Awarded contract

BCU-FCONC-62803 - Non-Obstetric, Obstetric and Anomaly Ultrasound Scanning

Details

Buyer: NHS Wales - Shared Services Partnership
Supplier(s): Scan Assure Medical Ultrasound Ltd
Value: £1,540,000
Topic: Medical imaging services
Published: 27 May 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

additional Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) on the Health Board sites Lot 1: To provide trained Sonographers who are able to complete Non-Obstetric, Obstetric and Anomaly Ultrasound scans using the BCU in-house scanners and in house Radiology Information system and PACs. This service is required to fill a shortage in roster cover by BCU staff. The provider and BCUHB will hold monthly meetings to agree the service level required, which will be agreed by both parties 2 months in advance. BCUHB will book the scan lists and will endeavour to provide a Radiology Clinical Support worker for each list. Where this is not possible, BCU will arrange for the provider to provide this support. The provider may also be requested to support with booking patients. There will be no minimum number of scans required to be issued by BCUHB for this service (which will be known as the regular service support)

Timeline

Completed: Award published27 May 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date27 May 2026

About the buyer

NHS Wales - Shared Services Partnership is hosted by Velindre NHS Trust and buys as a healthcare body for every health board and trust in Wales through its Procurement Services division. Tenders are advertised on Sell2Wales and run through the eTenderWales portal. Frameworks cover capital equipment, pharmaceuticals, clinical supplies, food, utilities, maintenance, IT and the commissioning of healthcare services. Local procurement teams work with each health board alongside sourcing, supply chain and accounts payable teams. Where appropriate, tenders are split into smaller lots so SMEs can bid.

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 NHS Wales - Shared Services Partnership's contract awards have been in health and social work, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

85150000 · Medical imaging services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership.gov