NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) - Radiation Protection Services

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation TrustcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05951aProcurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£4.0m

Awarded 12 Dec 2025

Suppliers

1

1 SME

Lots

5

1 awarded

Published

12 Dec 2025

Description

Radiation Protection & Dosimetry Services. The Contracting Authorities are looking to appoint a highly qualified all-inclusive radiation protection service including advice from experienced Radiation Protection Advisors for each Lot. This must include the service of suitably qualified Medical Physics Experts for consultation regarding compliance with IRMER 2018 and as amended, provision of HSE approved dosimetry service for individual monitoring and provision of suitable qualified Protection Advisors for advice on non-ionising radiation.The appointed service provider for each Lot will carry out, performance acceptance checks based on Contracting Authority requirements on all medical imaging equipment and periodic assessment checks, as necessary depending on type of equipment and whenever indicated due to unsatisfactory QA results.

Scope

Reference
PR-4609
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Jan 2026 to 31 Dec 2028
Possible extension to 31 Dec 2029

The contract will commence from 1st January 2026 for an initial period of 3 Years. Option to extend for a further period of 12 months.

CPV classifications
90721600
38341200
Contract locations
UK, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Technicalquality60.00%
Social Valuequality10.00%
Cost to Serveprice30.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

As specified in the Tender Documents

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£4.0m

Award date

12 Dec 2025

Contract start

01 Jan 2026

Contract end

31 Dec 2028

Lots · 5 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1Ionising Radiation£1.0mcomplete
2Non-Ionising Radiation£1.0mcomplete
3Nuclear medicine services£400kcomplete
4Dosimetry Services£600kcomplete
5Magnetic Resonance Imaging Installations£1.0mcomplete