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PSR Urgent Award for Insourced Non-Obstetric Ultrasound Services YSTH

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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18 Aug 2026 at 16:59

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Summary of the contracting process

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust commissioned insourced non-obstetric ultrasound services, classified as medical imaging services. The work supports the Trust’s ultrasound department across the sites of York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals. It addresses a substantial workforce and capacity shortfall, increased referral volumes and the need to maintain safe, timely diagnostic services for patients. The requirement is for an external provider to supply the operational capacity and staff needed to deliver non-obstetric ultrasound examinations. The buyer is York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based at York Hospital. The selected provider was Yorkshire Health Solutions Ltd, a small or medium-sized enterprise, indicating that the service can be delivered by a specialist independent healthcare provider rather than only by a large national organisation.

This procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Yorkshire Health Solutions Ltd was selected under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) 2023 urgent award provision, using a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition notice. The award decision was made on 9 July 2026 and the contract was signed on 10 July 2026. The initial contract period runs from 13 July 2026 to 31 October 2026, with an option to extend by up to five months to 31 March 2027. The estimated value is £272,000 for the initial period and £642,000 including the extension option. Selection considered immediate capacity to start quickly, together with quality and value appropriate to the urgent circumstances; price was the stated award criterion.

For a supplier assessing future demand from this Trust, this award demonstrates a need for deployable non-obstetric ultrasound capacity across York and Scarborough. A credible competitor would need access to suitably capable ultrasound staff and the operational capacity to begin services at short notice, helping the Trust manage referral volumes and protect timely diagnosis and treatment. The requirement also shows that the buyer considers service quality and value alongside price, so suppliers should be able to evidence reliable clinical delivery and an appropriate value proposition. The urgent route followed an earlier competitive process in which the selected provider could not supply the required staff, making workforce resilience and dependable mobilisation particularly important. An SME has been selected, suggesting the requirement is within reach of a focused independent healthcare imaging provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PSR Urgent Award for Insourced Non-Obstetric Ultrasound Services YSTH

Notice Description

PSR Urgent Award for Insourced Non-Obstetric Ultrasound Services YSTH<br/><br/>CPV Code: 85150000-5 Medical Imaging Services

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is confirmation of a contract award under the PSR Urgent Award procedure for the provision of Insourced Non-Obstetric Ultrasound Services.

CPV codes:
85150000-5 Medical imaging services

Contract awarded for an initial period of 3.5 months 13/07/2026 - 31/10/2026 with an option to extend for a further period of up to 5 months to 31/03/2027.

The contract is for an estimated lifetime value of PS272,000 for the initial period and up to PS642,000 including the full extension option. Additional information: Award of the contract was based on immediate availability of capacity to commence services at speed, along with suitable quality and value considerations reasonable for the urgent circumstances.

Options: Option to extend 5 months.

Procurement Information

PSR Urgent Award to safeguard patient health. Due to failure of a competitive process where the selected provider was subsequently unable to meet the requirements and further loss of staff, there is a severe capacity issue to provide services for patients. Without this urgent award there is a risk of patients' diagnosis and treatment being delayed.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e6ed
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078708-2026
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
£642,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Jul 20261 months 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
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO31 8HE
Postcode Area
York
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE21 York
Delivery Location
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Guildhall
Westminster Constituency
York Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Yorkshire Health Solutions Ltd

Further Information

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