Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 14 Aug 2026, 15:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Relocatable MRI Scanner (staffed)

Official notice

Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: South West (UKK23)

Awarded value£70,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Agito Medical

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Staffed relocatable MRI scanner at Bridgwater Hospital Mon-Fri

CPV: Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use · Magnetic resonance imaging equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Provision of a relocatable MRI scanner and 2 radiologists 5 days per week to improve…Awarded

Provision of a relocatable MRI scanner and 2 radiologists 5 days per week to improve the Trust's ability to provide complex MRI scanning and reduce waiting times. The contract includes the provision of pharmaceutical products.

This notice is confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement and without competition.

The lifetime value of the contract is £165,355.00 including consumables.

The contracted services are to provided between 17 August 2026 and 9 October 2026.

This is a short term extension to continue an existing provision with an an existing provider due to delays in the opening of a new diagnostic centre.

This is an NHS Supply Chain framework contract award.

Delivery: South West · Bridgwater Community Hospital, Bower Lane, Bridgwater TA6 4GU

33110000 Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
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: 14 Aug 2026, 15:35 BST
Last source update: 14 Aug 2026, 15:35 BST
Authority reference: RAD038
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-077795
Classification (CPV): Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary useMagnetic resonance imaging equipment
Delivery area: South West (UKK23)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e4e5 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Procurement utilised a compliant framework to directly award the contract to an incumbent provider for a short term 2 month extension to an existing provision.

Publisher note: This is a Public Contracts Regulations 2015 award via NHS Supply Chain Framework Supply of Managed Equipment and Clinical Service Solutions and Associated Goods ref: 2021/S 000-019257

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £70,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Agito MedicalSME	£70,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 077795-2026-1 · Agito MedicalSME
Signed
13 Aug 2026
Value
£70,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: RH5 Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, South West, TA15DAContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NHS EnglandReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

AGITO MedicalAwarded supplierGB-COH: 15794746 Birmingham, West Midlands

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.