NHS Contract Award: Emergency Radiology Cover
Summary
The UK Government has awarded a contract to East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust for out-of-hours emergency interventional radiology cover. The contract is valued at £12,000 per year and will run for one year.
What changed
This notice announces the award of a contract to East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust for the provision of out-of-hours emergency interventional radiology cover. The contract, valued at £12,000 per year, is for a duration of one year, commencing March 9, 2026, and ending March 8, 2027. The service is deemed critical due to the time-sensitive nature of interventional radiology and the need for rapid patient transfer.
This is a contract award notice, indicating a procurement process has concluded. While it details a specific contract, it does not impose new regulatory obligations on other entities. Compliance officers in healthcare procurement may note the specific service requirements and award criteria (price) for similar future tenders. No specific compliance actions are required based on this notice alone.
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Contract
Out-of-hours emergency interventional radiology cover
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust F03: Contract award notice
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-022267
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-06683d
Published 12 March 2026, 12:16pm
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one.1) Name and addresses
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
729 The Ridge
St Leonards on Sea
TN37 7PT
Contact
Contracts and Income
esh-tr.contractsandincome@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Out-of-hours emergency interventional radiology cover
Reference number
CI/ES/26/1531
two.1.2) Main CPV code
Medical hospital services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Out of hours Consultant input and telephone guidance for Emergency Interventional Radiology
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £12,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
Main site or place of performance
EDGH/Conquest/remote telephone
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Emergency out-of-hours interventional radiology is a time critical service. Patients would require a blue light ambulance transfer. Therefore proximity and travel time are essential criteria. In additino, interventional radiology is not provided at every acute trust and UHSx Brighton service currently runs a fully staffed out-of-hours service. Direct Award process A has been followed for this agreement. Lifetime value £12,000pa. 9th March 2026 for 1 year until 8th March 2027
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Emergency out-of-hours interventional radiology is a time critical service. Patients would require a blue light ambulance transfer. Therefore proximity and travel time are essential criteria. In additino, interventional radiology is not provided at every acute trust and UHSx Brighton service currently runs a fully staffed out-of-hours service. Direct Award process A has been followed for this agreement. Lifetime value £12,000pa. 9th March 2026 for 1 year until 8th March 2027
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations Explanation:
No realistic alternative provider
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
8 March 2026
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Sussex County Hospital Eastern Road, Brighton BN2 5BE
Brighton
BN2 5BE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
00000N/A
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £12,000
Lowest offer: £12,000 / Highest offer: £12,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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.
No conflicts of Interest identified. David Garrett and Charlotte O'Brien have authorised this agreement to commence
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
ESHT
District General Hospital
Eastbourne
Bn21 2ud
Country
United Kingdom
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