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Published 9 May 2025, 14:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Total Body PET-CT Scanner

Official notice

Authority: The Christie NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate£7,500,000≈ £1.5m / year · £9,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Jun 2025
Next notice expected 9 May 2025
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2036 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A total-body/long-axial-FoV PET-CT system (TB PET-CT) to be used for its predominantly oncology clinical PET service, as well as research both locally and for the wider/national community.

Contract Value:

If the extension periods are entered into and options taken, the value is anticipated to be in the region of £6.9million.

CPV: Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£7,500,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2036 with extensionsValue: £7,500,000 exc. VAT · £9,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North West
Extensions: As an optional extra, the Contrating Authority requires a specification and costing for the installation of a rapid-access, high capacity image archive compatible with the Total Body PET-CT system, suitable for storing up to 1 petabyte of image data. The specification should include installation of the high bandwidth connection between the associated scanner workstations to enable rapid archiving and retrieval. We are still exploring options for archive provision, and would like further information about the requirements of such an archive for this TB PET-CT system and the cost of the scanner manufacturer providing this system as part of the scanner purchase. · Extensions will be used for additional years of maintenance cover
33110000 Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As detailed in Questionnaire 1 - Supplier Information Questionnaire

  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders must be able to supply a PET-CT scanner with axial field of view greater than 1m

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Scanner Performance: 50%
  • Service Continuity: 10%
  • Commercial: 30%
  • Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Scanner Performance: As detailed in the ITT Pack
  • Service Continuity: As detailed in the ITT Pack
  • Social value: As detailed in the ITT Pack
  • Commercial: As detailed in the ITT Pack
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As detailed in Questionnaire 1 - Supplier Information Questionnaire

  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders must be able to supply a PET-CT scanner with axial field of view greater than 1m

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 May 2025, 14:27 BST
Last source update
21 Aug 2025, 17:32 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 22 Aug 2025
Authority reference
CHRT550-2025-26 DES CR
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020192
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050fd2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
3 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

9 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 9 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    9 May 2025, 14:27 BST
  2. Tender notice published
    9 May 2025, 16:26 BST
  3. Next notice expected
    9 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Submission deadline
    3 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent
    23 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Standstill ends
    1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Latest notice published
    21 Aug 2025, 17:32 BST
  8. Award decision expected by
    22 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  9. Contract starts209 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

12 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 May 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 May 2025, 14:27 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    9 May 2025, 16:26 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    9 May 2025, 16:26 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    9 May 2025, 16:26 BST
  5. Deadline published: 3 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
    9 May 2025, 16:26 BST
  6. Contract award notice published
    23 Jul 2025, 16:18 BST
    UK6
  7. Status changed to complete
    23 Jul 2025, 16:18 BST
  8. Contract award notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 14:29 BST
    UK6
  9. Contract award notice published
    6 Aug 2025, 18:00 BST
    UK6
  10. Contract award notice published
    15 Aug 2025, 11:19 BST
    UK6
  11. Procurement termination notice published
    21 Aug 2025, 17:32 BST
    UK12
  12. Contract signature expected
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Routine re-releases (7)
  • 2025-08: 1 release · 1 Aug 2025
  • 2025-07: 1 release · 23 Jul 2025
  • 2025-05: 2 releases · 9 May 2025, 9 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £19,400,0003 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Named bidders 2published on the award notice
Contracts signed 3
Awarded toValueDateStatus
United Imaging Health Limited1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2036Extensions: Possible extension to 31st March 2036. Extensions will be used for additional years of maintenance cover. · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Contracting Authority may require from the supplier the installation of a rapid-access, high capacity image archive compatible with the Total Body PET-CT system (See contract notice)£6,400,00014 Jul 2025Awarded
United Imaging Health Limited1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2036Extensions: Possible extension to 31st March 2036. Extensions will be used for additional years of maintenance cover. · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Contracting Authority may require from the supplier the installation of a rapid-access, high capacity image archive compatible with the Total Body PET-CT system (See contract notice)£6,500,00014 Jul 2025Awarded
United Imaging Health Limited1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2036Extensions: Possible extension to 31st March 2036. Extensions will be used for the additional years of maintenance cover. · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Contracting Authority may require from the supplier the installation of a rapid-access, high capacity image archive compatible with the Total Body PET-CT system (See contract notice)£6,500,00014 Jul 2025Awarded
United Imaging Health Limited1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2036Extensions: Possible extension to 31st March 2036. Extensions will be used for the additional years of maintenance cover. · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Contracting Authority may require from the supplier the installation of a rapid-access, high capacity image archive compatible with the Total Body PET-CT system (See contract notice)£6,500,00014 Jul 2025Cancelled

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders00—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PTTQ-9511-YPYH Wilmslow Road, Manchester, North West, M20 4BXContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded
  • Siemens Healthcare LimitedBidder / tendererGB-COH: 09567186GB-PPON: PHXB-2181-NBXD Park View, Watchmoor Park, Camerley, South East, GU15 3YL
  • United Imaging Healthcare LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11327810GB-PPON: PZCP-3894-XDDG c/o Kidd Rapinet LLP, 29 Harbour Exchange Square, London, London, E14 9GEContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure