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PSR (Direct Award .A.) UHL Cardiology 26-28

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

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14 Oct 2026 at 16:07

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust buys a full cardiology service for patients receiving care at its mental health sites and community hospitals. The service covers cardiology tests, with tests for mental health inpatients carried out on site where possible; otherwise, Trust staff escort patients to the Cardiac Investigations Department. Outpatients and community-hospital patients attend that department for testing. Cardiac Physiology staff make the initial recordings, and interpretation and reports are available from the department on request. The service is delivered across Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust sites. This is a hospital-based cardiology service, including diagnostic testing and clinical interpretation, rather than a purchase of equipment alone.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. The award was made on 1 April 2026 under Provider Selection Regime Direct Award A, without a published competition; the Trust said the existing service had no realistic alternative provider because of its integrated services, systems and processes. The contract was signed on 31 March 2026 and is active, running for two years to 31 March 2028. Its value is £420,260. One bid was recorded. The sole lot covered the full cardiology service and was evaluated on price. For urgent referrals, the service requires patients to be seen within 24 hours; non-urgent ECG referrals are to be seen within five working days, while other routine referrals enter the department’s waiting list.

This award indicates continuing demand from Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust for an integrated cardiology service supporting mental health inpatients and community-hospital patients. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to provide cardiology testing across Trust sites, arrange testing in the appropriate care setting where practicable, and support escorted access to a cardiac investigations department when on-site testing is not possible. The service also calls for cardiac physiology capability to record test results, access to interpretation and reporting, and capacity to respond to urgent referrals within 24 hours and non-urgent ECG referrals within five working days. The buyer selected the existing provider through a direct award, citing the integrated nature of its services, systems and processes and the absence of a realistic alternative. Suppliers would therefore need to demonstrate how they can deliver a reliable, joined-up service across these settings.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PSR (Direct Award .A.) UHL Cardiology 26-28

Notice Description

full cardiology service is to be supplied to the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust including for patients receiving care on mental health sites and community hospitals.

Lot Information

Lot 1

* For mental health inpatients cardiology tests will, wherever possible be performed in the appropriate setting. Where this is not possible, the patient will be escorted by a member of Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust staff to the Cardiac Investigations Department * Out-patients and patients from community hospitals requiring cardiology tests will attend the Cardiac Investigations Department. * Initial recording of cardiology test results will be provided by Cardiac Physiology staff. Interpretation and reporting will be available by request to the Cardiac Investigations Department. * Urgent referrals, as indicated by the referrer, will be seen within 24 hours of referral. * Non-urgent referrals for E.C.G.s will be seen within 5 working days. All other routine referrals will be placed on the Department's waiting list. Contract Awarded under PSR - Direct Award .A. Two year contract. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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 contract has now been formally awarded using the direct award process A. There is an existing service in place. There is no realistic alternative to the existing provider due to the nature of the health care services. Direct Award B would not apply, as patients do not have a choice of provider. The contract was awarded 1st April 2026- Contract end date 31st March 2028

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice, This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (PSR) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provision of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/PA 2023 do not apply to this award. There is an existing service. There is no realistic alternative to the existing provider due to the nature of the health care services. The integrated nature of our services, systems and processes means this could not reasonably be provided by another supplier. Direct Award B would not apply, as patients do not have a choice of provider. This contract has been awarded under PSR - Direct Award A.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0787e5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097172-2026
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
£420,260 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 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
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE3 8RA
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Glenfield Faire
Westminster Constituency
Mid Leicestershire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST

Further Information

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