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 Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- InHealth Echotech Limited SME
- Value
- £135,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Cardiology services (CPV 85121231)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 072845-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Mar 2026
- Published31 Jul 2026Published 122 days after the contract date
Description
This provider offers an echocardiology diagnostic test for the population of East Surrey patients. Echocardiography is the process of using ultrasound to build up a picture of the heart and assess possible defects. An echocardiogram can help diagnose and monitor certain heart conditions. The aim of this service is to provide a community diagnostic service for transthoracic echocardiograms. The approximate lifetime value of the contract will be £135,000 over the 2 year term, from 1st April 2026 until 31st March 2028.
About the supplier
InHealth Echotech Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04176884).