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Fully Staffed Mobile MRI Trailer University Hospital Llandough

NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)

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30 Oct 2025 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, has completed a procurement process for a "Fully Staffed Mobile MRI Trailer" at the University Hospital Llandough, as of 30th October 2025. This initiative falls under the Health industry category and is located in Cardiff, UK. The procurement, which followed a restricted procedure, aimed to address capacity issues in the MRI service by introducing a mobile MRI unit, enhancing patient access, and ensuring service continuity in compliance with Welsh Government directives. The contract, valued at £449,100, was awarded to Alliance Medical Limited, with the contract signed on 27th October 2025. The process leveraged the NHS Supply Chain framework, resulting in a successful award following a selective procurement method.

This procurement presents substantial opportunities for businesses providing healthcare equipment, particularly those specialising in medical imaging. Suppliers with capabilities in delivering mobile medical units could find similar opportunities in NHS requirements, as healthcare services continue to seek efficient solutions to meet demand and comply with governmental standards. Larger organisations like Alliance Medical Limited, with the capacity to engage in such contracts, stand to benefit from the extended market reach and service delivery potential in a rapidly growing healthcare sector. The project's completion highlights the critical role of agile and responsive business solutions in supporting public health infrastructure.

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Notice Title

Fully Staffed Mobile MRI Trailer University Hospital Llandough

Notice Description

Introducing a mobile MRI unit will provide clear clinical and operational benefits. It will reduce patient waiting times, enable more timely imaging in relation to outpatient appointments, and relieve pressure on the existing MRI service. This additional capacity will also help stabilise service delivery and allow the Health Board to begin the next financial year with no patients breaching diagnostic targets, creating a sustainable position for managing demand moving forward. Procuring a mobile MRI scanner is therefore both a clinically justified and operationally necessary step to ensure continuity of service, improved patient access, and compliance with Welsh Government directives.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The MRI service at CAVOC has experienced significant disruption during the current financial year due to an environmental leak that damaged the PEN cabinet, resulting in approximately ten weeks of downtime and the loss of around 560 MRI slots. This unplanned outage has further compounded an existing demand-versus-capacity deficit within the MRI service, which is also under additional pressure due to increased Radiology demand associated with the HBS outpatient in-sourcing contract. Currently, the Health Board is managing a backlog of around 2,000 patients breaching the eight-week referral-to-diagnostic target set by the Welsh Government. A recovery plan is in place to achieve a zero-breach position by the end of the 2025-26 financial year; however, this target cannot be met without securing additional MRI capacity. The procurement of a mobile MRI scanner from a private provider offers the most immediate and practical solution to recover lost capacity, support ongoing outpatient demand, and ensure compliance with national performance requirements. Introducing a mobile MRI unit will provide clear clinical and operational benefits. It will reduce patient waiting times, enable more timely imaging in relation to outpatient appointments, and relieve pressure on the existing MRI service. This additional capacity will also help stabilise service delivery and allow the Health Board to begin the next financial year with no patients breaching diagnostic targets, creating a sustainable position for managing demand moving forward. Procuring a mobile MRI scanner is therefore both a clinically justified and operationally necessary step to ensure continuity of service, improved patient access, and compliance with Welsh Government directives.. A mini competition was managed via the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Specialist Estates team utilising the NHS Supply Chain framework - NHSSC 125299-2014. The proposals received against the Health Board requirements were then shared with the evaluating team and recommendation to award was agreed to the lowest bidding provider.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-157605
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=157605
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

51 - Installation services (except software)

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

33113000 - Magnetic resonance imaging equipment

51411000 - Installation services of imaging equipment

85150000 - Medical imaging services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£449,100 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Oct 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Oct 20253 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)
Contact Name
Alun James
Contact Email
alun.james@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2921501500

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF15 7QZ
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Electoral Ward
Taff's Well
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ALLIANCE MEDICAL

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT557487
    Fully Staffed Mobile MRI Trailer University Hospital Llandough - Introducing a mobile MRI unit will provide clear clinical and operational benefits. It will reduce patient waiting times, enable more timely imaging in relation to outpatient appointments, and relieve pressure on the existing MRI service. This additional capacity will also help stabilise service delivery and allow the Health Board to begin the next financial year with no patients breaching diagnostic targets, creating a sustainable position for managing demand moving forward. Procuring a mobile MRI scanner is therefore both a clinically justified and operationally necessary step to ensure continuity of service, improved patient access, and compliance with Welsh Government directives.

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