--- title: "WSH Barium Swallow Exam Support 2627" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078bb4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078bb4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078bb4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078bb4.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn Nhs Foundation Trust" published: "2026-10-20" --- # WSH Barium Swallow Exam Support 2627 Buyer: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn Nhs Foundation Trust Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078bb4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078bb4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078bb4.json) ## Summary The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust commissioned an end-to-end barium swallow examination service, delivered through West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s radiology department. The service covers the patient pathway for these examinations, with capacity for up to six patients per week unless the buyer instructs otherwise. Routine service hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. The work is healthcare service provision, specifically medical hospital services (CPV 85111200). The delivery location is in the King’s Lynn area of Norfolk, as identified by the service’s delivery region. This requirement is for a defined hospital diagnostic service rather than general radiology provision, and is tied to barium swallow examinations and the weekly patient limit. The process is recorded as complete and an award has been made to West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. The notice text describes an intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime, but the contract data records an active award and an active contract signed on 20 October 2026. The intended service period is 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027, for 12 months. The reported valid bid value was £30,000. The buyer used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition, identifying the selection as a direct award to an existing provider for repeat services. Price was the stated award criterion. The service was arranged as one lot, which is marked cancelled in the tender data, despite the active award and contract recorded for the same requirement. This award demonstrates demand for a bounded, hospital-based barium swallow service, with weekday daytime delivery and a capacity of up to six patients a week. A credible future supplier would need to provide the complete service through a radiology department, manage the patient pathway reliably, and have the clinical and operational capacity to meet the specified throughput during standard working hours. Relevant experience delivering this diagnostic service in a hospital setting would be important, alongside the ability to coordinate with the NHS trust commissioning the work. The buyer selected an existing provider through a direct award route for repeat services, so an established delivery relationship and evidence of dependable performance are commercially relevant. The requirement is specific to barium swallow examinations, rather than broad diagnostic imaging. ## Notice The West Suffolk Hospital NHS foundation trust (radiology department) agrees to provide an end-to-end barium swallow service. * A maximum of 6 patients per week unless otherwise instructed * Monday to Friday 0900-1700. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Barium Swallow Service Intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C Service to commence 01/10/26 - 30/09/27 12 month contract ### 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 decision makers by [Add date]. This 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/098940-2026 | | 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 | 20 Oct 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 | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn Nhs Foundation Trust | | Locality | KINGS LYNN | | Postcode area | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE30 4ET | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk | | ITL 3 | TLH52 North and West Norfolk | | Local authority | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | | Electoral ward | Springwood | | Westminster constituency | North West Norfolk | | Delivery location | TLH16 North and West Norfolk | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85111200 - Medical hospital services ## Release History - 20 Oct 2026 at 12:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098940-2026 ## Notice URLs - https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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