics and avoid the need for unnecessary referral to secondary care. It will ensure a local service with staff qualified to appropriate levels of skill and experience, using equipment which complies with the most up-to-date guidance set by the Royal College of Radiologists, connection to NHS image transfer solutions, the ability to integrate with the e-Referral Service, robust performance management systems and stringent levels of clinical governance.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £3,350,000
- **Description:** •Ensure patients receive the right test at the right time and in the most clinically appropriate local setting;
•Ensure diagnostic testing is integrated across pathways of care, that the report and images follow the patient and that there is no unnec...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005044-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-03-12T12:20:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T19:13:56.929Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0296be