Awarded· 14 Jan 2025
Provision of Urgent Award Community Ultrasound (Non-Obstetric) Services on behalf of NHS Mid and South Essex ICB
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board · Basildon, East
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Basildon.
Source: Find a Tender, published 11 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Lakeside Medical Diagnostics
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 09:52
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Basildon. The contract went to Lakeside Medical Diagnostics. It was awarded on 14 January 2025. The contract value is £580,657.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 11 March 2025. The notice number is 008648-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04eb55.
Summary of the contracting process
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract under the Provider Selection Regime for the urgent provision of community ultrasound (non-obstetric) services. The procurement, classified under community health services (CPV code 85323000), took place in Basildon, Essex (UKH3 region) and is currently at the award stage.
The contract, which is active starting from 1 April 2025 until 31 March 2026, addresses the necessity for direct access ultrasound services to mitigate patient safety risks due to increased waiting times. The current contract with Lakeside Medical Diagnostics Limited ends on 31st March 2025, necessitating this urgent award to ensure continuity of services.
The procurement method used was limited, focusing on immediate needs without prior publication, ensuring local healthcare providers can partake in addressing urgent demands. The scope and urgency of this contract make it highly suitable for SMEs positioned to deliver timely medical diagnostics, thus promoting business growth through offering specialised healthcare solutions in Essex.
The notice in full
A direct access non-obstetric ultrasound provision for adults. The service is intended to aid early diagnostics and avoid the need for unnecessary referral to secondary care for conditions that can be appropriately managed within a Primary Care setting or to support the shift of activity into a primary care setting.
There is a need for an urgent award of contracts for direct access ultrasound and for a period of 12 months (01st April 2025- 31st March 2026) to ensure the MSEFT have sufficient time to procure the CDC capacity.
Risk to patient safety through increased (long) waiting times unless an arrangement is in place for 1 April 2025 as all direct access would then be referred into MSEFT who have confirmed they cannot absorb the activity within current capacity. An urgent award is required for continuity of service and safety of patients requiring direct access diagnostics.
The current contract with the incumbent (Lakeside Medical Diagnostics Limited ) expires on 31st March 2025 and as a consequence there is a requirement to award a 12 month contract from 01st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. The value is a PS0 value contract - paid at local prices - planning value for 2024-25 is PS580,657 which is subject to any uplift applied to 2025-26.
Lots (1)
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Lot 1Cancelled
A direct access non-obstetric ultrasound provision for adults. The service is intended to aid early diagnostics and avoid the need for unnecessary referral to secondary care for conditions that can be appropriately managed within a Primary Care setting or to support the shift of activity into a primary care setting.
There is a need for an urgent award of contracts for direct access ultrasound and for a period of 12 months (01st April 2025- 31st March 2026) to ensure the MSEFT have sufficient time to procure the CDC capacity.
Risk to patient safety through increased (long) waiting times unless an arrangement is in place for 1 April 2025 as all direct access would then be referred into MSEFT who have confirmed they cannot absorb the activity within current capacity. An urgent award is required for continuity of service and safety of patients requiring direct access diagnostics.
The current contract with the incumbent (Lakeside Medical Diagnostics Limited) expires on 31st March 2025 and as a consequence there is a requirement to award a 12 month contract from 01st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. The value is a PS0 value contract - paid at local prices - planning value for 2024-25 is PS580,657 which is subject to any uplift applied to 2025-26.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Lakeside Medical 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
- £580,657
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
- 008648-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04eb55
- CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Basildon
- Town
- Southend-on-Sea
- Postcode
- SS14 3HG
- Electoral ward
- Fryerns
- Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
- Delivery area
- Essex
- Region
- East
- Sub-region
- Essex Thames Gateway
- Area
- Essex
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Basildon, Essex, SS14 3HG · East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Lakeside Medical Diagnostics
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
Who won the Provision of Urgent Award Community Ultrasound (Non-Obstetric) Services on… contract?
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Lakeside Medical Diagnostics on 14 January 2025.
How much is the Provision of Urgent Award Community Ultrasound (Non-Obstetric) Services on… contract worth?
The contract value is £580,657.
Who is the buyer for Provision of Urgent Award Community Ultrasound (Non-Obstetric) Services on…?
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board, based in Basildon, East.
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