Official UK procurement notice
Radiology Reporting · TIC Mobile for West Northamptonshire Council (Aug 2026)
Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPost-Mortem Computed Tomography (PMCT) Radiology Reporting
Please refer to Schedule 1 - Service Specification PMCT Reporting Northamptonshire V08 for further details.
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Contract Term: 2 years (+1 year optional)
Contract Start: 26th October 2026
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Aug 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Pathology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£480,000
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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).
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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 (2)
- Weighted: 45%
- Weighted: 55%
Published award criteria (2)
- Weighted
- Weighted
- Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Aug 2029
- First published
- 27 Aug 2026, 09:27 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2026, 12:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
WNC0000672- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081595- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
27 Aug 2026 → 3 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published59 days ago27 Aug 2026, 09:27 BST
- Clarification questions by40 days ago14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline34 days ago21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by18 days ago6 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent2 days ago23 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published2 days ago23 Oct 2026, 12:58 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 1 day26 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 10 days3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Aug 2026- Tender notice published27 Aug 2026, 09:27 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Oct 2026, 12:58 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Oct 2026, 12:58 BST
- Contract signature expected16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIC MobileSMEPostmortem Computed Tomography (PMCT) - Radiology Reporting Services1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 29 Nov 2029Extensions: 1 optional year | £480,000 | 22 Oct 2026standstill to 3 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TIC Mobile LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications All relating tender documents can be found on the In-tend supplier portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc/aspx/Home
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender