BLMK ICB Direct Access Non-Obstetric Ultrasound (NOUS) Service in Bedfordshire and Luton

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
East of England

The service provides integrated, local non-obstetric ultrasound diagnostic examinations for adults to support early diagnosis and primary care activity. It excludes complex diagnostic services for patients under 18 years of age and those meeting specific clinical exclusion criteria.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £668k; As published
Published: 13 March 2026; Find a Tender
Awarded: 2 March 2026; 289 Imaging Ltd T/A The Ultrasound Clinic
Contract length: Not stated

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of direct access non-obstetric ultrasound diagnostic services for adult patients referred by primary care clinical assessment services.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
13 March 2026
Contract awardedto 289 Imaging Ltd T/A The Ultrasound Clinic
2 March 2026
Contract starts
Contract endsEnd date not published

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The buyer

Type: NHS and health body
Community ultrasound contracts, 24 months: 2
Open community ultrasound tenders: 0
Typical community ultrasound contract: £512k

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How it compares

2.3× the typical community ultrasound contract (£290k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3619281/blmk-icb-direct-access-non-obstetric-ultrasound-nous-service-in-bedfordshire-and
Buyer reference: Not published
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board. BLMK ICB Direct Access Non-Obstetric Ultrasound (NOUS) Service in Bedfordshire and Luton. Contract award, 13 March 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3619281/blmk-icb-direct-access-non-obstetric-ultrasound-nous-service-in-bedfordshire-and (accessed 12 October 2026).