---
title: "Breast Screening Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077bc7"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WARRINGTON AND HALTON TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-09-28"
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# Breast Screening Service

Buyer: WARRINGTON AND HALTON TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077bc7

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## Summary

North Cheshire & Mersey NHS Foundation Trust buys consultant radiology services and use of the Burney Breast Screening Unit for its NHS breast screening and assessment programme. The service supports patients in St Helens and Knowsley as part of the wider breast screening programme. The requirement is for clinical expertise in breast imaging and assessment, alongside access to the screening unit in St Helens. This is an existing service delivered collaboratively for the Trust’s patients, rather than a stand-alone purchase of equipment or a general hospital service.

The procurement is recorded as complete, and Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust was selected as the supplier under a Provider Selection Regime direct award to the incumbent, without a prior competition. The contract was signed on 1 September 2026, with an awarded value of £565,000. The lot description says the service is to continue until 31 March 2028. The award notice describes an intention to award and says the award was not yet formal at that point; representations were due by 8 October 2026. Price was the stated award criterion, and one bid was recorded. The lot itself is marked cancelled, creating a conflicting status alongside the active award and contract.

For providers considering a future return of this requirement, the award indicates demand for a joined-up breast screening and assessment service, with consultant radiologists and access to a dedicated screening unit in St Helens. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate the clinical capacity to support the screening programme for St Helens and Knowsley patients and the ability to provide or secure suitable unit facilities. The buyer used a direct award to the incumbent under the Provider Selection Regime, so the selected provider’s established service position is relevant evidence of the type of supplier chosen. Price was the stated evaluation basis. The contract’s stated continuation period gives context for the scale and continuity of service the Trust requires.

## Notice

To provide Consultant Radiologists and the use of the Burney Breast Screening Unit to NCM as part of the Breast Screening Programme. This is a an existing services which is part of a collaboration to provide NHS breast screening and assessment service for St Helens and Knowsley patients as part of the wider programme.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a intention to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award C up until 31 March 2028 to provide Consultant Radiologists and the use of the Burney Breast Screening Unit in St Helens to NCM as part of the wider Breast Screening Programme.

### 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. This notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 8 October 2026 This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR to the incumbent provider.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091546-2026 |
| 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 | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £565,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WARRINGTON AND HALTON TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | WARRINGTON |
| Postcode area | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA5 1QG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Electoral ward | Bewsey and Whitecross |
| Westminster constituency | Warrington South |
| Delivery location | TLD7 Merseyside |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85110000 - Hospital and related services

## Release History

- 28 Sep 2026 at 15:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091546-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://northcheshireandmersey.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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