Provision of Ultrasound Services

Description

Bedford Hospital NHS Trust is looking to appoint a provider of Ultrasound Services. Bedford Hospital NHS Trust is due to merge with the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on the 1st April 2020. Should the Merged Trust decide to include the Luton element then this can be provided under this tender. no decision has been made up to this point in time so tenders should be based based on the Bedford activity only. Activity value around 130k per annum. Should the luton element come on board then this would nicrease activity by circa £125 to £200k per annum Vascular ultrasound services are provided on an inpatient and outpatient basis across the one siteat Bedford Hospital NHS Trust. The service is provided through an external provider contract. The Trust performs just under 3,000 vascular ultrasound examinations per annum (July 2018-June 2019 activity). Please see Appendix Two for a breakdown of activity. It is expected that the full range of examinations outlined in Appendix Two will be provided. Vascular ultrasound services are arranged in accordance with the needs of the Trust, and therefore, demand may vary, the above details are based on July 2018-June 2019 activity for the Trust, and are approximate. The Trust shall not be bound by such estimates. Keywords: ultrasound Services, Bedford Hospital, Ultrasound