Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-02-17
Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (‘NSS’)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33111620 | 33111800 | 33113000: Magnetic resonance imaging equipment | 33115000 | 33182400
Estimated value: 14000000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This framework agreement is for the provision of mobile and relocatable diagnostic imaging services(note: services may include equipment or staff and equipment) which may facilitate (but is not limited to): CT, MR, angiography (including Cath Labs), X-ray, ultrasound, PET/CT, nuclear medicine, mammography and bone densitometry.
The provision of imaging services within a mobile or relocatable (vehicular, modular, demountable or relocatable) unit, (note: services will be for the provision of equipment only) which may include, but is not limited to: CT, MR, angiography (including Cath Labs), X-ray, ultrasound, PET/CT, nuclear medicine, mammography and bone densitometry. The service within this lot is to enable the capture of diagnostic images and the provision of patient care. The service provision within this lot is unstaffed.
The provision of imaging services within a mobile or relocatable (vehicular, modular, demountable or relocatable) unit, (note: services will include staff and equipment) which may include, but is not limited to: CT, MR, angiography (including Cath Labs), X-ray, ultrasound, PET/CT, nuclear medicine, mammography and bone densitometry. The service within this lot is to enable the capture of diagnostic images and the provision of patient care. Bidders must be able to provide at least 1 member of staff (including radiographers and any clinical support staff) who must be skilled and fully qualified.
Scottish Hospices and the following further authorities: Scottish Further Education Colleges and Higher Education Institutions and members of Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd).
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’) acting through its division National Procurement, is undertaking this procurement of Imaging Services (‘Services’) on behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated join boards established pursuant to the new public bodies (Joint working) Scotland Act 2014 (collectively hereafter referred to as ‘Participating Authorities’), where applicable, i.e. Scottish Hospices, Northern Ireland Trusts, etc.
The estimated values referred to in Section V.2.4) covers the 48 months contract duration of the framework agreement.
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.


Winner: Alliance Medical
Award value: 14000000
Number of bids: 3