Official UK procurement notice
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) - Radiation Protection Services
Authority: Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·On behalf of: HealthTrust Europe LLP
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionRadiation Protection & Dosimetry Services. The Contracting Authorities are looking to appoint a highly qualified all-inclusive radiation protection service including advice from experienced Radiation Protection Advisors for each Lot. This must include the service of suitably qualified Medical Physics Experts for consultation regarding compliance with IRMER 2018 and as amended, provision of HSE approved dosimetry service for individual monitoring and provision of suitable qualified Protection Advisors for advice on non-ionising radiation.The appointed service provider for each Lot will carry out, performance acceptance checks based on Contracting Authority requirements on all medical imaging equipment and periodic assessment checks, as necessary depending on type of equipment and whenever indicated due to unsatisfactory QA results.
CPV: Radiation dosimeters · Radiation protection services
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value (£4,000,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Ionising RadiationAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
As specified in the Tender Documents
- Technical & professional ability
As specified in the Tender Documents
Lot #2Non-Ionising RadiationAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
As specified in the Tender Documents
- Technical & professional ability
As specified in the Tender Documents
Lot #3Nuclear medicine servicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
As specified in the Tender Documents
- Technical & professional ability
As specified in the Tender Documents
Lot #4Dosimetry ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£600,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
As specified in the Tender Documents
- Technical & professional ability
As specified in the Tender Documents
Lot #5Magnetic Resonance Imaging InstallationsAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
As specified in the Tender Documents
- Technical & professional ability
As specified in the Tender Documents
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 (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Cost to Serve: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Social Value
- Cost to Serve
- Economic & financial standing
As specified in the Tender Documents
- Technical & professional ability
As specified in the Tender Documents
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 5 Sept 2025, 14:56 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Apr 2026, 12:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
PR-4609- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054350- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05951aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Sept 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published5 Sept 2025, 14:56 BST
- Clarification questions by394 days ago23 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline380 days ago7 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by335 days ago21 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent315 days ago12 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends303 days ago23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts295 days ago1 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published185 days ago20 Apr 2026, 12:19 BST
Notice history
8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Sept 2025- Tender notice published5 Sept 2025, 14:56 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published8 Sept 2025, 16:28 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published29 Sept 2025, 09:22 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 7 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST29 Sept 2025, 09:22 BST+7 days · was 30 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Contract award notice published12 Dec 2025, 12:11 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Dec 2025, 12:11 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 Apr 2026, 12:19 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-09: 2 releases · 5 Sept 2025, 8 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots2 awards | |||
| Integrated Radiological Services (IRS) Ltd1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2029Extensions: The contract will commence from 1st January 2026 for an initial period of 3 Years. Option to extend for a further period of 12 months. | £4,000,000same award published again · counted once | 12 Dec 2025standstill to 23 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
| Integrated Radiological Services (IRS) Ltd | £4,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 2 · Integrated Radiological Services (IRS) Ltd
- Signed
- 20 Mar 2026
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Period
- 20 Mar 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend for 12 months
- Options
- Option to extend for 12 months
No agreed KPIs: Under value
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Ionising Radiation | 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Non-Ionising Radiation | 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Nuclear medicine services | 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Dosimetry Services | 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 5 · Magnetic Resonance Imaging Installations | 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
12 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
- Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
- Countess of Chester Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
- East Cheshire NHS TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
- HealthTrust Europe LLPProcess contact pointProcuring entityOn 11th August 2021, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSE) published a contract notice for procurement partner services. HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) was selected to provide these services under the MSE Framework, including access to HTE's public sector frameworks. HTE is now conducting this procurement exercise as part of its services to the Customers under the MSE Framework.
- Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
- Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
- The Walton Centre NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
- University Hospitals of Liverpool GroupContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
- Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Integrated Radiological Services (IRS) LtdAwarded supplier
- Integrated Radiological Services (IRS) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender