--- title: "Community Non-Obstetric Ultrasound (NOUS)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04cc77" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04cc77" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04cc77.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04cc77.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2024-12-23" --- # Community Non-Obstetric Ultrasound (NOUS) Buyer: NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04cc77 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04cc77) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04cc77.json) ## Summary The NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for Community Non-Obstetric Ultrasound (NOUS) services under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract, starting on 1st April 2024 and ending on 31st March 2029, aims to provide high-quality, timely diagnostic tests across Sussex, ensuring patients receive the right tests at the right time and in the most appropriate local settings. The procurement is in the Medical Imaging Services category, and it involves a limited procurement method without prior publication. The awarded contract was officially signed on 7th December 2024. This tender offers substantial opportunities for growth to providers specialising in medical imaging services. Businesses that are capable of integrating diagnostic testing seamlessly across care pathways and ensuring high-quality, patient-centric services would be well-suited to compete in such procurements. The contract's focus on patient choice and clinical need indicates that service providers with a strong track record in these areas are likely to thrive, benefiting from the stability of a long-term agreement within the healthcare sector. ## Notice The overarching aims of the NOUS services across Sussex are: * To ensure Patients receive the right test at the right time and in the most clinically appropriate local setting. * To ensure diagnostic testing is integrated across pathways of care, that the report and images follows the Patient and that there is no unnecessary duplication of investigation. * To enable Patients and referring clinicians to access a choice of provision according to patient choice, clinical need and relevant care pathway; and * To ensure diagnostic tests are appropriate, necessary, clinically correct, of high quality, with timely access and reporting. The existing community providers support the Sussex system, which removes demand from acute trusts that would otherwise complete this work This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Award Notice (via Direct Award B). ### Lot Information Lot 1 The overarching aims of the NOUS services across Sussex are: * To ensure Patients receive the right test at the right time and in the most clinically appropriate local setting. * To ensure diagnostic testing is integrated across pathways of care, that the report and images follows the Patient and that there is no unnecessary duplication of investigation. * To enable Patients and referring clinicians to access a choice of provision according to patient choice, clinical need and relevant care pathway; and * To ensure diagnostic tests are appropriate, necessary, clinically correct, of high quality, with timely access and reporting. The existing community providers support the Sussex system, which removes demand from acute trusts that would otherwise complete this work This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Award Notice (via Direct Award B). This is a zero value contract. The contract start date is 01.04.2024 The contract end date is 31.03.2029 This is an existing provider. ### Procurement Information This procurement fall under the Provider Selection Regime (Direct Award Process B). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041335-2024 | | 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 | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Dec 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 7 Dec 2024 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | | Locality | LEWES | | Post town | Brighton | | Postcode | BN7 2FZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC | | Local authority | Lewes | | Electoral ward | Lewes Bridge | | Westminster constituency | Lewes | | Delivery location | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85150000 - Medical imaging services ## Release History - 23 Dec 2024 at 08:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041335-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://www.sussex.ics.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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