Cobalt Health Mobile MRI Unit at Gloucester Royal Hospital
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustEstimated Value
Up to £250,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
2 April 2025
Type
services
Overview
Cobalt Health will provide a mobile MRI unit for 11.5 hours scanning a day based on 5 days per week (Monday to Friday) and some ad hoc provision (Saturdays and Sundays). Cobalt Health will also provide 2 Radiographers to support the mobile MRI unit.
The contract excludes contrast media and related consumables, power and radiology reporting. This contract is for 3 months only (31.03.2025 - 30.06.2025).
Conflict of interest provided and none disclosed by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust or supplier, in terms of key decision makers and bidding team. As no conflict of interests were disclosed, none needed to be reviewed or managed.
Regulations cited
- Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
- Procurement Act 2024
- Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2024
Additional details
The procurement process and resultant contract was done via Direct Award A of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt the provisions of the Procurement Act 2024 do not apply to this procurement.
The reason for this notice is to ensure that the 'Publish the intention to Award Notice' as part of the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2024 is met. Mobile MRI Unit based at Gloucester Royal Hospital including the provision of 2 radiologists
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Award Details
COBALT HEALTH
£250,000
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2 contracts wonlatest 10 Apr 2025£7m
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1 contract wonlatest 1 Jul 2026 - 5
Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
1 contract wonlatest 12 Jun 2025£33,000
total awarded
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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustKey Dates
Published
2 April 2025
Submission deadline
Not specified
Notice type
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