AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust awarded University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust a cardiology service contract covering mental health sites and community hospitals. The published contract record states a GBP 420,260 value and a signature date of 31 March 2026.
Published outcomeA PSR Direct Award A was made to the existing provider. The source states that the service was formally awarded and that the contract record is active.
Market significanceThis is a direct continuation-style NHS cardiology service award, with the buyer citing no realistic alternative provider because of integrated services, systems and processes.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
98% confidenceAward 097172-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 420260 GBP · Active award; linked active contract
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Award 097172-2026-1 names University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust as supplier for Lot 1. The linked contract states GBP 420,260.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAward and contract notice published; process marked complete
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Process display status is "awarded", source status is "complete", and release tags are award and contract.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 097172-2026-1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 097172-2026-1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 31 March 2026
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The contract record gives dateSigned as 2026-03-31.
Lot record status
99% confidenceCancelled (conflicts with active award and contract records)
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Lot 1 is marked "cancelled" while its linked award and contract are active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidenceGBP 420,260
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Contract 097172-2026-1 value is amount 420260, currency GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidencePublished at contract level; linked to the sole award and Lot 1
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The contract is linked to award 097172-2026-1, which relates to Lot 1 and has one named supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature date
99% confidence31 March 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-03-31.
Published award date stated in lot description
90% confidence1 April 2026
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Lot 1 description states: "The contract was awarded 1st April 2026".
Stated contract end date
90% confidence31 March 2028
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Lot 1 description states: "Contract end date 31st March 2028".
Notice publication date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Process published_at is 2026-10-14T16:07:21+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceFull cardiology service
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Process description states that a full cardiology service is to be supplied to Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust.
Coverage
96% confidenceMental health sites and community hospitals, with testing through the Cardiac Investigations Department where required
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The process and Lot 1 descriptions describe mental health inpatients, outpatients and community-hospital patients and the Cardiac Investigations Department.
Service standards stated
94% confidenceUrgent referrals within 24 hours; non-urgent ECG referrals within five working days
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Lot 1 description specifies these referral times.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 85110000 — Hospital and related services
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Tender classification identifies CPV 85110000.
Delivery area
95% confidenceAll LPT sites; delivery region UKF2
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Item delivery location is "All LPT Sites" and delivery address region is UKF2.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceProvider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award A
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Tender and lot descriptions state that the contract was awarded under PSR Direct Award A.
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited procedure / award without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method is "limited" and procurement_method_details states this wording.
Competition rationale
96% confidenceBuyer states there was an existing service and no realistic alternative provider due to integrated services, systems and processes
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Procurement method rationale states these reasons.
Patient choice rationale
95% confidenceBuyer states Direct Award B did not apply because patients do not have a choice of provider
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Tender rationale and Lot 1 description state this.
Bidder and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
90% confidenceTwo years, from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028
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Lot 1 description states "Two year contract" and gives these award and end dates.
Options
99% confidenceNo options stated
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Tender field hasOptions is false.
Extension terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
96% confidenceDirect award to an existing provider
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The buyer states there is an existing service and the contract was awarded through PSR Direct Award A.
Market access implication
90% confidenceThe published rationale indicates limited immediate contestability for this service
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Buyer cites no realistic alternative provider and integrated services, systems and processes. This is an observation of the published rationale, not an assessment of the wider market.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lifecycle data
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled, but the linked award and signed contract are both marked active
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Lot status is "cancelled"; award and contract statuses are "active".
Dates held in narrative rather than structured contract dates
99% confidenceStart and end dates are stated in the lot description, while process-level structured start and end date fields are blank
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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; Lot 1 description gives 1 April 2026 and 31 March 2028.
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe notice was published after the stated award and signature dates
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Publication is 14 October 2026; the lot description gives award date 1 April 2026 and contract dateSigned is 31 March 2026.
Missing competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice on bid count, scoring or price evaluation.
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No bidder count, scores or detailed evaluation results are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 is marked cancelled even though the linked award and contract records are active; the source does not explain the discrepancy.
- The published start and end dates appear only in the lot narrative, not in structured process date fields.
- The notice was published after the stated award and signature dates; the source does not explain the timing.
- Information not supplied in the published notice on bidder numbers, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, extension terms or detailed service-performance governance.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicestershire Partnership NHS TrustUniversity Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trustcardiology contractPSR Direct Award ANHS procurementGBP 420260
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the cardiology contract?
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust was named as supplier for the sole published award.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract record states GBP 420,260.
When does the stated contract end?
The lot description states 31 March 2028.
What procedure was used?
The notice states that the award used the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award A process.
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