Award

Insourcing of Obstetric Sonographers to Support the Maternity Pathway

SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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Award

03 Sep 2024 at 13:33

Summary of the contracting process

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for the insourcing of obstetric sonographers to support the maternity pathway at the Jessop Wing Maternity unit. This award falls under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulation 2023 and is not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement process, initiated due to urgent staffing absences, was completed using a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract is valued at £160,000 and runs from 1 September 2024 to 30 November 2024.

This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses specialising in medical imaging services and healthcare staffing solutions. The awarded supplier, Atlas Diagnostics Limited, stands to benefit from enhanced business growth and portfolio expansion by providing essential services that address immediate risks to safety and quality of care. Companies with expertise in healthcare service provision, particularly those familiar with urgent and temporary staffing, would be well-suited to engage in similar future tenders. The project’s focus on sustaining healthcare service resilience underscores the value of specialised health service providers.

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Notice Title

Insourcing of Obstetric Sonographers to Support the Maternity Pathway

Notice Description

Insourcing of Obstetric Sonographers to Support the Maternity Pathway

Lot Information

Lot 1

The service will provide obstetric sonographers to the Jessop Wing Maternity unit to ensure resilience in the system to enable the service to run 6 rooms a day which is required to meet demand for the service.
This contract has been awarded under NHS Provider Selection Regime Urgent Award which has arisen due to short term unpredicted staffing absence which would have put significant restrictions on capacity.
The services will be provided under this contract for 3 months from 1 September 2024 to 30 November 2024

Procurement Information

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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0497bf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028151-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

85150000 - Medical imaging services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£160,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Aug 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Sarah Clarke
Contact Email
sarah.clarke27@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S10 2JF
Post Town
Sheffield
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
TLE32 Sheffield

Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
Broomhill and Sharrow Vale
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ATLAS DIAGNOSTICS

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