PSR (Direct Award .A.) UHL Cardiology 26-28

full cardiology service is to be supplied to the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust including for patients receiving care on mental health sites and community hospitals.

• For mental health inpatients cardiology tests will, wherever possible be performed in the appropriate setting. Where this is not possible, the patient will be escorted by a member of Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust staff to the Cardiac Investigations Department
• Out-patients and patients from community hospitals requiring cardiology tests will attend the Cardiac Investigations Department.
• Initial recording of cardiology test results will be provided by Cardiac Physiology staff. Interpretation and reporting will be available by request to the Cardiac Investigations Department.
• Urgent referrals, as indicated by the referrer, will be seen within 24 hours of referral.
• Non-urgent referrals for E.C.G.s will be seen within 5 working days. All other routine referrals will be placed on the Department's waiting list.

Contract Awarded under PSR - Direct Award .A.

Two year contract. 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using the direct award process A.

There is an existing service in place.

There is no realistic alternative to the existing provider due to the nature of the health care services.

Direct Award B would not apply, as patients do not have a choice of provider.

The contract was awarded 1st April 2026- Contract end date 31st March 2028