Official UK procurement notice
Mobile Diagnostic and Treatment Units Dynamic Purchasing System
Authority: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis DPS will offer mobile diagnostic and/or treatment units to healthcare and/or other organisations in the UK public sector. These units within the NHS would increase capacity within organisations to help facilitate the delivery of the elective programme and to help with waiting lists, patient backlogs and lack of staff availability/space. Suppliers would work closely with healthcare organisations to deliver easily accessible treatments or diagnostics, either on hospital sites or closer to patients homes in more remote areas (for example at supermarkets, GP practices etc.). By working with healthcare organisations, suppliers will relieve pressure on services by improving access to treatments and bed space, reducing patient waiting times and freeing up clinical capacity. Units are usually provided in the form of vans or non-permanent units/cabins.
The DPS will be in three Lots:
Lot 1 - Hire or Lease of Mobile Diagnostic and/or Treatment Unit(s)
Lot 2 - Purchase of Mobile Diagnostic and/or Treatment Unit(s)
Lot 3 - Mobile Diagnostic and/or Treatment Unit(s) as a Managed Service
Applications may be made to one or more Lots.
CPV: Health services · Vehicle bodies, trailers or semi-trailers
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market (open)
- Electronic auction
- Electronic auctions may be used in further competitions.
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published valueEvery one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £30,000,000: it is the dynamic market's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Hire or Lease of Mobile Diagnostic and/or Treatment Unit(s)Renewalceiling above
This Lot is for the hire or lease of a fully equipped mobile diagnostic and/or treatment unit.
The requirements are outlined in the DPS Outline Specification attached to the PQQ and are not an exhaustive list. Contracting Authorities may require other similar goods and/or services, which will be detailed in the Order Procedure.
Lot #2Purchase of Mobile Diagnostic and/or Treatment Unit(s)Renewalceiling above
This Lot is for the purchase of a fully equipped mobile diagnostic and/or treatment unit.
The requirements are outlined in the DPS Outline Specification attached to the PQQ and are not an exhaustive list. Contracting Authorities may require other similar goods and/or services, which will be detailed in the Order Procedure.
Lot #3Mobile Diagnostic and/or Treatment Unit(s) as a Managed ServiceRenewalceiling above
This Lot is for the hire or lease of a fully equipped mobile diagnostic and/or treatment unit as well as a managed service to include the provision of consumables and staffing (if required).
The requirements are outlined in the DPS Outline Specification attached to the PQQ and are not an exhaustive list. Contracting Authorities may require other similar goods and/or services, which will be detailed in the Order Procedure.
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- “Mobile Diagnostic and Treatment Units Dynamic Purchasing System” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust buys Vehicle bodies, trailers or semi-trailers (CPV 3420), and who usually turns up
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Vehicle bodies, trailers or semi-trailers (CPV 3420) →
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Half of these awards were announced within 44 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid9%
2–327%
4–624%
7+39%
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Lot #1Hire or Lease of Mobile Diagnostic and/or Treatment Unit(s)CPV 34200000Published estimate£30m
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1 bid3%
2–329%
4–647%
7+20%
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £401m6 awards in 36m · last this month | 2 live · £125m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £77m21 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £200k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 | |
| £60m17 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 3 live · £4.6m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 | |
ANGEL TRAINS LIMITEDLarge | £487m4 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 2 live · £485m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
| £1.3m6 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 3 live · £228k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% above n=3 |
Lot #2Purchase of Mobile Diagnostic and/or Treatment Unit(s)CPV 34200000Published estimate£30m
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1 bid3%
2–328%
4–650%
7+19%
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £401m6 awards in 36m · last this month | 2 live · £125m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £60m17 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 3 live · £4.6m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 | |
| £1.3m6 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 3 live · £228k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% above n=3 | |
| £890k1 awards in 36m · last 16 months ago | 1 live · £890k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £14m4 awards in 36m · last 15 months ago | None on file | 3% above n=1 |
Lot #3Mobile Diagnostic and/or Treatment Unit(s) as a Managed ServiceCPV 34200000Published estimate£30m
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1 bid5%
2–338%
4–645%
7+13%
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A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £401m6 awards in 36m · last this month | 2 live · £125m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £60m17 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 3 live · £4.6m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 | |
| £1.3m6 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 3 live · £228k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% above n=3 | |
| £14m4 awards in 36m · last 15 months ago | None on file | 3% above n=1 | |
TGS (UK) LtdSME | 4 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £66k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 May 2025, 11:07 BST
- Last source update
- 29 May 2025, 11:07 BST
- Authority reference
DPS/013/MDTU/23/AB- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028388- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0528a7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Bidding documents Link to bidding documents The e-procurement portal that suppliers must use to apply for this DPS has changed.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Admission period ends
- 2 Sept 2028, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
29 May 2025 → 2 Sept 2028 · 2 dates- Notice published29 May 2025, 11:07 BST
- Today23 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown2 Sept 2028, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria