Official UK procurement notice
Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) Service
Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe TLHC Programme is a flagship national pilot programme funded by NHS England, designed to contribute to the Long-Term Plan ambition of detecting 75% of all cancers at Stage 1 or 2 by 2028.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
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
- 7 Sept 2023, 16:50 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Sept 2023, 16:50 BST
- Authority reference
WHISP-190- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-026519- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03faf1Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has a rolling contract with the ICB for specialist cardiothoracic and respiratory activity and has delivered Phases 1 to 3 of the TLHC service in a strong partnership with the respective NHS Place-based leads. It has established a proven model that delivers an integrated approach with scanning and radiology, Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT) review and direct referral to lung cancer clinics with infrastructure and interfaces, clinical and operational leadership, data sharing, and governance structures already in place.
There are significant advantages to working with our existing provider in terms of programme continuity, speed of mobilisation, their local knowledge of the area and associated health inequalities, provision of a whole/wrap around service and delivery within the timescales expected by the National Cancer Programme.
The introduction of a new provider could introduce variation in the TLHC offer/pathway across the C&M footprint.
In June 2023, the transition of the pilot to a national screening programme was announced. Guidance as to how the transition to national screening programme will take place and a national delivery model is yet to be published. A direct award enables continuation of the proven model in the interim and avoids the demand on resource and delay that would be inherent to completing a full procurement process.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTSubcontracting: The value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties is dependent on the activity. The likely subcontractors are as follows: Heart and Lung Imaging Limited 18 Tiverton Road Ruislip Middlesex HA4 0BW Company Number: 12641287 Cobalt Health Linton House Clinic, Thirlestaine Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7AS Company Number: 4366596 | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) Service · LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The TLHC Programme is a flagship national pilot programme funded by NHS England,… | — | — | — | £0 – £10,800,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £0 – £10,800,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.