Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- InsideVue Limited
- Value
- £1,347,046
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Medical imaging services (CPV 85150000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 009765-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Jan 2026
- Published4 Feb 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Frimley ICB ("the Commissioner") sought to commission provision to provide Community Ultrasound Services for patients in the North-East Hampshire and Farnham geographical locality. The service provides direct access non-obstetric ultrasounds to eligible patients, including pre-appointment communication with patients, diagnostic investigation and a report being sent to the referrer, which covers not only the description of the investigation and the findings, but also where appropriate covers any recommendations for further imaging or investigation and advice on management. The aim of the service is to aid early diagnostics and avoid the need for unnecessary referral to secondary care, or to support the shift of activity into a primary care setting, where this will improve access. Referrals into the service are made by GPs or Clinical Assessment Services. Frimley ICB has followed PSR Direct Award C for the contract to which this notice relates. The total expected value of the contra…
About the supplier
InsideVue Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06054272).