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Provision of emergency out of hours interventional radiology services

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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22 Oct 2026 at 11:48

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26 Jan 2026 at 13:12

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Summary of the contracting process

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust buys specialist-led, out-of-hours interventional radiology services: a safe on-call clinical service covering weekday evenings and weekends. The service is delivered at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. This is specialist medical services work (CPV 85121200), focused on maintaining urgent interventional radiology cover for the Trust. The published contract modification extends the existing service; it does not change the services being provided. The buyer is Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, and the selected provider is Southwest Interventional Radiology Ltd, based in Taunton.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Southwest Interventional Radiology Ltd. The Trust used an urgent Provider Selection Regime award without a prior competition, citing unforeseeable extreme urgency and the need to address immediate safety and care-quality risks. One bid was recorded. Two active contract records relate to the same supplier and service, with values of £225,000 and £520,000; these are separate figures, not a combined total. Both records give a signature date of 1 January 2026. One contract period is recorded as 360 days; the tender lot gives a duration of 270 days and allows an optional three-month extension. The modification adds a three-month extension to maintain continuity while additional staff are onboarded, from 1 October to 31 December 2026.

For specialist interventional radiology providers, this award demonstrates demand from Somerset NHS Foundation Trust for dependable out-of-hours clinical cover, including weekday evenings and weekends. A credible future competitor would need to provide specialist-led on-call care and demonstrate the ability to maintain safe service continuity while staffing is recruited and onboarded. The buyer’s stated decision basis emphasised urgent risks to patient safety and quality of care, so clinical resilience and reliable coverage are central to competing for this specific requirement. The award was made through the urgent Provider Selection Regime route rather than an open competition, and one bid was recorded. The selected provider is a Taunton-based small or medium-sized business, showing that a specialist supplier of this scale has delivered the requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of emergency out of hours interventional radiology services

Notice Description

To provide a specialist led robust and safe on-call Interventional Radiology (IR) clinical service, covering both weekday evenings and weekends.

Lot Information

Lot 1

There is no change to the services being provided, this modification is an extension only.

Options: Optional 3 month extension.

Procurement Information

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-060e84
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099902-2026
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

85121200 - Medical specialist services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£745,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TAUNTON
Postcode
TA1 5DA
Postcode Area
Taunton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK62 Somerset
Delivery Location
TLK23 Somerset CC
Local Authority
Somerset
Electoral Ward
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
Westminster Constituency
Taunton and Wellington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Southwest Interventional Radiology Ltd

Further Information

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