Expired contract

National Framework Agreement for the Provision of a Radiology Capacity Management Service

Details

Supplier(s)
Radiology Management Solutions, RMS Imaging Ltd
Value
£20,000,000
Duration
4 years
Topic
Medical imaging services
Published
29 January 2020

Tender description

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's Commercial Procurement Service has established a framework which will allow NHS authorities and other public sector bodies to procure health care providers with a radiology capacity management service to include professional advice on maximising patient throughput and the provision of clinical staff to facilitate the proposed changes.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published29 January 2020
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date29 January 2020
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date28 January 2024

About the buyer

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides acute hospital care in Chester as part of the NHS healthcare sector, buying through a dedicated procurement department. Formal tenders are advertised on the Atamis e-tendering portal via NHS Sourcing. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender, with smaller awards on Contracts Finder. A Strategic Procurement team runs tendering and reverse e-auctions for commodity pricing. The Trust's Commercial Procurement Services hosts national framework agreements for NHS trusts and public bodies. Clinical procurement specialists coordinate product trials with suppliers.

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 Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's contract awards have been in construction work, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85150000 · Medical imaging services

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