Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-12-15
Buyer: North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85150000: Medical imaging services
Estimated value: 333000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-01-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The contract is for the provision of radiology reporting services which must be able to support the business and clinical needs of this Trust. It covers specifically the requirement for Plain Film Reporting, which can be provided either on-site (as it is currently) or remotely.
Further details of the Contracting Authority’s requirements under the contract and other relevant information are given in the Specification at Schedule 2.
North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust (NCUH) is an acute Trust that provides a range of Radiological services including CT, MRI Ultrasound and plain film Radiographs in North Cumbria. These services are based at 2 main sites the Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle (CIC) and the West Cumberland Hospital Whitehaven (WCH) and plain film services provided at four Community sites (Penrith Community Hospital, Mary Hewetson Cottage Hospital Keswick, Ruth Lancaster James Cottage Hospital, Alston and Workington Community Hospitals. North Cumbria University Hospitals trust serves a population of around 320 000 people.
NCUH intends to award a Contract for Outsourced Radiology Reporting Services or On-Site Reporting services for an initial period of 3 years, with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years covering the following Lots:
North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust (NCUH) is an acute Trust that provides a range of Radiological services including CT, MRI Ultrasound and plain film Radiographs in North Cumbria. These services are based at two main sites the Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle (CIC) and the West Cumberland Hospital Whitehaven (WCH) and plain film services provided at four Community sites (Penrith Community Hospital, Mary Hewetson Cottage Hospital Keswick, Ruth Lancaster James Cottage Hospital, Alston and Workington Community Hospitals. North Cumbria University Hospitals trust serves a population of around 320 000 people.
NCUH intends to award a Contract for Outsourced Radiology Reporting Services or On-Site Reporting services for an initial period of 3 years, with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years covering the following Lots:
The Supplier(s) must provide a high-quality reporting service which has access to prior imaging and is subject to the full range of standards and guidelines produced by the Royal College of Radiologists (The Royal College of Radiologists, 2017).
Please note that the tender documents can be accessed via https://uhmb.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml. Only tenders submitted via the portal will be accepted.
1) Register your company on the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust portal (this is only required once):
— multiple email addresses can be entered to enable all divisions within your business to receive e-mails from the system, these must be separated using a semi-colon,
— click the “Open Access PQQs” link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier),
— this will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
— click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box;
— there may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available),
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Eligibility requirements: The Supplier(s) must provide a high-quality reporting service which has access to prior imaging and is subject to the full range of standards and guidelines produced by the Royal College of Radiologists (The Royal College of Radiologists, 2017).

Award value: 333000