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title: "ECG Interpretation"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e3e5"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-08-26"
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# ECG Interpretation

Buyer: CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e3e5

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## Summary

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust commissioned an ECG interpretation service for diagnostic pathways. The service covers the clinical interpretation and reporting of electrocardiograms, including quality, timeliness, clinical governance and reporting accuracy. Delivery is for the Trust’s health service requirements in the United Kingdom, with the existing provider based in Stockport. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is the selected supplier and is a large NHS organisation. The requirement is a healthcare service rather than goods, construction or general consultancy. The service model remains materially unchanged from the previous arrangement, with the purpose of maintaining continuity and avoiding disruption to diagnostic pathways. The buyer is a public NHS foundation trust based in Chester.

The procurement is complete and the contract was formally awarded to Stockport NHS Foundation Trust on 26 August 2026 under the Provider Selection Regime 2023, using Direct Award C and a limited procedure without a prior competition. The contract was signed on 13 August 2026. Its approximate value is £8,736, inclusive of the stated contract costs, for the period 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. One lot covered the service. The stated lot assessment gave 99% weight to whether the existing provider was meeting the original contract and was likely to meet the proposed standard, and 1% to price. The wider decision criteria were quality and innovation 35%, value 25%, integration and sustainability 20%, access and choice 10%, and social value 10%.

This award indicates recurring demand from an NHS buyer for dependable ECG interpretation rather than a new diagnostic service model. A credible future competitor would need clinically competent staff, sufficient workforce and organisational capacity, and the ability to provide accurate reports consistently and on time. Evidence of effective clinical governance, reliable performance against contractual requirements and understanding of diagnostic pathway continuity would be important. Suppliers would also need to address the Provider Selection Regime’s wider considerations: quality and innovation, value, integration and collaboration, service sustainability, improving access and reducing health inequalities, facilitating choice, and social value. The selected provider’s NHS foundation trust status shows that an organisation able to operate within NHS clinical and governance arrangements is well placed for this requirement.

## Notice

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded this contract as the existing provider has consistently delivered the ECG Interpretation service to a high standard, fully meeting contractual requirements and demonstrating reliable performance across quality, timeliness, clinical governance and reporting accuracy. The proposed contracting arrangements remain materially unchanged from the current service model, and continuation with the incumbent provider ensures stability, continuity and avoidance of disruption to diagnostic pathways. The Trust has evidenced sufficient technical capability, workforce competence and organisational capacity to continue delivering the service in line with PSR key criteria and basic selection criteria. On this basis, and given the absence of any requirement to undertake Direct Award A or B, the provider is assessed as the most appropriate organisation to deliver the service for the forthcoming contract term.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

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 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 by 25th August 2026 to cwp.contracts@nhs.net. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under Direct Award C. There has been no substantial change to the nature or cost of the service delivered. The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard with the weighting 100 Approximate Lifetime Value of the Contract - PS8,736 The Service is intended to be provided; 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2027

### 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 25th August 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR regulations. On the 1st July 2026, Head of Clinical Services approved this decision and there were no declarations of interest made by members that would materially or adversely impact on matters requiring discussion and decision. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy. The following criteria informed the decision: Quality and innovation: 35% Value: 25% Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 20% Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 10% Social Value: 10% Representations by providers must be made to cwp.contracts@nhs.net by 25th August 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime (2023).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081058-2026 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £8,736 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | CHESTER |
| Postcode area | Chester |
| Postcode | CH2 1BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Electoral ward | Upton |
| Westminster constituency | Chester North and Neston |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Stockport NHS Foundation Trust |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 26 Aug 2026 at 08:53 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081058-2026
- 13 Aug 2026 at 16:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077375-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.cwp.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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