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Refer a Patient - Adult ECMO 2026/27

NHS England

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

23 Jul 2026 at 15:04

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

16 Jun 2026 at 10:26

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

15 Jun 2026 at 10:37

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS England procured a referral management tool for all adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) services in England. The service supports referrals into specialist ECMO services, management of available capacity and service planning. It is a data-processing service used across England, with the NHS as the buying organisation. The requirement concerns the handling and processing of clinical referral information to connect patients with specialist ECMO provision and help coordinate demand and capacity. The scope is therefore relevant to suppliers providing healthcare referral platforms, clinical workflow software, specialist service coordination tools or secure data-processing services for NHS and other healthcare environments. It is focused on adult ECMO referrals rather than general patient referral management or broad hospital information technology.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award for technical reasons, with the stated rationale relating to a single supplier's intellectual property and exclusive rights. One lot was awarded to Bloomsbury Health Limited. The award date was 14 May 2026, with an awarded value of £121,765 excluding VAT (£146,117.48 including VAT). The award contract period was 1 July 2026 to 31 March 2027. The contract was signed on 23 July 2026 and is active, with a contract value of £99,361.84 excluding VAT (£119,234.21 including VAT), covering 23 July 2026 to 31 March 2027. NHS England evaluated the requirement through the direct-award route rather than an open competition.

This procurement demonstrates demand for a specialist healthcare referral and coordination platform supporting adult ECMO services across England. A credible future competitor would need a proven ability to manage referrals into highly specialised clinical services, route and process sensitive clinical information, and give healthcare teams reliable visibility of service capacity for operational planning. Relevant capability includes secure data processing, robust information governance, dependable availability and integration with NHS workflows. Suppliers would also need to understand the clinical context of ECMO referrals and demonstrate that their product can support national-scale coordination rather than a single-site administrative process. The direct award rationale indicates that intellectual property and exclusive rights were important in this procurement, so ownership or controlled access to distinctive technology may be commercially significant when this requirement is next assessed.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Refer a Patient - Adult ECMO 2026/27

Notice Description

Refer a Patient - Adult ECMO 2026/27 - referral management tool for all adult ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) services in England. This supports referrals into specialist ECMO services, capacity management and planning.

Procurement Information

Technical reasons

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b4b8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069825-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72310000 - Data-processing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£121,765 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£99,361 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 May 20263 months ago
Contract Period
23 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI45 Lambeth
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Bloomsbury Health Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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