Awarded· 17 Jul 2025
Insourcing of Clinical Support Services
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Knowsley, North West
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has awarded Insourcing of Clinical Support Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Knowsley.
Source: Find a Tender, published 24 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Atlas Diagnostics
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 09:54
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About this tender
In brief
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has awarded Insourcing of Clinical Support Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Knowsley. The contract went to Atlas Diagnostics. It was awarded on 17 July 2025. The contract value is £1,150,000.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 24 July 2025. The notice number is 042641-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-056534.
Summary of the contracting process
The MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST has concluded the procurement process for the "Insourcing of Clinical Support Services" in the health services industry category. The contract, awarded to Atlas Diagnostics Ltd, commenced on 18 July 2025 and is scheduled to run until 31 March 2027, with a 12-month extension option available until 31 March 2028.
This procurement, initiated under the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023, falls outside the scope of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, using a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. The service will cover radiology reporting, including plain film, CT/MR, and nuclear medicine reports, utilising secure digital platforms to ensure efficient and quality service delivery within the UKD region.
Small and medium enterprises like Atlas Diagnostics Ltd, which successfully secured this contract, demonstrate the potential for SMEs to thrive in public sector healthcare services engagements through specialised service offerings.
The notice in full
Radiology Reporting Service Overview Our Radiology Reporting provider provides expert interpretation across a range of imaging modalities to support timely and accurate clinical decision-making. The service includes: Plain Film Reporting: Routine and urgent analysis of X-ray images, covering musculoskeletal, chest, abdominal, and trauma cases. CT/MR Reporting: Advanced cross-sectional imaging interpretation for neurological, oncological, cardiovascular, and emergency diagnostics.
Nuclear Medicine: Specialist reporting of functional imaging studies, including PET and SPECT scans, to assess organ function, detect disease, and monitor treatment response. All reports are delivered by qualified radiologists using secure digital platforms, ensuring consistency, quality, and rapid turnaround times.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Provision of Radiology Reporting Service This notice is confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement and without competition. contract period is from 18/07/2025 - 31/03/2027 with a 12 extension option to 31/03/2028 This is an extension of an existing service with the current provider Additional information: Quality criterion - Name: Criteria as described in the framework agreement / Weighting: 100 Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 0
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Atlas Diagnostics
- 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
- £1,150,000
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
- 042641-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056534
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Town
- Liverpool
- Postcode
- L35 5DR
- Electoral ward
- Whiston and Cronton
- Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- Delivery area
- North West (England)
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- East Merseyside
- Area
- Merseyside
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Michael Carr
- Address
- Prescot, L35 5DR · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Atlas Diagnostics
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
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Questions about Insourcing of Clinical Support Services
Who won the Insourcing of Clinical Support Services contract?
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust awarded the contract to Atlas Diagnostics on 17 July 2025.
How much is the Insourcing of Clinical Support Services contract worth?
The contract value is £1,150,000.
Who is the buyer for Insourcing of Clinical Support Services?
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, based in Knowsley, North West. The named contact is Michael Carr.
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