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title: "Heartflow Jul 20 - Mar 21"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02e8ef"
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published: "2021-10-06"
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# Heartflow Jul 20 - Mar 21

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e8ef

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## Summary

The procurement process pertains to NHS England, which has conducted a tender titled "Heartflow Jul 20 - Mar 21" in the health industry category, specifically focusing on cardiology services. The process, which has reached the award stage, involves the provision of advanced cardiac reporting services, including 4D non-invasive representations of coronary artery systems. The contract was signed on 17 May 2021, with a total value of £4,933,100, although one related procurement lot was cancelled following no responses to a prior notice. The delivery of the services is designated for NHS Hospital Trusts located in the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in advanced medical technology and cardiology services. Companies capable of supplying highly specialised healthcare products or services, such as cardiac imaging solutions, would be well-suited to engage in this market. Given the unique technical requirements of this contract, businesses with proven innovation and tailored support in this niche should consider competing, especially since the procurement method involved a limited award procedure due to the lack of competition for the specific technical solutions needed by NHS England.

## Notice

The provision of 4D non-invasive representation of the coronary artery system including flow data, services.The supply of a cardiac reporting services including a 4D non-invasive representation of the coronary artery system including flow data produced from a CT Data set. Provide training specific to the software solutions.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct award in accordance with Reg 32 following no response to a published Voluntary Transparency Notice

### Procurement Information

NHS England published in the OJEU its intention to award a contract to this supplier for these services in a Voluntary Transparency Notice with reference OJEU 185481-2020. on 21 April 2020. It received no communications in relation to the published VTN and entered into a contract with the supplier accordingly.The product required by the NHS is a highly specialised piece of medical technology with a very specific capabilities. The requirements for the particular product features (and product support) described are determined by clinical need.NHS England has established, through extensive engagement, that there appears to be no supplier other than the awardee who can currently meet the stated requirement. This has led NHS England to the conclusions that:(i) it is extremely unlikely that any other capable supplier could bid for the contract if a call for competition was then issued via a contract notice; and(iii) it is reasonable to conclude that competition for this award is absent for technical reasons.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024961-2021 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 May 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,933,100 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 6LH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Electoral ward | St George's |
| Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark |
| Delivery location | TLI4 Inner London - East |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HEARTFLOW |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121231 - Cardiology services

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2021 at 20:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024961-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:185481-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.england.nhs.uk//
- https://www.judiciary.uk/

## Provenance

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