FibroScan maintenance and training
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Echosens
- Value
- £35,000
- Duration
- 2 years
- Published
- 17 March 2023
- Source
- uk:procontracts
Tender description
Due to Public Health Regulation 2015 – 'exemption from competition’ which enables an agreement for 2 year period to a single source provide. Echosens are the only provider worldwide for the FibroScan machine – they hold the patent. Maintenance of the FibroScans including an annual PPM service, probe calibration, callouts, software updates, technical support, repairs and replacement parts due to normal use. Training on FibroScan use. This will facilitate use of the FibroScans which will be used to measure liver fibrosis, contributing to the alcohol harm reduction programme.
Timeline
- Completed: Award published17 March 2023Current notice
- Completed: Award date28 June 2023
- Completed: Contract expiry date17 February 2025
About the buyer
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council is a local authority that publishes its tenders and procurement procedures on The Chest e-tendering portal. Suppliers register on The Chest for email alerts about contracts that are about to be tendered. A register of the council's current contracts is published through ProContract. Larger planned procurements are listed in a pipeline on Find a Tender. Under the Procurement Act 2023, suppliers also register their core business details once on the Central Digital Platform. Existing suppliers track invoices and purchase orders through a separate supplier portal.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and IT services.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wirral-metropolitan-borough-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wirral-metropolitan-borough-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wirral-metropolitan-borough-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wirral-metropolitan-borough-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wirral-metropolitan-borough-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wirral-metropolitan-borough-council.gov |
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