Official UK procurement notice
National Framework Agreement for Teleradiology, Telepathology and Telemedicine Services
Authority: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has set up 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 and in section 10A(9) of the National Health Service (Wales) 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, a county council or county borough council in Wales, a local health board established under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, a National Health Service trust established under section 18 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, or a special health authority established under section 22 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006.
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 support the NHS in managing increasing demand on radiology services, where rising scan volumes and reporting needs are compounded by a declining radiologist workforce. By enabling access to teleradiology-where radiological images are transmitted across locations for primary reporting, second opinions, or clinical reviews-as well as telepathology, telemicrobiology, teledermatology.
Lot 1 - Teleradiology and Telemedicine Services
Lot 2 - Telepathology Services
This framework will run for a term of 4 years.
CPV: Health services · Hospital and related services · Medical imaging services · Medical practice and related services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 3 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed
- Electronic auction
- Electronic auctions may be used in further competitions.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Teleradiology and Telemedicine ServicesAwarded
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Under Lot 1, organisations will seek providers of a variety of Teleradiology and Telemedicine Services.
REASON FOR NOTICE
This is an award notice to conclude a framework agreement using the competitive process.
LIFETIME VALUE OF AGREEMENT
£50,000,000
RELEVANT AUTHORITIES ABLE TO USE THE AGREEMENT
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has established 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 and in section 10A(9) of the National Health Service (Wales) 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, a county council or county borough council in Wales, a local health board established under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, a National Health Service trust established under section 18 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, or a special health authority established under section 22 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006.
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.
Lot #2Telepathology ServicesAwarded
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Under Lot 2, organisations will seek providers of a variety of Telepathology Services.
REASON FOR NOTICE
This is an award notice to conclude a framework agreement using the competitive process.
LIFETIME VALUE OF AGREEMENT
£50,000,000
RELEVANT AUTHORITIES ABLE TO USE THE AGREEMENT
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has established 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 and in section 10A(9) of the National Health Service (Wales) 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, a county council or county borough council in Wales, a local health board established under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, a National Health Service trust established under section 18 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, or a special health authority established under section 22 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006.
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Quality and innovation: 30%
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 15%
- Value Key Criterion: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
- Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability: 25%
Published award criteria (5)
- Social Value: 10
- Quality and innovation: 30
- Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability: 25
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 15
- Value Key Criterion: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “National Framework Agreement for Teleradiology, Telepathology and…” 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
- 20 Feb 2025, 13:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Jun 2025, 16:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
F/103/TTTPSR/25/AB- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034176- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e4f1Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of establishment of a framework agreement. This framework agreement has been concluded under 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. This framework agreement has now been formally concluded using the competitive process. 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
- 26 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 28 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
26 Mar 2025 → 20 Jun 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown26 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened28 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published20 Jun 2025, 16:25 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jun 2025- Status changed to complete20 Jun 2025, 16:25 BST
- Buyer details updated20 Jun 2025, 16:25 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast15 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 15 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £50,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 034176-2025-1-1
- Signed
- 23 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 034176-2025-10-10
- Signed
- 23 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 034176-2025-11-11
- Signed
- 23 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 034176-2025-12-12
- Signed
- 23 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 034176-2025-13-13
- Signed
- 23 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 034176-2025-14-14
- Signed
- 23 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 034176-2025-15-15
- Signed
- 23 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 034176-2025-2-2
- Signed
- 23 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 034176-2025-3
- Signed
- 23 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 034176-2025-4-4
- Signed
- 23 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 034176-2025-5-5
- Signed
- 23 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 034176-2025-6-6
- Signed
- 23 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 034176-2025-7-7
- Signed
- 23 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 034176-2025-8-8
- Signed
- 23 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 034176-2025-9-9
- Signed
- 23 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Teleradiology and Telemedicine Services | 8bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Telepathology Services | 4bids | — | — | — |
| Whole notice | 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ChesterMediation bodyReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Cyted UK LtdFramework contractor
- MEDICA Reporting LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.