Award

Mobile Community Diagnostics Service (Ultrasound, X Ray, IVD Solution)

NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

07 Nov 2025 at 16:29

Planning

22 Aug 2025 at 15:56

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has completed an award process for a Mobile Community Diagnostics Service, which focuses on delivering comprehensive diagnostics services using mobile vehicles equipped for x-ray, ultrasounds, and in-vitro diagnostics (IVD). This procurement falls under the "Provision of services to the community" category, with operations set within community settings such as care homes and residents' places within the NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde region. The procurement method was limited, following a conclusion from pre-market engagement that a single provider, Sovereign Talents, can meet the service requirements entirely and within the necessary timelines. The contract, valued at £1,000,000 and signed on 7th November 2025, required vendors to provide end-to-end testing and support services, ensuring reporting turnaround within one hour.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses in the medical diagnostics and healthcare services industries, particularly those adept in tele-diagnostics and mobile health technologies. Companies with strengths in engineering support and rapid deployment capabilities may find this contract aligns well with their expertise due to the stringent service delivery standards, such as requiring immediate local engineering support and connectivity with NHS systems using HL7 standards. With future market competition planned for the end of 2026, businesses with innovative solutions in mobile diagnostics could strategically position themselves for upcoming opportunities in this evolving sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Mobile Community Diagnostics Service (Ultrasound, X Ray, IVD Solution)

Notice Description

There is a immediate service requirement (festive period 2025) for a mobile community diagnostics service which delivers comprehensive mobile community diagnostics vehicle capable of supporting x-ray, ultrasounds and IVD as a single solution. The diagnostics equipment must be designed to fit into a conventional vehicle operated by one person (for LEZ and carbon zero applicability) and must be able to be deployed in the community, places of residence (including tenement flats etc) and care homes. Due to the nature turnaround times of reports must be within 1 hour for image/test acquisition. It must have an immediate all-in-one solution with connectivity with a native tele-diagnostics self-contained platform covering plain film and cross-sectional reporting and be interoperable with Board systems using HL7 standards for data exchange. Any vendor must provide full end-to-end acceptance testing with the Health Board before go-live, including validation of equipment, workflows, and connectivity. Local engineering support must be available within 120 minutes of call-out and have an equipment contingency plan delivered within 24 hours should a fault be reported. Patients must be treated and outcome reported whilst within the community setting therefore reporting required in an hour in order to ensure we complete with prescribing or additional requests before the radiographer (advanced practice) leaves the home.

Lot Information

Lot 1

There is a immediate service requirement (festive period 2025) for a mobile community diagnostics service which delivers comprehensive mobile community diagnostics vehicle capable of supporting x-ray, ultrasounds and IVD as a single solution. The diagnostics equipment must be designed to fit into a conventional vehicle operated by one person (for LEZ and carbon zero applicability) and must be able to be deployed in the community, places of residence (including tenement flats etc) and care homes. Due to the nature turnaround times of reports must be within 1 hour for image/test acquisition. It must have an immediate all-in-one solution with connectivity with a native tele-diagnostics self-contained platform covering plain film and cross-sectional reporting and be interoperable with Board systems using HL7 standards for data exchange. Any vendor must provide full end-to-end acceptance testing with the Health Board before go-live, including validation of equipment, workflows, and connectivity. Local engineering support must be available within 120 minutes of call-out and have an equipment contingency plan delivered within 24 hours should a fault be reported. Patients must be treated and outcome reported whilst within the community setting therefore reporting required in an hour in order to ensure we complete with prescribing or additional requests before the radiographer (advanced practice) leaves the home.

Procurement Information

A Prior Information Notice was published in late August 2025 20250822-000015 (2025/S 000-051025)for the purpose of conducting pre market engagement. Following pre market engagement, the Authority has concluded a single provider can meet the scope in its entirety within the required timescales (ie December 2025) The description within this Notice provides all aspects of the scope, critically the inclusion of scan to report within one hour with the clinical justification referenced within the description of the procurement. As this service is currently embryonic in nature, there will be further opportunities for market competition at the end of calendar year 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-058d33
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072183-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services


CPV Codes

75200000 - Provision of services to the community

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Nov 20251 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
5 Jan 20264 weeks to go
Award Date
7 Nov 20251 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE
Contact Name
Brian Roach
Contact Email
brian.roach2@nhs.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1412015388

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G4 0SF
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM81 East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond, TLM82 Glasgow City

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Dennistoun
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SOVEREIGN TALENTS

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