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Published 4 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Echocardiography Insourcing · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£400,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of BSE accredited Echocardiographers to deliver outpatient adult cardiac transthoracic echocardiograms, to include:- a full TTE study, performed to BSE current standards using Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust (RCHT) GE Echo machines at RCHT sites, including the Bodmin and West Cornwall Hospital Community Diagnostic Centres, and other agreed locations. - The uploading of the report to the appropriate patient EPR (currently Maxims) and the distribution of the report to the appropriate clinicians (referrer and GP). Provision of BSE accredited Echocardiographers to work at RCHT (Truro) and undertake inpatient Adult Cardiac Transthoracic Echocardiograms using RCHT GE echo machines and reporting on RCHT reporting system. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (PSR) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Procurement Act do not apply to this award.

CPV: Cardiology services · Cardiology services or pulmonary specialists services · Health services · Hospital and related services · Hospital services · Medical imaging services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

What it takes to win
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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 more
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    x

  • Technical & professional ability

    Relevant Health Professionals

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST
Last source update
4 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Aug 2026 – …
Authority reference
REF NHS2653 1
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073800
Classification (CPV)
Cardiology servicesCardiology services or pulmonary specialists servicesHealth servicesHospital and related servicesHospital servicesMedical imaging services
Delivery area
South West (UKK30)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06db85 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

x

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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 Procurement Act do not apply to this award. This tender is being conducted using electronic means using the Internet. Companies should register their interest and respond to the contract notice using the link to the e-tendering portal https://uk.eu-supply.com Potential suppliers are required to click on the current opportunities button on the e-tendering site to view details of this procurement and then use the online registration link to enter their company details. Within the form to register company details, there is a “Test” button to verify the identified e-mail address. It is strongly recommended that this is used, to ensure validity and effectiveness of the link registered for messages to/from the e-tendering site. Once the registration screen has been completed and an e-mail confirming successful registration of the company has been received from CTM, suppliers can continue to follow the on screen prompts to register an expression of interest in any particular tender. Details of the process to be followed are also available in ‘A Suppliers First Step Guide’ from the CTM login page. The guide will explain some of the requirements and procedures involved when responding to a tender. For more detailed information there is a second document ‘Suppliers User Guide’ that can be found on the CTM home page. It should be noted that publication of this notice does not provide any commercial guarantee that a contract will be concluded. It does not bind the Trust to accept any offer and reserves the right to accept an offer in either whole or part. The Contracting authority is not responsible for any costs incurred by bidders in relation to participation in this process.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
18 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
30 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Aug 2026 → 30 Aug 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published83 days ago
    4 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST
  2. Submission deadline69 days ago
    18 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened57 days ago
    30 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB654946889 Penventinnie Lane, Truro, South West, TR13LJ Contact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • royal cornwall hospitals trustReview body TruroContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria