Official UK procurement notice
Total Body PET-CT Scanner
Authority: The Christie NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate£7,500,000≈ £1.5m / year · £9,000,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 3 Jun 2025
Next notice expected 9 May 2025
Contract term 5 yrsup to 10 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA total-body/long-axial-FoV PET-CT system (TB PET-CT) to be used for its predominantly oncology clinical PET service, as well as research both locally and for the wider/national community.
Contract Value:
If the extension periods are entered into and options taken, the value is anticipated to be in the region of £6.9million.
CPV: Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewalPublished value£7,500,000
- Value
- £7,500,000 exc. VAT · £9,000,000 inc. VAT
- Extensions
As an optional extra, the Contrating Authority requires a specification and costing for the installation of a rapid-access, high capacity image archive compatible with the Total Body PET-CT system, suitable for storing up to 1 petabyte of image data. The specification should include installation of the high bandwidth connection between the associated scanner workstations to enable rapid archiving and retrieval. We more…
are still exploring options for archive provision, and would like further information about the requirements of such an archive for this TB PET-CT system and the cost of the scanner manufacturer providing this system as part of the scanner purchase. · Extensions will be used for additional years of maintenance cover
33110000 Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Scanner Performance — 50%
- Service Continuity — 10%
- Commercial — 30%
- Social value — 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Scanner Performance — As detailed in the ITT Pack
- Service Continuity — As detailed in the ITT Pack
- Social value — As detailed in the ITT Pack
- Commercial — As detailed in the ITT Pack
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standingAs detailed in Questionnaire 1 - Supplier Information Questionnaire
- Technical & professional abilityBidders must be able to supply a PET-CT scanner with axial field of view greater than 1m
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Aug 2025, 17:32 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2025, 17:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 22 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Authority reference
CHRT550-2025-26 DES CR- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050fd2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
- Submission deadline
- 3 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
9 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published9 May 2025, 14:27 BST
- Tender notice published9 May 2025, 16:26 BST
- Next notice expected9 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline3 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent23 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published399 days ago21 Aug 2025, 17:32 BST
- Award decision expected by398 days ago22 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts177 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 4
Awarded value £19,400,0003 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Named bidders 2published on the award notice
Contracts signed 3
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
United Imaging Health Limited1 Apr 2026 — 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2036Extensions: Possible extension to 31st March 2036. Extensions will be used for additional years of maintenance cover. · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. more…Contracting Authority may require from the supplier the installation of a rapid-access, high capacity image archive compatible with the Total Body PET-CT system (See contract notice) | £6,400,000 | 14 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
United Imaging Health Limited1 Apr 2026 — 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2036Extensions: Possible extension to 31st March 2036. Extensions will be used for additional years of maintenance cover. · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. more…Contracting Authority may require from the supplier the installation of a rapid-access, high capacity image archive compatible with the Total Body PET-CT system (See contract notice) | £6,500,000 | 14 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
United Imaging Health Limited1 Apr 2026 — 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2036Extensions: Possible extension to 31st March 2036. Extensions will be used for the additional years of maintenance cover. · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. more…Contracting Authority may require from the supplier the installation of a rapid-access, high capacity image archive compatible with the Total Body PET-CT system (See contract notice) | £6,500,000 | 14 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
United Imaging Health Limited1 Apr 2026 — 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2036Extensions: Possible extension to 31st March 2036. Extensions will be used for the additional years of maintenance cover. · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. more…Contracting Authority may require from the supplier the installation of a rapid-access, high capacity image archive compatible with the Total Body PET-CT system (See contract notice) | £6,500,000 | 14 Jul 2025 | Cancelled |
Contracts
Contract 1 · United Imaging Health Limited
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Status
- cancelled (21 Aug 2025)
Contract 2 · United Imaging Health Limited
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Status
- cancelled (21 Aug 2025)
Contract 3 · United Imaging Health Limited
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Status
- cancelled (21 Aug 2025)
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonUnited Imaging Healthcare Limited · Greater London
- did not winSiemens Healthcare Limited · South East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Notice history
17 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 May 2025- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published21 Aug 2025, 17:32 BSTUK12
- Status changed21 Aug 2025, 17:32 BST
- Procurement method changed21 Aug 2025, 17:32 BST
- Buyer details updated21 Aug 2025, 17:32 BST
- Contract award notice published15 Aug 2025, 11:19 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published6 Aug 2025, 18:00 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published1 Aug 2025, 14:29 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published23 Jul 2025, 16:18 BSTUK6
- Published value updated23 Jul 2025, 16:18 BSTwas £7,500,000
- Status changed to complete23 Jul 2025, 16:18 BST
- Deadline withdrawn23 Jul 2025, 16:18 BST
- Tender notice published9 May 2025, 16:26 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active9 May 2025, 16:26 BST
- Procurement method changed9 May 2025, 16:26 BST
- Deadline published: 3 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST9 May 2025, 16:26 BST
- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 May 2025, 14:27 BSTUK2
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2025-08: 1 release · 1 Aug 2025
- 2025-07: 1 release · 23 Jul 2025
- 2025-05: 2 releases · 9 May 2025 — 9 May 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Siemens Healthcare LimitedBidder / tenderer
- United Imaging Healthcare LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender