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Published 4 Feb 2025, 09:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Teleradiology and Specialised Reporting Services

Official notice

Authority: East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub c/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

Framework agreement3 lotsServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)
+7 moreYorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Framework ceiling (notional)£300,000,000total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 7 Mar 2025
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The main purpose of this framework is for the provision of Teleradiology and Specialised Reporting Services.

Services offered under this Framework will meet the highest industry standards, supporting Contracting Authorities with the current and future day-to-day activities in respect of the requirements for the provision of Teleradiology and Specialised Reporting Services.

The key benefit and driver for this framework, is the services will offer a cost effective, value for money solution, utilising suitably qualified and skilled personnel to deliver radiology reporting, image interpretation, and support services to Contracting Authorities to facilitate their requirements; to increase their capacity and/or hit both short-term and long-term service targets.

This framework will be comprised of 3 Lots:

Lot 1 - Teleradiology Reporting Services (Outsourced and AI Assisted)

Lot 2 - Targeted Lung Checks

Lot 3 - Managed Service

The framework is for the benefit of existing and emerging organisations during the life of the Contract and is intended to support Relevant Authorities when procuring such services. Relevant authorities as follows:

  • NHS England
  • Integrated care boards (ICBs)
  • NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts
  • Local authorities and combined authorities.

This framework is not accessible by Authorities in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

CPV: Health services · Hospital and related services · Medical imaging services · Services provided by medical personnel

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
14 bids received · 12 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot

Every one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £300,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Teleradiology Reporting Services (Outsourced and AI Assisted)Cancelledceiling above

Current types of image reporting at commencement of the Framework will include but not be limited to the following types:

  • Plain Radiograph (CD/DR)
  • CT (Computed Tomography)
  • MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
  • Nuclear / PET CT

Also included will be a set of Sub-Specialties, as documented within the tender documents.

This framework supports varied reporting service options, including but not limited to:

  • On demand reporting
  • Major Trauma (within 60-minutes)
  • Stroke (within 30-minutes)
  • Routine radiology reporting (within 24-hours and 72-hours)
  • Routine radiology reporting: overflow and backlog reporting (Up to 7-days)
  • Acute reporting (within 1-hour)
  • Inpatient reporting - In hours and out of hours (within 4-hours)
  • 24-Hour availability

This notice is an intention to conclude a framework agreement using the competitive process.

The approximate lifetime value of the framework agreement is £300,000,000.

The relevant authorities that will be able to use the framework are set out below.

The framework is for the benefit of existing and emerging organisations during the life of the Contract and is intended to support Relevant Authorities when procuring such services. Relevant authorities as follows:

  • NHS England
  • Integrated care boards (ICBs)
  • NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts
  • Local authorities and combined authorities.

This framework is not accessable by Authorities in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The duration of the framework will be 3 years with the option to extend for a further 12 months.

This is a renewal of an existing framework. Additional information: The framework award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.

Delivery: UK, North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
Extensions: Option to extend for a further 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
85110000 Hospital and related services85141000 Services provided by medical personnel85150000 Medical imaging services
Lot #2Targeted Lung Health ChecksCancelledceiling above

This Lot is seeking suppliers that can carry out Targeted Lung Health Checks (TLHC) in accordance with the TLHC Quality Standards and the TLHC Protocol.

This notice is an intention to conclude a framework agreement using the competitive process.

The approximate lifetime value of the framework agreement is £300,000,000.

The relevant authorities that will be able to use the framework are set out below.

The framework is for the benefit of existing and emerging organisations during the life of the Contract and is intended to support Relevant Authorities when procuring such services. Relevant authorities as follows:

  • NHS England
  • Integrated care boards (ICBs)
  • NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts
  • Local authorities and combined authorities.

This framework is not accessable by Authorities in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The duration of the framework will be 3 years with the option to extend for a further 12 months.

This is a renewal of an existing framework. Additional information: The framework award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.

Delivery: UK, North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
Extensions: Option to extend for a further 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
85110000 Hospital and related services85141000 Services provided by medical personnel85150000 Medical imaging services
Lot #3Managed ServiceCancelledceiling above

Lot 3 is a locked Lot and will not be evaluated it is the intended that the inclusion of this Lot will only be available to providers that are awarded to Lot 1.

