National Framework Agreement for Radiology Capacity Management Solutions (PSR)

A Contract Addendum Notice
by COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract (Services)
Duration: not specified
Value: ___

Sector: HEALTH
Published: 28 Aug 2025
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

Chester

Geochart for 2 buyers and 0 suppliers

2 buyers

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Trust Chester
All Relevant Authorities as Defined in Section 12ZB 7 of the National Health Service Act 2006 & Any Successor Bodies Shall Be Eligible Users of This Framework None

Description

The 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.

Ammendments to Previous Notice

2. VI.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 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. Update 28/08/2025: 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. Date the framework agreement was concluded: 27th August 2025 Duration of the framework Agreement: This framework will run for a term of 4 years. Lifetime Value of framework agreement: £25,000,000 (excluding VAT)

3. V Contracts 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8

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 Services Limited (Lot 1) 5. Parallel Imaging Solutions Limited (Lot 1) 6. Radiology Management Solutions Limited (Lot 2) 8. Radiology Management Solutions Limited (Lot 2) A further Confirmation of Award Notice (F014) will be published, if and when the above contracts are awarded.