Awarded contract

Relocatable MRI Scanner (staffed)

Details

Value
£165,355
Topic
Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use
Published
26 May 2026

Tender description

Relocatable MRI scanner at Bridgwater Hospital Lot 1: Provision of a relocatable MRI scanner and 2 radiologists 7 days per week to improve the Trust's ability to provide complex MRI scanning and reduce waiting times. The contract includes the provision of pharmaceutical products.<br/><br/>This notice is confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement and without competition.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £165,355.00 including consumables.<br/><br/>The contracted services are to provided between 30 May 2026 and 14 August 2026. <br/><br/>This is a short term extension to continue an existing provision with an an existing provider due to delays in the opening of a new diagnostic centre.<br/><br/>This is an NHS Supply Chain framework contract award.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date16 December 2024
  2. Completed: Award published26 May 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital and community services across Somerset, and buys as an NHS trust with its own team of procurement and contract management specialists. Tenders are advertised on the Atamis e-tendering portal, with notices also published on the Find a Tender Service. Clinical services contracts follow the Provider Selection Regime at any contract value. Non-clinical procurement runs through framework agreements, including NHS Supply Chain, NHS Shared Business Services and the Crown Commercial Service. Suppliers below the tender threshold can register on the Trust's database of potential 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 Somerset NHS Foundation Trust's contract awards have been in repair and maintenance, IT services and medical equipment and pharmaceuticals.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 33110000 · Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use
  • 33113000 · Magnetic resonance imaging equipment

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