Provision of Urgent Award of Diagnostic Healthcare Limited Community Ultrasound (Non-Obstetric) Service on behalf of NHS Mid and South Essex ICB
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care BoardEstimated Value
Up to £244,802
Deadline
Not specified
Published
11 March 2025
Type
services
Overview
A direct access non-obstetric ultrasound provision for adults and the service is intended to aid early diagnostics and avoid the need for unnecessary referral to secondary care for conditions that can be appropriately managed within a Primary Care setting or to support the shift of activity into a primary care setting. There is a need for an urgent award of contracts for direct access ultrasound and for a period of 12 months (01st April 2025- 31st March 2026) to ensure the MSEFT have sufficient time to procure the CDC capacity.
Risk to patient safety through increased (long) waiting times unless an arrangement is in place for 1 April 2025 as all direct access would then be referred into MSEFT who have confirmed they cannot absorb the activity within current capacity. An urgent award is required for continuity of service and safety of patients requiring direct access diagnostics.
The current contract with the incumbent (Diagnostic Healthcare Limited ) expires on 31st March 2025 and as a consequence there is a requirement to award a 12 month contract from 01st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. The value is a £0 value contract – paid at local prices – planning value for 2024-25 is £244,802 which is subject to any uplift applied to 2025-26.
Key dates
- Duration
- 12 months
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Award Details
Diagnostic Healthcare Limited
£244,802
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Inclusion (Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) (MPFT)
3 contracts wonlatest 27 Jan 2026£4m
total awarded
- 2
Circle Southend Private Hospital
2 contracts wonlatest 11 Jun 2025£677,389
total awarded
- 3
VITA HEALTH GROUP LIMITED
£2m
total awarded
- 4
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
2 contracts wonlatest 21 May 2025£2m
total awarded
- 5
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
1 contract wonlatest 4 Dec 2025£18m
total awarded
Inclusion (Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) (MPFT) is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care BoardKey Dates
Published
11 March 2025
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