Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
ADDRESS
CHERTSEY
POSTCODE
Contact
Steven Rees
Telephone
+44 1932726971
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
NHS Organisation Data Service
RTK
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
NHS Hospital
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of a short term CT Imaging and Reporting service
Reference number
CAS599
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85150000 - Medical imaging services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHSFT require a short term contract for the provision of CT scans and reports. Anticipated to be no longer than 4 weeks but with option to extend a further 6 weeks, up to a total of 10 weeks. This is due to unexpected delays in bringing online a CT Scanner moved from the Ashford Hospital site to the Woking Community Hospital site. It has been assessed that this award is appropriate for the Urgent Award Process because there is a large (and increasing) backlog of patients requiring CT scans.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £11,300
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ - South East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHSFT require a short term contract for the provision of CT scans and reports. Anticipated to be no longer than 4 weeks but with option to extend a further 6 weeks, up to a total of 10 weeks. This is due to unexpected delays in bringing online a CT Scanner moved from the Ashford Hospital site to the Woking Community Hospital site. It has been assessed that this award is appropriate for the Urgent Award Process because there is a large (and increasing) backlog of patients requiring CT scans.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract is expected to be no longer than 4 weeks but with option to extend a further 6 weeks, up to a total of 10 weeks.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
Explanation:
The Trust are in need of immediate assistance with CT (chest, abdo, pelvis with contrast). A CT scanner has been moved from the Ashford Hospital location to the Woking Community Hospital location; downtime was expected to be minimal but has been delayed due to unexpected additional work required to the buildings. There is no option to insource staff because the scanner is down, therefore, we must utilise external capacity which is accessible to local patients.
The delay to getting the CT scanner live again after the site move was not expected.
A competitive procurement would likely take a minimum of three months which is too long a timeframe.
The scanner which is out of action had a typical throughput of 80-100 scans per week, this is a significant volume of scans and patient harm is anticipated if this capacity is not maintained.
This direct award has been made following the Urgent Award process of the Provider Selection Regime 2023.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
CAS599
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Prime Health Ltd
West Sussex
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ - South East (England)
Companies House
04998748
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £11,300
Total value of the contract/lot: £11,300
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel
RH11 9BJ
Country
United Kingdom