All providers awarded to Lot 1 of the framework, where they have indicated they wish to provide services against this locked Lot will be awarded irrespective of the total number of Providers awarded to the framework.

Providers awarded to Lot 3 may opt may offer an end-to-end managed service, service may include but not limited to:

  • Triaging
  • Workflows
  • end to end systems
  • data collation / data reporting, and service intelligence metrics
  • Training
  • Managed Service
  • Quality Assurance and Reporting
  • Consultancy

This notice is an intention to conclude a framework agreement using the competitive process.

The approximate lifetime value of the framework agreement is £300,000,000.

The relevant authorities that will be able to use the framework are set out below.

The framework is for the benefit of existing and emerging organisations during the life of the Contract and is intended to support Relevant Authorities when procuring such services. Relevant authorities as follows:

  • NHS England
  • Integrated care boards (ICBs)
  • NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts
  • Local authorities and combined authorities.

This framework is not accessable by Authorities in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The duration of the framework will be 3 years with the option to extend for a further 12 months.

This is a renewal of an existing framework. Additional information: The framework award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.

Delivery: UK, North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
Extensions: Option to extend for a further 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
85110000 Hospital and related services85141000 Services provided by medical personnel85150000 Medical imaging services

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
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Feb 2025, 09:39 GMT
Last source update
24 Jul 2025, 14:01 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Mar 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042780
Classification (CPV)
Health servicesHospital and related servicesMedical imaging servicesServices provided by medical personnel
Delivery area
UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)
+2 moreSouth East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04db51 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. As per the guidance set out by NHSE, the Procedure type has been set to 'Award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition'.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this framework agreement is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 17th July 2025. This framework agreement has not yet been formally concluded; this notice serves as an intention to establish the framework agreement under the PSR. Any written representations should be sent to [email protected]. The decision was made by the Corporate, Clinical and Regulation team at East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub (EOECPH) in March 2025. There were no conflicts of interest identified. The decision to award this framework agreement and is in line with the competitive process and the evaluation was based against the five required key criteria as follows: • Quality and Innovation - Assured - EOECPH are assured that the providers will be delivering a safe and effective service as required by the specification and the framework agreement. • Value - Assured - EOECPH are assured that the providers will be delivering value against the framework agreement to contracting authorities that wish to call-off against the framework. • Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - Assured -EOECPH are assured that the providers will positively impact against the service specification as laid out in the tender documents. • Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - Assured - EOECPH are assured that the providers will meet needs of the population to ensure equitable access and choice as required by the specification and the framework agreement. • Social Value - Assured - EOECPH are assured that the providers will deliver in line with the NHS Net Zero Roadmap throughout the life of the framework agreement and any resulting call-offs against the framework.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Appointment period ends
7 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
1080 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

7 Mar 2025 → 24 Jul 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    7 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    7 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    24 Jul 2025, 14:01 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jul 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Jul 2025, 11:04 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    7 Jul 2025, 11:04 BST
  3. Buyer details updated
    7 Jul 2025, 11:04 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    24 Jul 2025, 14:01 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextVI.3This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this framework agreement is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations…This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of establishment of a framework agreement. This framework agreement has been concluded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This framework agreement has now been formally concluded using the co…

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 12admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1413 from SMEs
Contracts signed 12latest 3 Jul 2025

12 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 12 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £300,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Contract 037677-2025-1

    Signed
    3 Jul 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 037677-2025-10

    Signed
    3 Jul 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 037677-2025-11

    Signed
    3 Jul 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 037677-2025-12

    Signed
    3 Jul 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 037677-2025-2

    Signed
    3 Jul 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 037677-2025-3

    Signed
    3 Jul 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 037677-2025-4

    Signed
    3 Jul 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 037677-2025-5

    Signed
    3 Jul 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 037677-2025-6

    Signed
    3 Jul 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 037677-2025-7

    Signed
    3 Jul 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 037677-2025-8

    Signed
    3 Jul 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 037677-2025-9

    Signed
    3 Jul 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
14bids · 14 electronic13——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

EAST OF ENGLAND NHS COLLABORATIVE PROCUREMENT HUB

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: west Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust · GB-NHS: East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub · GB-NHS: West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust 2-4 Victoria House, CAMBRIDGE, East of England, CB215XAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • East of England NHS Collabortive HubReview body Cambridge

Framework contractors & participating bidders

12 commercial parties on the notice
Show 2 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria