Notice Information
Notice Title
BLMK ICB Direct Access Non-Obstetric Ultrasound (NOUS) Service in Bedfordshire and Luton
Notice Description
Provision of Direct Access Non-Obstetric Ultrasound (NOUS) Service services in Bedfordshire and Luton.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The commissioned service is for a GP or clinical assessment service referred adult NOUS service for registered population of the NHS commissioning organisation.
Complex ultrasound diagnostic services for patients under the age of 18 years and/or those who meet the exclusion criteria.
The service provides a local, direct access and integrated NOUS service in which General Practitioners (GP), or clinical assessment services are able to refer adults for an ultrasound diagnostic examination aiding early diagnosis: supporting the shift of activity into a primary care setting.
The ICB is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C and the approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS355,165.00 for a period of one year.
The dates between which the service is intended to be provided are 01.04.2026 - 31.03.2027.
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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 decision makers by midnight of 25th March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. <br/><br/>Any written representations should be sent to agem.blmkicb.tntracker@nhs.net<br/><br/>The BLMK ICB Chiefs (Executives) gave approval of this in September 2025 at the scheduled Finance & Investment Committee. Conflicts of interests have been managed in line with ICB's Conflict of Interest and Standards of Business Conduct Policy.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-066998
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022882-2026
- 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
85150000 - Medical imaging services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £355,165 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Mar 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Mar 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
- NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BEDFORDSHIRE
- Postcode
- SG17 5TQ
- Post Town
- Stevenage
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH25 Central Bedfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLH24 Bedford
-
- Local Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Shefford
- Westminster Constituency
- Hitchin
Further Information
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