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Pre-engagement for MRI Scanning Services for Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust (HWHCT) Worcestershire Patients

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 08:05.

Opportunity overview

Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust ("the Trust") is undertaking a preliminary market engagement exercise in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The Trust is considering future arrangements for the provision of a Direct Access MRI Service for patients referred primarily from the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Musculoskeletal (MSK) Service. A draft service specification is enclosed for review. The purpose of this questionnaire is to: • Understand supplier interest in a potential future opportunity. • Assess market capability and capacity. • Obtain feedback on the draft service specification. • Explore alternative service delivery models, including mobile MRI provision. • Identify any barriers or considerations which may affect participation. • Inform the Trust's future commissioning and procurement strategy. This exercise is for information gathering purposes only and does not constitute a procurement process, invitation to tender, commitment to procure, or award of any contract. Participation in this exercise will not provide any supplier with an advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement activity. The Trust may invite suppliers expressing an interest to participate in follow-up market engagement discussions. The Trust would like interested parties to complete the Expressions of Interest Questionnaire by 25 September 2026. Documents available and responses to be uploaded via the Health Family Single eCommercial System (Atamis) https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome by the stated submission deadline. All documents are available via the above weblink, once you have accessed the website search for reference C468898 in the “find opportunities” area.

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services
  • CPV85111000 — Hospital services
  • CPV85121000 — Medical practice services
  • CPV85140000 — Miscellaneous health services
  • CPV85150000 — Medical imaging services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C468898
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Dec 2026, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Additional instructions to access documentation and response
Id
082634-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
4 Oct 2027, 00:00
Ends
3 Oct 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
3 Oct 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85150000
Description
Medical imaging services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85100000
Description
Health services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
85111000
Description
Hospital services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
85121000
Description
Medical practice services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
85140000
Description
Miscellaneous health services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The Trust would like interested parties to complete the Expressions of Interest Questionnaire by 25 September 2026. Documents available and responses to be uploaded via the Health Family Single eCommercial System (Atamis) https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome by the stated submission deadline. All documents are available via the above weblink, once you have accessed the website search for reference C468898 in the “find opportunities” area. The Trust may invite suppliers expressing an interest to participate in follow-up market engagement discussions during October / November 2026 The responses received from the questionnaire and the discussions from any follow up meetings will help the Trust to refine it's service specifications and determine the most suitable complaint PSR procurement process to be undertaken.
Due
25 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
082634-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
1 Sept 2026, 12:59
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PPVD-8623-XLTW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPVD-8623-XLTW

Address

Street Address
2 Kings Court, Charles Hastings Way
Locality
Worcester
Postal Code
WR5 1JR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG12

Contact

Name
Victoria Griffiths

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Worcester · UKG12 · WR5 1JR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG12 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 082297-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 082634-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·