Official UK procurement notice
Imaging Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis Framework Agreement is for the provision of mobile, relocatable and static diagnostic imaging services(note; services may include equipment or staff and equipment) which may facilitate (but is not limited to); CT, MR, Angiography (including Cath Labs), X-Ray, Ultrasound, PET/CT, Nuclear Medicine, Mammography and Bone Densitometry.
CPV: Angiography devices · CT scanners · Cardiac X-ray system · Diagnostic X-ray system · Gamma cameras · Magnetic resonance imaging equipment · Medical imaging services · Nuclear magnetic resonance scanners · Radiography devices · Tomography devices
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 20 suppliers · 11 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (0.6 per place) · 15 appointed
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Mobile and Relocatable Diagnostic Imaging Services — StaffedCancelled
This Framework Agreement is for the provision of mobile, relocatable and static diagnostic imaging
services(note; services may include equipment or staff and equipment) which may facilitate (but is not limited
to); CT, MR, angiography (including Cath Labs), X-Ray, Ultrasound, PET/CT, nuclear medicine, mammography
and bone densitometry.
Lot #2Mobile & Relocatable Diagnostic Imaging Services - Un-StaffedCancelled
The provision of imaging services within a mobile or relocatable (vehicular, modular, demountable or relocatable) unit, (note; services will be for the provision of equipment only) which may include, but is not limited to; CT, MR, Angiography (including Cath Labs), X-Ray, Ultrasound, PET/CT, Nuclear Medicine, Mammography and Bone Densitometry. The service within this lot is to enable the capture of diagnostic images and the provision of patient care. The service provision within this lot is unstaffed.
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 (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Cost: 60
- Suitability
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any of the situations referred
to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any
subsequently awarded contract, the types of insurance indicated below.
Employer's (compulsory) liability insurance = 5 000 000 GBP,
Public liability insurance = 5 000 000 GBP,
Professional indemnity insurance = 2 000 000 GBP,
Product liability insurance = 5 000 000 GBP.
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice. Where the potential fram…
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers responses will be completed within the ITT with the use of the open procedure and exclusion based
on inability to demonstrate ability to service NHSS requirements satisfactorily.
Minimum: (i) mandatory requirement for each potential framework participant to operate to ISO13485:2003 orISO9001:2001 or equivalent (ii) mandatory requirement for each potential framework participant to be able to supply capacity on either a mobile or static equipment at point of tender …
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Imaging Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 20 suppliers, 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
- 5 Oct 2023, 08:50 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Aug 2026, 14:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Nov 2023 – …
- Authority reference
NP16923- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073238- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04080eFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
The Authority will notify economic operators who submitted a tender or (where no deselection notification has previously been made)
applied to be selected to tender, of its decision to award the framework agreement which notification will contain among other information,
a summary of the reasons why the economic operators was unsuccessful. The notification will incorporate a ‘standstill period’ of a
minimum of 10 clear calendar days (or a minimum of 15 if the communication method used is not electronic) between the date on which
the Authority dispatches the notice(s) and the date on which the Authority proposes to conclude the relevant framework agreement. The
bringing of court proceedings against the Authority during the standstill period will automatically continue the prohibition on entering into
the framework agreement until the court proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of, or the court, by interim order, brings to
an end the prohibition. The remedies that may be awarded by the courts before the framework agreement has been entered into include the
setting aside of the decision to award the framework agreement to the winning tenderer(s). The bringing of court proceedings against the
Authority after the framework agreement has been entered into will not affect the framework agreement unless grounds for the imposition
of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise, the remedies that may be
awarded by the courts where the framework agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.
Publisher note: This Framework Agreement will apply to: — Golden Jubilee Hospital (National Waiting Times Centre Board), — NHS 24, — NHS Ayrshire and Arran, — NHS Borders, — NHS Dumfries and Galloway, — NHS Education of Scotland, — NHS Fife, — NHS Forth Valley, — NHS Grampian, — NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, — NHS Health Scotland, — NHS Highland, — NHS Lanarkshire, — NHS Lothian, — NHS Orkney, — Healthcare Improvement Scotland, — NHS Shetland, — NHS Tayside, — Scottish Ambulance Services, — The Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service, — The State Hospitals for Scotland. Scottish Hospices and the following further authorities: Scottish Further Education Colleges and Higher Education Institutions and members of Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd). The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’)acting through its division Procurement, Commissioning and Facilities, is undertaking this procurement on behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Join Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 (SC Ref:839051)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 10 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 13 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
10 Nov 2023 → 3 Aug 2026 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown10 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published80 days ago3 Aug 2026, 14:41 BST
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Mar 2024- Status changed to complete1 Mar 2024, 09:11 GMT
- Buyer details updated1 Mar 2024, 09:11 GMT
- Buyer details updated3 Aug 2026, 14:41 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £30,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Mobile & Relocatable Diagnostic Imaging Services - Staffed
- Signed
- 29 Jan 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Mobile and Relocatable Diagnostic Imaging Services — Staffed
- Signed
- 17 Jan 2024
- Value
- £35,600,000
- Status
- active
- Change Change to value of framework. Due to increased demand the value of the framework has increased., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Health Board demand increased year on year and the value of the framework has increased.
Mobile & Relocatable Diagnostic Imaging Services - Un-Staffed
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2019
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Mobile and Relocatable Diagnostic Imaging Services — Staffed | 11bids · 11 electronic | 11 | — | — |
| 2 · Mobile & Relocatable Diagnostic Imaging Services - Un-Staffed | 10bids · 10 electronic | 10 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- National Services ScotlandContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawHealth
- The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)Contracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
- Sherriff CourtReview body
- Sherriff Court HouseReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
16 commercial parties on the notice- AGITO Medical A/SFramework contractor
- AM Diagnostic Imaging LtdFramework contractor
- Agito MedicalFramework contractor
- Canon Medical Systems LtdFramework contractor
- CobaltFramework contractor
- Compleo Health LimitedFramework contractor
- Diagnostic HealthcareFramework contractor
- HeartstoneFramework contractor
- Inhealth GroupFramework contractor
- Inhealth GroupFramework contractor
Show 6 more suppliers
- MedispaceFramework contractor
- Medispace Diagnostics LTDFramework contractor
- REAL IMAGING LTDFramework contractor
- TIC HealthFramework contractor
- TIC MobileFramework contractor
- medneo Diagnostics UK LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.