Notice Information
Notice Title
Outsourced Cardiology Outpatient Services
Notice Description
Outsourced consultant led cardiology outpatient services (most suitable provider process).
Lot Information
Lot 1
This notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust intends to award this contract using the Most Suitable Provider Process. The contract is for the provision of outsourced consultant led cardiology outpatient services. The contract does not guarantee any activity levels. This is a new service awarded to a new supplier. It is intended that the contract will commence on 24th February 2026 for a period of 1 year with an option to extend.
Options: Up to a maximum of 3 years
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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made in writing to the relevant authority by 25th February 2026 at contract.queries@stockport.nhs.uk. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. This decision has been made by Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. No conflicts of interest were declared during the assessment process. Potential providers were assessed against the following criteria and weightings: Quality and innovation, 40% Value, 30% Integration, collaboration and service sustainability, 10% Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice, 10% Social value, 10% The provider with the highest weighted score was deemed to be the most suitable provider for the purposes of this process.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065362
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013197-2026
- 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
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- 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
- STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Susan Rigby
- Contact Email
- contract.queries@stockport.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STOCKPORT
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- Not specified
- Country
- Not specified
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- TLD35 Greater Manchester South East
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- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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