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title: "Insourcing of clinical services_Mechanical Thrombectomy"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-059e63"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2025-09-19"
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# Insourcing of clinical services_Mechanical Thrombectomy

Buyer: EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059e63

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## Summary

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is in the process of completing the award of a contract aimed at supporting the establishment and delivery of the Trust's new Mechanical Thrombectomy service. This falls under the health services industry category with CPV code 85100000. The procurement process adheres to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, involving a Most Suitable Provider selection without a competitive exercise. The location for this procurement is in the UKJ44 region (Kent, United Kingdom). The process is currently at the award stage, with an intention to award notice published on 19th September 2025. This includes a standstill period that ends on 1st October 2025, providing time for representations by interested providers.

This procurement represents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those offering specialised clinical staffing capable of supporting mechanical thrombectomy procedures. With the award identified as being suited for Athona Limited, other businesses with similar capabilities or those interested in niche insourcing roles may see this as an opportunity to adapt and offer competitive services in future procurement rounds. Companies with trained and competent interventional neuroradiologists, radiographers, and nurses would be particularly well-equipped to engage in similar tenders, providing essential medical personnel services to enhance NHS capabilities. The procurement strategy follows a direct award approach, targeting the identification of the most suitable provider based on key criteria like quality, service sustainability, and social value, which are beneficial evaluation metrics for business growth in this sector.

## Notice

2gether Support Solutions, on behalf of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (the "Trust"), is looking to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider process of the Provider Selection Regime ("PSR"), i.e., able to identify the most suitable provider without running a competitive exercise, for the provision of insourced clinical services to support the establishment and delivery of the Trust's new Mechanical Thrombectomy service.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

In accordance with Regulation 10 of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, 2gether Support Solutions, on behalf of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (the "Trust"), is looking to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider process, i.e., able to identify the most suitable provider without running a competitive exercise, for the provision of insourced clinical services to support the establishment and delivery of the Trust's new Mechanical Thrombectomy service.

A most suitable provider has been identified by the Trust to provide:

1) specifically trained and competent Interventional Neuroradiologists to operate the Trust's Mechanical Thrombectomy service, including the delivery of an effective Mechanical Thrombectomy training programme to the Trust's substantive Interventional Radiologists within this period, to allow for the Mechanical Thrombectomy service to operate independently (without insourced staffing) at the end of the Proposed Contract's term; and
2) specifically skilled and competent Interventional Neuroradiology Radiographers and Interventional Neuroradiology Nurses to support and train the Trust's substantive Interventional Radiology Radiographers and Interventional Radiology Nurses during the initial establishment of the Mechanical Thrombectomy service (maximum period of eight weeks); and 
3) provide independently competent Interventional Radiologists with the specific clinical skillset required to operate and support the existing Interventional Radiology service (caseload) for the Proposed Contract term.

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention of award notice.

Options: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition, as selected in the preliminary questions.

### 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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do NOT apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers before midnight on 1st October 2025. The Proposed Contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058229-2025 |
| 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 | 19 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Sep 2025 |
| 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 | EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | CANTERBURY |
| Post town | Canterbury |
| Postcode | CT1 3NG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ44 East Kent |
| Local authority | Canterbury |
| Electoral ward | Barton |
| Westminster constituency | Canterbury |
| Delivery location | TLJ44 East Kent |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85110000 - Hospital and related services
- 85121200 - Medical specialist services
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
- 85141200 - Services provided by nurses

## Release History

- 19 Sep 2025 at 15:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058229-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.athona.com
- https://www.2gethersupportsolutions.org/
- https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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