Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
RH5
Musgrove Park Hospital
Taunton
TA15DA
UK
Contact person: Nicky Keeble
E-mail: servicesteam.procurement@somersetft.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKK23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Relocatable MRI Scanner (staffed)
Reference number: RAD038
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33113000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Staffed relocatable MRI scanner at Bridgwater Hospital Mon-Fri
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
90 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK23
Main site or place of performance:
Bridgwater Community Hospital, Bower Lane, Bridgwater TA6 4GU
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of a relocatable MRI scanner and 2 radiologists 5 days per week to improve the Trust's ability to provide complex MRI scanning and reduce waiting times. The contract includes the provision of pharmaceutical products.
This notice is confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement and without competition.
The lifetime value of the contract is £165,355.00 including consumables.
The contracted services are to provided between 17 August 2026 and 9 October 2026.
This is a short term extension to continue an existing provision with an an existing provider due to delays in the opening of a new diagnostic centre.
This is an NHS Supply Chain framework contract award.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Procurement utilised a compliant framework to directly award the contract to an incumbent provider for a short term 2 month extension to an existing provision.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/08/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
AGITO Medical
15794746
Birmingham
UK
NUTS: UKG31
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 70 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Public Contracts Regulations 2015 award via NHS Supply Chain Framework Supply of Managed Equipment and Clinical Service Solutions and Associated Goods ref: 2021/S 000-019257
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/08/2026