Official UK procurement notice
Outsourced Cardiology Outpatient Services
Authority: Stockport NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOutsourced consultant led cardiology outpatient services (most suitable provider process).
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection…Awarded
This notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust intends to award this contract using the Most Suitable Provider Process.
The contract is for the provision of outsourced consultant led cardiology outpatient services.
The contract does not guarantee any activity levels.
This is a new service awarded to a new supplier.
It is intended that the contract will commence on 24th February 2026 for a period of 1 year with an option to extend.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Feb 2026, 21:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Feb 2026, 21:51 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013197- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065362Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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 in writing to the relevant authority by 25th February 2026 at contract.queries@stockport.nhs.uk.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
This decision has been made by Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.
No conflicts of interest were declared during the assessment process.
Potential providers were assessed against the following criteria and weightings:
Quality and innovation, 40%
Value, 30%
Integration, collaboration and service sustainability, 10%
Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice, 10%
Social value, 10%
The provider with the highest weighted score was deemed to be the most suitable provider for the purposes of this process.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCMS (NW) Ltd | £0 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 013197-2026-1 · FCMS (NW) Ltd
- Signed
- 12 Feb 2026
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FCMS (NW) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.