Official UK procurement notice
MRI Solution for Zomba Central Hospital, Malawi
Authority: Cardiff University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a 0.55T MRI system and associated turnkey services for deployment at Zomba Central Hospital, Malawi.
The requirement includes supply of the MRI system, containerised MRI facility, associated equipment, transportation, delivery, installation, commissioning, training and warranty support necessary to establish an operational MRI capability within Malawi.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Oct 2026, 15:35 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 15:48 BST
- Authority reference
CU.2329.RH- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094888- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078307Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Only one supplier able to offer the clinically approved MRI Systems capable of providing the required MRI platform in order to satisfy the requirements and associated deployment model necessary for successful implementation of the project. In addition to imaging requirements, the project required a solution capable of deployment within the local infrastructure environment in Malawi. Key considerations included installation requirements, power and utility demands, operational sustainability, whole-life costs and the ability to deploy the system within a containerised solution.
Pacific Diagnostics are the authorised distributor within Malawi responsible for local delivery, installation, commissioning, handover and support activities.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2026- Transparency notice published7 Oct 2026, 15:35 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published7 Oct 2026, 15:48 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PACIFIC DIAGNOSTICS LIMITEDSME1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2029 | US$785,000 inc. VAT | 6 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PACIFIC DIAGNOSTICS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender