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DEXA (Bone Density Scanning) Service

MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

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14 Sep 2026 at 12:48

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Summary of the contracting process

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust procured a DEXA (bone density scanning) service for its Southport site, within its radiology services. The requirement is a medical imaging service providing Radiology DEXA scanning at Southport Hospital. The buying organisation is an NHS trust based at Whiston Hospital in Prescot. The service is delivered at the Southport hospital site and supports the trust’s healthcare provision. This is a specialist diagnostic imaging requirement rather than a supply-only purchase, so relevant businesses are providers of DEXA scanning and associated radiology services with the operational capability to deliver services on a hospital site.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Diagnostic Healthcare Ltd, an SME, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. It was awarded through a framework agreement without competition, using a limited procedure and without prior publication of a competition notice. The award date and contract signature date were 1 September 2026. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027, for an estimated value of £81,300 excluding VAT. Evaluation was based entirely on quality criteria set out in the framework agreement; price carried no weighting. One bid was recorded. The contract is active.

This award demonstrates demand from the trust for an externally delivered DEXA service at a hospital site, at a scale suited to a focused specialist provider. A credible future competitor would need to provide bone density scanning within a radiology service, operate reliably in a hospital environment and meet the trust’s clinical and service-quality requirements. The procurement placed all evaluation weight on quality rather than price, so evidence of safe, consistent and effective delivery would be central to a strong proposition. Relevant providers should also be able to work through an appropriate healthcare services framework and demonstrate the capacity to maintain service continuity for NHS patients and clinical teams.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

DEXA (Bone Density Scanning) Service

Notice Description

Provision of DEXA Services on the Southport site.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of a Radiology DEXA Service on the Southport Hospital site. This notice is confirmation of an award having been made via a framework agreement and without competition. The contract covers a 12 month period (01/09/2026-31/08/2027) and has an estimated value of PS81,300 (ex VAT). This is a new contract with a Framework Provider.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime). Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f90f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086840-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award 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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85150000 - Medical imaging services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£81,300 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PRESCOT
Postcode
L35 5DR
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD71 East Merseyside
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Knowsley
Electoral Ward
Whiston and Cronton
Westminster Constituency
St Helens South and Whiston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Diagnostic Healthcare Limited

Further Information

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