Official UK procurement notice
BTH Vascular Insourced Staffing Services
Authority: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionVascular Insourced Staffing Services with equipment requirements 7 days per week
- No preliminary market engagement: Not required
CPV: Medical imaging services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,200,000
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must demonstrate that they have the legal and financial capacity to perform the contract. This includes:
Being a legally registered entity with the authority to enter into a contract.
Not being subject to any mandatory exclusion grounds under the Procurement Act 2023.
Demonstrating financial stability by completing the relevant sections of the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) provided in the eTendering Portal.
These conditions are assessed on a pass/fail basis and are proportionate to the nature and value of the contract.
- Technical & professional ability
A detailed service specification outlining the full scope, requirements, and expectations of this contract is available via the eTendering Portal. Interested suppliers must review this document in full before submitting a response, as it forms a key part of the procurement documentation.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Quality: 30%
- Improving Access: 5%
- Value: 40%
- Social Value: 5%
- Service Sustainability: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
- Value
- Quality
- Service Sustainability
- Improving Access
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must demonstrate that they have the legal and financial capacity to perform the contract. This includes:
Being a legally registered entity with the authority to enter into a contract.
Not being subject to any mandatory exclusion grounds under the Procurement Act 2023.
Demonstrating financial stability by completing the relevant sections of the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) provided in the eTendering Portal.
These conditions are assessed on a pass/fail basis and are proportionate to the nature and value of the contract.
- Technical & professional ability
A detailed service specification outlining the full scope, requirements, and expectations of this contract is available via the eTendering Portal. Interested suppliers must review this document in full before submitting a response, as it forms a key part of the procurement documentation.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Aug 2025, 16:33 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2025, 11:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Oct 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048902- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058847Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days
- Risks
Unsatisfactory scan or report quality.
Inability to provide appropriate level of staffing.
Inability to provide staff at required sites.
Staffing provided do not meet minimum qualification/experience standards.
Failure to meet information governance standards.
Supplier recruiting from within Trusts substantive staff.
Failure to maintain minimum accreditations/registrations.
Inappropriate contacting of patients that does not align with agreed procedures.
Failure to provide or maintain appropriate medical equipment. Failure to provide appropriate vascular imaging system. Failure to integrate vascular imaging system with local I.T infrastructure.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
14 Aug 2025 → 1 Nov 2025 · 6 dates- Tender notice published14 Aug 2025, 16:33 BST
- Clarification questions by28 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline14 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by383 days ago8 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published379 days ago13 Oct 2025, 11:45 BST
- Contract starts360 days ago1 Nov 2025
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Aug 2025- Tender notice published14 Aug 2025, 16:33 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published13 Oct 2025, 11:45 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete13 Oct 2025, 11:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 10 Oct 2025 | CancelledThe tender did not deliver a contract within budget |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender