Awarded contract

Breast One Stop Symptomatic Insourcing

Details

Value
£98,000
Topic
Medical specialist services
Published
6 July 2026

Tender 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. Lot 1: The Authority intends to award a contract under the Competitive Process of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract is for the provision of insourced symptomatic breast one-stop diagnostic clinic capacity delivered on Trust premises. The service includes: Consultant-led breast assessment clinics; Diagnostic mammography; Breast ultrasound; Breast biopsy where clinically indicated; Same-day clinical documentation and outcome recording; Integration with existing Trust breast cancer pathways; and Appropriate onward referral and multidisciplinary team (MDT) processes. This is a new temporary insourced service requirement intended to support waiting list recovery and breast cancer pathway performance. The provider selected is Your Medical Services Ltd (YMS). The contract will commence following completion of the Provider Selection Regime standstill period and contract award. The initial contract term is linked to the availability of approved funding and will continue until the funded activity has been exhausted. The Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for a period of up to 18 months from commencement should additional funding, activity requirements and relevant approvals become available. The estimated lifetime value of the contract is £98,000 excluding VAT. This value represents the Authority's current estimate of expenditure and may vary depending on activity levels and available funding.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published6 July 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date6 July 2026

About the buyer

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust runs Queen Elizabeth Hospital and community services as an NHS trust in the North East. A dedicated Head of Procurement leads the buying team. Suppliers register through the NHS Sourcing Portal for current goods and services requirements. QE Facilities Limited, the Trust's wholly owned subsidiary since 2014, delivers procurement alongside estates and transport services. The procurement team also handles contracting, leasing and maintenance. Gateshead Health partners in the Great North Healthcare Alliance with NHS trusts in Newcastle, Northumbria and North Cumbria.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust's contract awards have been in repair and maintenance, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85121200 · Medical specialist services

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