MRI Support to GHNHSFT from Winfield Hospital (Ramsay Health Care)

Location

Gloucester

Description

Provision of additional MRI capacity to GHFT for 10 body parts per week (non-contrast) at NHS Payment Scheme National Tariff.

Total Quantity or Scope

MRI scans will be provided to GHFT patients from Nuffield Health - Cheltenham Hospital for 26 weeks with the provision of 10 body parts per week. Due to unforeseen circumstances and the risk to patients, this contract has been awarded under the Provider Selection Regime Urgent Award. The lifetime value of the contract will be £27,820 for 26 weeks support with the provision of 10 body parts per week from 29th June 2026

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85150000 - Medical imaging services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

Due to the air handling units failure as they are no longer able to maintain humidity within the required safe scanning range. This has severely and unexpectedly affected MRI capacity at both CGH and GRH and as a result MRI provision for the county currently operating at approximately 25% of normal capacity with only one of the four scanners available. Without additional capacity would crease significant breach position and materially impact cancer and stroke pathways. All internal options to increase capacity have been exhausted. The remaining operational scanner at GRH is already being used for extended hours, up to 16 hours per day, seven days a week, during periods when the other three scanners are unavailable. Therefore, the only option is to seek additional capacity by outsourcing to a local provider in order to ensure that GHNHSFT patients are able to access MRI scans and ensure patient flow is able to be maintained. Additional capacity is only being sought as a temporary measure for 26 weeks.

Other Information

The following contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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 do not apply to this award. This award was made under urgent circumstances due to the air handling units failure as they are no longer able to maintain humidity within the required safe scanning range. This has severely and unexpectedly affected MRI capacity at both CGH and GRH and as a result MRI provision for the county currently operating at approximately 25% of normal capacity with only one of the four scanners available. Without additional capacity would crease significant breach position and materially impact cancer and stroke pathways. All internal options to increase capacity have been exhausted. The remaining operational scanner at GRH is already being used for extended hours, up to 16 hours per day, seven days a week, during periods when the other three scanners are unavailable. Therefore, the only option is to seek additional capacity by outsourcing to a local provider in order to ensure that GHNHSFT patients are able to access MRI scans and ensure patient flow is able to be maintained. Additional capacity is only being sought as a temporary measure for 26 weeks with 10 body parts (non contrast) provision per week. The decision makers were Radiology Services Manager, Radiology General Manager as well as the wider senior executive team. No conflicts of interests were identified.