Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sheriff Hill
Gateshead
NE96SX
UK
Contact person: Lynne Symington
Telephone: +44 1914452801
E-mail: ghnt.psr@nhs.net
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gatesheadhealth.nhs.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=61103
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=61103
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Breast One Stop Symptomatic Insourcing
Reference number: project_23273
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of insourced symptomatic breast one‑stop diagnostic services delivered on Trust premises. The service will support breast cancer pathways through consultant‑led clinics, including diagnostic mammography, ultrasound and biopsy where clinically indicated, together with completion of all associated clinical documentation and reporting, in line with Trust policies and national standards.
Contract period:
The services are intended to commence in June 2026 and will continue until completion of the required activity or exhaustion of available funding. The arrangement may be extended, subject to funding availability and satisfactory performance, with the total duration not exceeding 18 months.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
98 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead NE9 6SX
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of insourced symptomatic breast one‑stop diagnostic services delivered on Trust premises. The service will support breast cancer pathways through consultant‑led clinics, including diagnostic mammography, ultrasound and biopsy where clinically indicated, together with completion of all associated clinical documentation and reporting, in line with Trust policies and national standards.
Contract period:
The services are intended to commence in June 2026 and will continue until completion of the required activity or exhaustion of available funding. The arrangement may be extended, subject to funding availability and satisfactory performance, with the total duration not exceeding 18 months.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 18
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Selection criteria as detailed in tender documents
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
03/06/2026
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
04/06/2026
Local time: 09:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
The procurement documents are available electronically via the NHS Sourcing eTendering portal at: https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk
Bidders must register on the portal and access ITT reference: itt_6061 - Breast One Stop Symptomatic Insourcing. All bids must be submitted electronically via the portal by the stated deadline. No other method of submission will be accepted.
Bidders are required to submit the information and documentation specified in the Invitation to Tender (ITT), including completion of the Qualification and Technical envelopes and any supporting documentation requested.
Contract award criteria and assessment:
The contract will be awarded to the bidder offering the most advantageous tender in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime. Bids will be evaluated using the following criteria and weightings:
Quality and Innovation - 40%
Value (including pricing) - 30%
Integration and Sustainability - 10%
Access and Inequalities - 15%
Social Value - 5%
Evaluation will be conducted in stages, with an initial pass/fail assessment of mandatory and qualification requirements, followed by a scored evaluation of the technical criteria in accordance with the scoring methodology set out in the ITT.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
PSR Review Panel
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/05/2026