--- title: "Echocardiogram Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ea85" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ea85" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ea85.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ea85.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust" published: "2026-08-24" --- # Echocardiogram Services Buyer: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ea85 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ea85) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ea85.json) ## Summary Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is procuring additional echocardiography capacity to reduce a significant backlog in diagnostic services and improve timely patient access. The requirement covers echocardiogram services delivered in Gloucestershire, in line with the Trust’s clinical specification and requirements for quality, governance and service standards. The work is a healthcare service contract, classified under cardiology services (CPV 85121231). It is intended to address waiting times that exceed the national six-week DM01 standard. Services will be provided for the Trust’s patients and are expected to respond to clinical demand, service requirements and commissioning decisions. The contract will operate through individual call-offs rather than a guaranteed volume of activity. The process has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through a selective, restricted procedure under the Provider Selection Regime for healthcare services. Participation is restricted to suppliers registered on the Countess of Chester Insourced and Outsourced Clinical Services framework, Lot 1. Bids must be submitted in English by 25 September 2026 at 12:00, electronically or in writing, and remain valid until 30 April 2027 at 23:59. The estimated contract value is £2,000,000. The contract is expected to start on 1 April 2027 and run for 1,440 days, with an option described for two further one-year extensions. Evaluation weights are value 50%, quality and innovation 20%, integration, collaboration and service sustainability 20%, and social value 10%. This opportunity suits established echocardiography and diagnostic healthcare providers with capacity to take on additional patient activity and reduce waiting lists. Suppliers need to deliver services against the Trust’s clinical specification and demonstrate compliance with relevant quality, governance and service standards. The principal commercial requirement is prior registration on the specified Countess of Chester clinical services framework, Lot 1, so businesses outside that framework cannot participate in this procurement. Providers should be able to manage variable call-off volumes, as activity may rise or fall with clinical demand and commissioning decisions. Strong bids will need to show value, quality, innovation, collaborative delivery, service sustainability and social value. ## Notice Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHFT) is seeking to procure additional echocardiography capacity to address a significant backlog in diagnostic services. Current waiting times for echocardiograms exceed the national DM01 standard of six weeks. The Trust intends to establish a two-year call-off contract, with the option to extend for up to a further two years in two separate one-year increments (1+1), to support backlog reduction and improve timely patient access to services. The contract start date is estimated to be 1st April 2027. Suppliers must be able to deliver echocardiography services in line with the Trust's specification and clinical requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant quality, governance, and service standards. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. PSR Key Criteria to be applied under the PSR Competitive Process * Quality and Innovation = 20% * Value = 50% * Integration, collaboration and service sustainability = 20% * Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice = Not evaluated for this procurement. * Social Value = 10%. This procurement is restricted to suppliers registered on the Countess of Chester - Insourced and Outsourced Clinical Services (F/098/CS/25/IB) (Lot 1). The contract will operate on a call-off basis. Activity levels are indicative only and may increase or decrease during the contract term in line with clinical demand, service requirements and commissioning decisions. The Authority does not guarantee any minimum level of expenditure under the contract. The contract value stated in this notice is an estimate based on anticipated activity and should not be regarded as a commitment to purchase services at that level. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080491-2026 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 21 Sep 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,000,000 | | Lots value | £2,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | | Locality | GLOUCESTER | | Postcode area | Gloucester | | Postcode | GL53 7AN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC | | Local authority | Cheltenham | | Electoral ward | College | | Westminster constituency | Cheltenham | | Delivery location | TLK13 Gloucestershire CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85121231 - Cardiology services ## Release History - 24 Aug 2026 at 15:48 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080491-2026 - 24 Aug 2026 at 13:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080344-2026 ## Notice URLs - https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome - https://www.cedr.com/ - https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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