Official UK procurement notice
National Framework Agreement for Radiology Capacity Management Solutions (PSR)
Authority: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wishes to establish a Framework Agreement under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (and as amended) (the PSR) for use by all Relevant Authorities (and any future successors to these organisations).
"Relevant authority" is defined in section 12ZB(7) of the National Health Service Act 2006. It means a combined authority, an integrated care board, a local authority in England, NHS England, an NHS foundation trust or an NHS trust established under section 25 of that Act.
For the avoidance of doubt, any successor bodies of any of the above entities shall be entitled to place Orders and shall be deemed Relevant Authorities for the purposes of this Framework Agreement.
This framework agreement aims to provide a variety of solutions to allow organisations to maximise the capacity of their radiology departments and significantly reduce the cost of outsourced radiology services by realising the full potential of the scanning resources within the department. This will have two lots:
Lot 1 - Radiology Capacity Management Solutions
Lot 2 - Radiology Capacity Management Solutions with Rent-to-Own Equipment
This framework will run for a term of 4 years.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Diagnostics and radiodiagnostic devices and supplies · Health services · Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use · Medical imaging services · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 7 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 7 suppliers appointed
- Electronic auction
- Electronic auctions may be used in further competitions.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Radiology Capacity Management SolutionsAwarded
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Under Lot 1, organisations will seek providers of a variety of radiology capacity management solutions to include professional advice on maximising patient throughput and the provision of clinical staff to facilitate the proposed changes.
REASON FOR NOTICE
This is an intention to award notice to conclude a framework agreement using the competitive process.
LIFETIME VALUE OF AGREEMENT
£25,000,000
RELEVANT AUTHORITIES ABLE TO USE THE AGREEMENT
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wishes to establish a new Framework Agreement under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (and as amended) (the PSR) for use by all Relevant Authorities (and any future successors to these organisations).
“Relevant authority” is defined in section 12ZB(7) of the National Health Service Act 2006. It means a combined authority, an integrated care board, a local authority in England, NHS England, an NHS foundation trust or an NHS trust established under section 25 of that Act.
For the avoidance of doubt, any successor bodies of any of the above entities shall be entitled to place Orders and shall be deemed Relevant Authorities for the purposes of this Framework Agreement.
DURATION OF AGREEMENT
Tje framework will run for a term of 4 years.
Lot #2Radiology Capacity Management Solutions with Rent-to-Own EquipmentAwarded
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Under Lot 2, organisations will seek providers of a variety of radiology capacity management solutions to include professional advice on maximising patient throughput and the provision of clinical staff to facilitate the proposed changes, alongside finance solutions for rent-to-own equipment.
REASON FOR NOTICE
This is an intention to award notice to conclude a framework agreement using the competitive process.
LIFETIME VALUE OF AGREEMENT
£25,000,000
RELEVANT AUTHORITIES ABLE TO USE THE AGREEMENT
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wishes to establish a new Framework Agreement under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (and as amended) (the PSR) for use by all Relevant Authorities (and any future successors to these organisations).
“Relevant authority” is defined in section 12ZB(7) of the National Health Service Act 2006. It means a combined authority, an integrated care board, a local authority in England, NHS England, an NHS foundation trust or an NHS trust established under section 25 of that Act.
For the avoidance of doubt, any successor bodies of any of the above entities shall be entitled to place Orders and shall be deemed Relevant Authorities for the purposes of this Framework Agreement.
DURATION OF AGREEMENT
The framework will run for a term of 4 years.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Environmental | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Radiology Capacity Management Solutions | 60% | 20% | 20% | |
| 2 · Radiology Capacity Management Solutions with Rent-to-Own Equipment | 60% | 20% | 20% |
- Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
- Price carries 20 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 2 points.
- “National Framework Agreement for Radiology Capacity Management…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Jan 2025, 10:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Aug 2025, 11:40 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
F/099/RADPSR/25/MH- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051880- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d542Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this framework agreement is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight at the end of Tuesday 20th May 2025. This framework agreement has not yet been formally concluded; this notice serves as an intention to establish the framework agreement under the PSR. Written representations should be made to: info@coch-cps.co.uk The decision was proposed by a Senior Commercial Specialist at Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and approved by the Commercial Procurement Manager and the Director of Commercial Procurement Services for Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. No conflicts of interest were detected or declared during the procurement process. The relative importance of the key criteria that the relevant authority used to make a decision are set out at section II.2.5 of this notice. Each of the 5 Key Criteria elements were weighted in consideration of the subject-matter and with a view to securing the needs of the people who use the services, improving the quality of the services, and improving the efficiency of the provision of the services. The chosen providers met the selection criteria and met or exceeded the published required minimum total score of 60% across the key criteria for award to the Framework Agreement.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 25 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 27 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
25 Feb 2025 → 28 Aug 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown25 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened27 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published28 Aug 2025, 11:40 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 May 2025- Status changed to complete7 May 2025, 11:22 BST
- Buyer details updated28 Aug 2025, 11:40 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextVI.3 | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this framework agreement is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations… | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this framework agreement is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations… | |
| — | TextContracts 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8 · V | — | Only the following Contracts (as listed in the Intent to Award Notice 2025/S 000-019312) have been awarded: 1. AM Diagnostic Imaging Ltd (Lot 1) 4. Medispace Diagnostics Ltd (Lot 1) 7. AM Diagnostic Imaging Ltd (Lot 2) The following contracts (listed in the Intent to Award Notice 2025/S 000-019312) have not yet been awarded: 2. Globe Workforce Solutions Limited (Lot 1) 3. Medicare Insourcing Servi… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast8 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 8 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £25,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 019312-2025-1-1
- Signed
- 6 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019312-2025-2-2
- Signed
- 6 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019312-2025-3-3
- Signed
- 6 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019312-2025-4-4
- Signed
- 6 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019312-2025-5-5
- Signed
- 6 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019312-2025-6-6
- Signed
- 6 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019312-2025-7-7
- Signed
- 6 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019312-2025-8-8
- Signed
- 6 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Radiology Capacity Management Solutions | 7bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Radiology Capacity Management Solutions with Rent-to-Own Equipment | 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- All Relevant Authorities as defined in section 12ZB(7) of the National Health Service Act 2006 (and any successor bodies) shall be eligible users of this framework.Contracting authority
- Any Relevant Authority as defined in section 12ZB(7) of the National Health Service Act 2006 will be eligible to use the proposed framework. For the avoidance of doubt, any successor bodies of any to the above entities shall be entitled to place Orders and shall be eligible users of this framework.Contracting authority
Framework contractors & participating bidders
7 commercial parties on the notice- AM Diagnostic Imaging LtdFramework contractor
- Globe Workforce Solutions LimitedFramework contractor
- Medicare Insourcing Services LimitedFramework contractor
- Medispace Diagnostics LtdFramework contractor
- Parallel Imaging Solutions LimitedFramework contractor
- Radiology Capacity Management Solutions LimitedFramework contractor
- Radiology Management Solutions LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria