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# Provision of: Positron Emission Tomography – Computed Tomography (PET-CT) Services (all ages) and the Supply of Tracers

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-positron-emission-tomography-computed-tomography-pet-ct-services-all-ages-and-ocds-h6vhtk-0656e9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS England: "Provision of: Positron Emission Tomography – Computed Tomography (PET-CT) Services (all ages) and the Supply of Tracers". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,538,781,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481)
- **Published Value:** £1,538,781,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 June 2026 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services, Radiodiagnostic supplies
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-positron-emission-tomography-computed-tomography-pet-ct-services-all-ages-and-ocds-h6vhtk-0656e9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0656e9`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-positron-emission-tomography-computed-tomography-pet-ct-services-all-ages-and-ocds-h6vhtk-0656e9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-positron-emission-tomography-computed-tomography-pet-ct-services-all-ages-and-ocds-h6vhtk-0656e9#participate

## Description
NHS England Specialised Commissioning (the "Contracting Authority”) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to express an interest in providing Positron Emission Tomography – Computed Tomography (PET-CT) Services (all ages) and/or supplying the Tracers to providers of the Services, by responding to this opportunity. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of the Contracting Authority and is supporting the ITT.
PET-CT is a specialist diagnostic scan which is used extensively in cancer; it is also used in a relatively small number of other non-cancer specialties, such as neurology and infection and immunity. The scan itself involves the use of radioisotopes (or ‘tracers’) which are injected into the patient around an hour prior to the scan. Tracers can be grouped into those which are produced in cyclotron and hot cell facilities (‘standard tracers’), and those which typically need to be produced in radiopharmacy facilities that are co-located with scanners, due to radioactive half-life considerations (‘non-standard tracers’). Standard tracers account for >90% of PET-CT activity and almost all standard tracer scans involve FDG (a tracer).
The single procurement opportunity will comprise two lots:
Lot 1 - Scanning Services, including the optional supply of Gallium Non-Standard Tracers (NSTs) (the option will be procured by way of variant tenders as explained further below); and 
Lot 2 – Supply of Standard Tracers (STs). 
Each Lot will comprise of 12 identical Sub-Lots, enabling the pairing of Lot 1 and Lot 2 suppliers so that a complete PET-CT service is available to patients within those 12 Sub-Lot areas. 
On completion of the procurement, there will be 12 scanning services, which will together equate to c.50% of the NHS PET-CT market in England. The opportunity also includes a variant bid element within Lot 1, which will allow bidders to put forward proposals to establish up to 6 gallium scanning services nationally, i.e., 1 per NHS England Region included within the procurement opportunity. This is to enable increased access for patients to gallium scans. 
It is also proposed to future-proof the provision of amyloid scanning – this will only be activated within the Contracts in the event that approval is given for the use of disease modifying treatments for memory loss conditions and that those treatments require PET-CT amyloid scanning. This step has been taken to futureproof the Contracts for a potential, but not certain, service development.
Form of contracts:
The contracts to be entered into will be:
Lot 1 - Scanning Services: Contracts will be entered into on the form of the NHS Standard Contract 2026/27. Where gallium is to be supplied as part of a consortium, the Contracting Authority will mandate a form of 'sub-contract' for use between the scanning services provider and the gallium supplier. 
Lot 2 - Standard Tracer Supply: Contracts will be entered into on the form of a bes...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-positron-emission-tomography-computed-tomography-pet-ct-services-all-ages-and-ocds-h6vhtk-0656e9)

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1. Scanning Services with optional gallium scanning provision
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 33124210, 85100000

- **Estimated Value:** £1,137,177,000
- **Description:** Lot 1 Core – The Scanning services only (without the supply of gallium tracers or associated gallium scanning services) – all Scanning Providers are required to bid for. This will include the provision of scanning services involving amyloid tracers.
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- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2034
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2. Standard Tracer Supply
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 33124210, 85100000

- **Estimated Value:** £401,604,000
- **Description:** The supply of standard tracers, including amyloid tracers and F18 PSMA.
All Scanning Services Contracts awarded under Lot 1 will require the Scanning Provider to purchase and use standard tracers. Given the nature of the market, to ensure competitive...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2034
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014697-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-20T10:15:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T12:47:14.416Z
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