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Breast Screening Service

WARRINGTON AND HALTON TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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28 Sep 2026 at 15:46

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Summary of the contracting process

North Cheshire & Mersey NHS Foundation Trust buys consultant radiology services and use of the Burney Breast Screening Unit for its NHS breast screening and assessment programme. The service supports patients in St Helens and Knowsley as part of the wider breast screening programme. The requirement is for clinical expertise in breast imaging and assessment, alongside access to the screening unit in St Helens. This is an existing service delivered collaboratively for the Trust’s patients, rather than a stand-alone purchase of equipment or a general hospital service.

The procurement is recorded as complete, and Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust was selected as the supplier under a Provider Selection Regime direct award to the incumbent, without a prior competition. The contract was signed on 1 September 2026, with an awarded value of £565,000. The lot description says the service is to continue until 31 March 2028. The award notice describes an intention to award and says the award was not yet formal at that point; representations were due by 8 October 2026. Price was the stated award criterion, and one bid was recorded. The lot itself is marked cancelled, creating a conflicting status alongside the active award and contract.

For providers considering a future return of this requirement, the award indicates demand for a joined-up breast screening and assessment service, with consultant radiologists and access to a dedicated screening unit in St Helens. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate the clinical capacity to support the screening programme for St Helens and Knowsley patients and the ability to provide or secure suitable unit facilities. The buyer used a direct award to the incumbent under the Provider Selection Regime, so the selected provider’s established service position is relevant evidence of the type of supplier chosen. Price was the stated evaluation basis. The contract’s stated continuation period gives context for the scale and continuity of service the Trust requires.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Breast Screening Service

Notice Description

To provide Consultant Radiologists and the use of the Burney Breast Screening Unit to NCM as part of the Breast Screening Programme. This is a an existing services which is part of a collaboration to provide NHS breast screening and assessment service for St Helens and Knowsley patients as part of the wider programme.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a intention to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award C up until 31 March 2028 to provide Consultant Radiologists and the use of the Burney Breast Screening Unit in St Helens to NCM as part of the wider Breast Screening Programme.

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. This notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 8 October 2026 This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR to the incumbent provider.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077bc7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091546-2026
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85110000 - Hospital and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£565,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
WARRINGTON AND HALTON TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WARRINGTON
Postcode
WA5 1QG
Postcode Area
Warrington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD61 Warrington
Delivery Location
TLD7 Merseyside
Local Authority
Warrington
Electoral Ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Westminster Constituency
Warrington South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Further Information

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