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title: "Equipment To Digitise Dental X-ray"
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buyer: "THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
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# Equipment To Digitise Dental X-ray

Buyer: THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04261d

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## Summary

The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust awarded a contract for "Equipment To Digitise Dental X-ray" to Planmeca using a limited procurement method. The procurement process was driven by the need for continuity in services provided by existing software and equipment. The Trust aims to cater to approximately 42,000 patients monthly, necessitating failover provisions and service redundancy alongside software integration. The procurement stage was 'completed' and the award was signed on December 5, 2023.

This tender presents business growth opportunities for companies offering digital dental imaging solutions and software packages. Businesses specialised in dental technology and healthcare equipment could compete effectively in such tenders. Companies capable of delivering failover systems with service redundancy and software integration are well-suited for similar procurement processes. The location for this specific tender was in Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, under the goods category for Dental X-ray equipment.

## Notice

Equipment To Digitise Dental X-ray

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Equipment to digitise Dental X-ray
FE004607 - Planmeca ProScanner 2.0
2144110101 - Durr VistaScan Mini View 2.0
FE001393 - Planmeca Romexis DICOM 15 
FE004310 - Planmeca Romexis 2D Standard 15 
30019082 - Planmeca Image Plate Size 1 (QTY 2) 8 
30019085 - Planmeca Image Plate Size 2 (QTY12) 8 
2130104150 - Durr Image Plate IQ Size 1 (QTY 2) 7 
2130104255 - Durr Image Plate IQ Size 2 (QTY12) 7 
2130104450 - Durr Image Plate IQ Size 4 7 
2130-084-00 - Durr Light Protection Cover Plus S4 (100 pieces) 7
2130-074-03 - Durr VistaScan Bite Protection S4 (100 pieces) 7

### Procurement Information

For approximately 20 years, Newcastle Dental School has operated a number of products utilising Planmeca Romexis software. This include a DPT units on all floors and three within Dental Radiology and units at outreach community clinics. A Small Volume Cone Beam CT and 3 Intra-oral Xray tubes. The Trust also have a VistaScan digital scanner within radiology, to acquire occlusal radiographs for the entire Dental Hospital which is already integrated into Romexis. All Radiology staff, clinicians, clinical trainers, Dental Nurses and students have all been trained using this equipment and software, so continuity of service is vital.

In terms of output the Dental Hospital sees 3500 new patients every month, of those 42, 000 patients there is the potential for all of them to require plain film imaging or CT Cone Beam. 

The key requirement for this project was failover and provision of service through redundancy. This can be achieved by ensuring portability of products between I.T systems and maintaining the existing infrastructure of Romexis as a capture/delivery software. The VistaScan is able to be integrated into Romexis and accessed by any client that is on the same network, this is the same for the ProScanner 2.0. As such if there were to be a failure of a portion of the network, or "capture PC" (PC designated as a standalone client connected to a VistaScan or ProScanner 2.0), because of existing infrastructure it could quickly and easily be switched to an alternative existing client. Maintaining existing software also minimises the training requirement of staff members, clinical trainers, and students already accustomed to its operation. This equates to approximately 500 individuals.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036984-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE7 7DN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Dene & South Gosforth |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne North |
| Delivery location | TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PLANMECA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 33111500 - Dental X-ray
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 15 Dec 2023 at 14:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036984-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk

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