Official UK procurement notice
PSR Urgent Award for Insourced Non-Obstetric Ultrasound Services YSTH
Authority: York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPSR Urgent Award for Insourced Non-Obstetric Ultrasound Services YSTH<br/><br/>CPV Code: 85150000-5 Medical Imaging Services
CPV: Medical imaging services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is confirmation of a contract award under the PSR Urgent Award procedure for the…Awarded
This is confirmation of a contract award under the PSR Urgent Award procedure for the provision of Insourced Non-Obstetric Ultrasound Services.<br/><br/>CPV codes:<br/>85150000-5 Medical imaging services<br/><br/>Contract awarded for an initial period of 3 months 01/10/2026 - 31/12/2026 with an option to extend for a further period of up to 3 months to 31/03/2027.<br/><br/>The contract is for an estimated lifetime value of £90,000 for the initial period and up to £180,000 including the extension option.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Oct 2026, 14:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Oct 2026, 14:44 GMT
- Authority reference
C485945- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-101632- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-079169Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
PSR Urgent Award to safeguard patient health. Due to failure of a competitive process where the selected provider was subsequently unable to meet the requirements and further loss of staff, there is a severe capacity issue to provide services for patients. Without this urgent award there is a risk of patients' diagnosis and treatment being delayed.
Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 under the Urgent Award provision. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/><br/>The non-obstetric ultrasound service has a significant gap in the workforce and has seen a sustained rise in referral volumes. The ultrasound department has been operating without the core workforce required to deliver safe and timely services and has relied on capacity provided by external companies.<br/>A Competitive Process to award a contract was conducted, but the selected provider was unable to deliver the required staff to commence the services. In addition to the failure of the selected provider, the Trust has lost further staff exacerbating the situation.<br/>This urgent award is necessary to ensure NOUS services can be delivered and to avoid potential patient harm from delays.<br/><br/><br/>The award decision was made by the Radiology Operational Manager and Ultrasound Principals with the support of the Care Group Head of Finance and Associate Chief Operating Officer CSCS on 29th September 2026.<br/><br/>No conflicts of interest were identified.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Now LimitedSME | £180,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 101632-2026-1 · Health Now LimitedSME
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Value
- £180,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Health Now LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.