Notice Information
Notice Title
STH-SP0058 - Provision of MRI and Non Obstetric Ultrasound Services
Notice Description
This contract has been awarded under PSR Direct Award Process C
Lot Information
Lot 1
The sub-contractor will offer a full Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and non-obstetric ultrasound service (NOUS) service to NHS patients referred by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (the head provider) including booking of patient appointments and scanning and transfer of images to STH
This contract has been awarded under NHS Provider Selection Regime Direct Award C. The current incumbent supplier is Living Care Group, they are currently meeting all contractual and legislative requirements as detailed in the NHS Standard Subcontract.
The service will be provided under this contract for 12 month from the 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 4 March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065976
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015760-2026
- 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
85150000 - Medical imaging services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £100,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Feb 20262 days 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
- 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
- S5 7AU
- 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
- Burngreave
- Westminster Constituency
- Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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