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Awarded· 22 Jan 2025

Echocardiography Services

NHS Devon Icb · Exeter, South West

NHS Devon Icb has awarded Echocardiography Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Exeter.

Source: Find a Tender, published 10 Feb 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Ultracardiac

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 15:22

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

NHS Devon Icb has awarded Echocardiography Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Exeter. The contract went to Ultracardiac. It was awarded on 22 January 2025. The contract value is £403,604.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 10 February 2025. The notice number is 004375-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04dd56.

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Devon ICB has initiated the procurement process for echocardiography services under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023. The contract is intended to be awarded to Ultracardiac Limited, with an initial term of one year starting from 1st April 2025, potentially extendable by another year. The procurement method utilised is a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.

This notice marks the start of the standstill period, ending by midnight on 20th February 2025. The procurement falls under the medical imaging services category and will be executed in the UKK4 region, specifically in Exeter. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the healthcare sector, especially those already providing satisfactory services under existing contracts, will find this opportunity particularly attractive.

The notice in full

The service aims to provide a local, direct access echocardiography service with staff qualified to appropriate levels of skill and experience, using equipment which all comply with the guidance set by the British Society of Echocardiography (BSE). The care pathway being commissioned includes receipt of referral, initial triage, pre-appointment communication with patients, the diagnostic investigation and a report being sent to the referrer.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. NHS Devon sought to procure echocardiography services. It is intending to award a contract of 1 year (with an optional extension of 1 year), commencing 1st April 2025 to Ultracardiac Limited - following Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime.

    Lifetime value: PS403,604

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Ultracardiac
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Contracts value
£403,604

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
004375-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dd56
CPV code
85150000 - Medical imaging services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Devon Icb is based in Exeter. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Exeter
Town
Exeter
Postcode
EX2 5AZ
Electoral ward
Priory
Constituency
Exeter
Delivery area
Devon
Region
South West
Sub-region
Devon CC
Area
Devon
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Devon Icb
Category
Services
Address
Exeter, EX2 5AZ · South West · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Ultracardiac
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Echocardiography Services

Who won the Echocardiography Services contract?

NHS Devon Icb awarded the contract to Ultracardiac on 22 January 2025.

How much is the Echocardiography Services contract worth?

The contract value is £403,604.

Who is the buyer for Echocardiography Services?

NHS Devon Icb, based in Exeter, South West.

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