Official UK procurement notice
LTH - MRI Insourced Staffing
Authority: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Insourced Staffing Services to Support delivery of MRI services at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Awarded via PSR Competitive Process.
- No preliminary market engagement: None completed.
CPV: Medical imaging services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£5,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must demonstrate that they have the legal and financial capacity to perform the contract. This includes: Being a legally registered entity with the authority to enter into a contract. Not being subject to any mandatory exclusion grounds under the Procurement Act 2023. Demonstrating financial stability by completing the relevant sections of the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) provided in the eTendering Portal. These conditions are assessed on a pass/fail basis and are proportionate to the nature and value of the contract.
- Technical & professional ability
A detailed service specification outlining the full scope, requirements, and expectations of this contract is available via the eTendering Portal. Interested suppliers must review this document in full before submitting a response, as it forms a key part of the procurement documentation.
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: 35%
- Improving Access: 5%
- Value: 40%
- Social Value: 5%
- Service Sustainability: 15%
Published award criteria (5)
- Value
- Quality
- Service Sustainability
- Improving Access
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must demonstrate that they have the legal and financial capacity to perform the contract. This includes: Being a legally registered entity with the authority to enter into a contract. Not being subject to any mandatory exclusion grounds under the Procurement Act 2023. Demonstrating financial stability by completing the relevant sections of the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) provided in the eTendering Portal. These conditions are assessed on a pass/fail basis and are proportionate to the nature and value of the contract.
- Technical & professional ability
A detailed service specification outlining the full scope, requirements, and expectations of this contract is available via the eTendering Portal. Interested suppliers must review this document in full before submitting a response, as it forms a key part of the procurement documentation.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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 Jul 2025, 17:46 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Nov 2025, 15:28 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
W177115- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038757- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055c67Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Invoices will submitted electronically quoting a valid Purchase Order Number. Disputes will be raised firstly with the assigned Contract Manager.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Bidders are required to complete all relevant Documents provided and upload within the Health Commercial System, ATAMIS. “The e-tendering portal”. health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
Timeline
9 Jul 2025 → 12 Nov 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published9 Jul 2025, 17:46 BST
- Clarification questions by18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline6 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by19 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent8 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends400 days ago17 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts387 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published345 days ago12 Nov 2025, 15:28 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2025- Tender notice published9 Jul 2025, 17:46 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published8 Sept 2025, 11:19 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Sept 2025, 11:19 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published12 Nov 2025, 15:28 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Diagnostics LtdSME1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: Two one year extensions | £3,620,000 | 5 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
LTH - MRI Insourced Staffing · Atlas Diagnostics LtdSME
- Signed
- 26 Sept 2025
- Value
- £3,620,000
- Period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Two one year extensions
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 14 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Atlas Diagnostics LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender