Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Suppliers
- 4ways Healthcare Limited SME, AGITO Medical A/S SME, Arkadia Clinical Solutions Limited SME, Diagnostic World Limited SME, Health Now Limited SME
- Value
- £125,000,000 across 5 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Medical imaging services (CPV 85150000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 103408-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Oct 2026
- Published30 Oct 2026Published the same day
Description
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wishes to establish a Framework Agreement under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime)(Wales) Regulations 2025 (and as amended) (the PSR) for use by all Relevant Authorities (and any future successors to these organisations). "Relevant authority" is defined in section 12ZB(7) of the National Health Service Act 2006 and in section 10A(9) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006. It means a combined authority, an integrated care board, a local authority in England, NHS England, an NHS foundation trust or an NHS trust established under section 25 of that Act, a county council or county borough council in Wales, a local health board established under section 11 of the National Health Services (Wales) Act 2006, a National Health Service trust established under section 18 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, or a special health authority…
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| National Framework Agreement for Radiology Capacity Management Solutions (PSR) 2026 reopening | 4ways Healthcare Limited SME | £25m |
| National Framework Agreement for Radiology Capacity Management Solutions (PSR) 2026 reopening | AGITO Medical A/S SME | £25m |
| National Framework Agreement for Radiology Capacity Management Solutions (PSR) 2026 reopening | Arkadia Clinical Solutions Limited SME | £25m |
| National Framework Agreement for Radiology Capacity Management Solutions (PSR) 2026 reopening | Diagnostic World Limited SME | £25m |
| National Framework Agreement for Radiology Capacity Management Solutions (PSR) 2026 reopening | Health Now Limited SME | £25m |
About the suppliers
4ways Healthcare Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04785250).
AGITO Medical A/S: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 27770851).
Arkadia Clinical Solutions Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 16592441).
Diagnostic World Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05937877).
Health Now Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 13335901).