Echocardiogram Services
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustEstimated Value
Up to £2,000,000
Deadline
21 September 2026
Published
24 August 2026
Type
services
At a glance
- Estimated value
- £2,000,000
- Closing date
- 21 September 2026 (closed)
- Published
- 24 August 2026
- Location
- South West
- Type
- Services · selective procedure
- CPV code
- 85121231 Cardiology services
- Likely incumbent
- Health Now Limited (estimated from past awards)
- Published on
- Find a Tender
Overview
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.
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.
Key points
- 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%.
Eligibility & compliance
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.
Regulations cited
- Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
Additional details
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.
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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for providers to deliver extra echocardiogram appointments over a two‑year call‑off contract (with possible two‑year extension) to clear a backlog of scans and meet national waiting‑time targets.
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Health Now Limited
1 contract wonlatest 20 Jul 2026
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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustKey Dates
Published
24 August 2026
Submission deadline
21 September 2026
Notice type
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