✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 9 Oct 2026, 11:36.
Opportunity overview
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) are seeking to appoint a single supplier to provide Teleradiology Reporting Services. The Trust operates across two large acute sites and several non-acute sites, serving the population of County Durham and Darlington.
At County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, our vision is to deliver care which is right first time, every time. We are guided by our core values of respect and dignity, compassion, quality care, improving lives, everyone counts and working together for patients.
By placing people and communities at the heart of all that we do, we strive to create a supportive and inclusive environment for both patients and our workforce, ensuring that every individual receives safe, compassionate and joined-up care.
Reporting requirements will include but are not limited to: MRI, CT, Plain Film, Nuclear Medicine, with limited reporting requiring Specialist Radiologists.
The Trust are seeking a supplier who is able to provide reporting services twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week for Urgent and Emergency Radiology Reporting, as well as provide Elective Reporting. There is no volume commitment as part of this contract and the demand from the Trust may vary overtime dependent on in house reporting capacity. However, the supplier would hold an exclusive contract for the out of hours provision to maintain continuity on the basis that the supplier can meet the turnaround time outlined by the Trust. However, for all other reporting, the Trust will be able to use alternative suppliers if desired. As demand fluctuates, the supplier must be able to adapt to high and low demands for reporting services.
Bidding suppliers will be evaluated in line with the below Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Key Criteria regulated scoring:
1: Quality and Innovation: 20%
2: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 15%
3: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 15%
4: Value - Price: 40%
5: Social Value: 10%
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
C475272
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Tenderers to access and bid via the Atamis portal, by clicking the link below:
https://atamis-1928--prospend.vf.force.com/apex/CS_ContractPage?filters=&page=1&Preview=Yes&searchStr=&SearchType=Projects&sortStr=Alphabetical&uid=a07Pz00001z2c3JIAQ&sfdcIFrameOrigin=https://atamis-1928.lightning.force.com
The dates of the contract will be 1st January 2027 until 31st December 2029 with the option for 2 x 12 month extensions. The duration of the contract will be no longer than a total of 5 years. To confirm the contract will be servicing the North East of England.
Id
095506-2026
Lots and requirements
Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Value
Including VAT
10,800,000
Amount
9,000,000
Currency
GBP
Award criteria
Criteria
Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality and Innovation
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
1
094596-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
2
095506-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is seeking one supplier for teleradiology reporting across acute and non-acute sites. The service covers urgent and emergency reporting 24/7 and elective reporting, including MRI, CT, plain film and nuclear medicine. There is no guaranteed volume; the supplier would be exclusive for out-of-hours reporting if it meets the Trust’s turnaround-time requirement, while the Trust may use other suppliers for other reporting.
Who this may suit
Relevant to established teleradiology providers able to deliver scalable 24/7 diagnostic reporting, including access to specialist radiologists for limited requirements. Explicit accreditation, eligibility and turnaround-time thresholds are not stated in the supplied evidence.
Key points identified
Service scopeTeleradiology reporting for MRI, CT, plain film and nuclear medicine; limited reporting requires specialist radiologists.Evidence: “Reporting requirements will include but are not limited to: MRI, CT, Plain Film, Nuclear Medicine, with limited reporting requiring Specialist Radiologists.”
24/7 urgent and emergency coverageSupplier must provide urgent and emergency radiology reporting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.Evidence: “The Trust are seeking a supplier who is able to provide reporting services twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week for Urgent and Emergency Radiology Reporting.”
Elective reportingSupplier must also provide elective reporting.Evidence: “as well as provide Elective Reporting.”
96% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified5 risks or unknowns
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County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is seeking one supplier for teleradiology reporting across acute and non-acute sites. The service covers urgent and emergency reporting 24/7 and elective reporting, including MRI, CT, plain film and nuclear medicine. There is no guaranteed volume; the supplier would be exclusive for out-of-hours reporting if it meets the Trust’s turnaround-time requirement, while the Trust may use other suppliers for other reporting.
Who this may suit
Relevant to established teleradiology providers able to deliver scalable 24/7 diagnostic reporting, including access to specialist radiologists for limited requirements. Explicit accreditation, eligibility and turnaround-time thresholds are not stated in the supplied evidence.
Key deliverables
24/7 urgent and emergency radiology reporting
Elective radiology reporting
Reporting for MRI, CT, plain film and nuclear medicine
Limited specialist-radiologist reporting
Capacity that can scale with fluctuating demand
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
6 criteria identified
Service scope
99% confidence
Teleradiology reporting for MRI, CT, plain film and nuclear medicine; limited reporting requires specialist radiologists.
View supporting evidence
“Reporting requirements will include but are not limited to: MRI, CT, Plain Film, Nuclear Medicine, with limited reporting requiring Specialist Radiologists.”
24/7 urgent and emergency coverage
99% confidence
Supplier must provide urgent and emergency radiology reporting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
View supporting evidence
“The Trust are seeking a supplier who is able to provide reporting services twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week for Urgent and Emergency Radiology Reporting.”
Elective reporting
99% confidence
Supplier must also provide elective reporting.
View supporting evidence
“as well as provide Elective Reporting.”
Flexible capacity
99% confidence
Supplier must adapt to high and low reporting demand.
View supporting evidence
“As demand fluctuates, the supplier must be able to adapt to high and low demands for reporting services.”
Turnaround times
94% confidence
The out-of-hours supplier must meet turnaround times set by the Trust; the thresholds are not supplied.
View supporting evidence
“the supplier would hold an exclusive contract for the out of hours provision ... on the basis that the supplier can meet the turnaround time outlined by the Trust.”
Supplier eligibility conditions
97% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No explicit supplier eligibility, financial standing, insurance, location, company-size or accreditation conditions are stated in the supplied evidence.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Maximum contract value
98% confidence
Up to £9,000,000.
View supporting evidence
Process value_max is 9000000 GBP; Lot 1 value is 9000000 GBP.
Volume commitment
99% confidence
No volume commitment; demand may vary according to in-house reporting capacity.
View supporting evidence
“There is no volume commitment as part of this contract and the demand from the Trust may vary overtime dependent on in house reporting capacity.”
Out-of-hours exclusivity
97% confidence
The appointed supplier would be exclusive for out-of-hours provision, conditional on meeting the Trust’s turnaround time.
View supporting evidence
“the supplier would hold an exclusive contract for the out of hours provision ... on the basis that the supplier can meet the turnaround time outlined by the Trust.”
Non-out-of-hours supplier use
99% confidence
The Trust may use alternative suppliers for reporting other than out-of-hours provision.
View supporting evidence
“for all other reporting, the Trust will be able to use alternative suppliers if desired.”
Delivery
Delivery area
92% confidence
North East England (UKC); the Trust operates across two large acute sites and several non-acute sites serving County Durham and Darlington.
View supporting evidence
Delivery location is UKC; description states the Trust serves “the population of County Durham and Darlington” and operates across “two large acute sites and several non-acute sites.”
Contract dates
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Contract start and end dates are null in the supplied process data.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Status
99% confidence
Open tender.
View supporting evidence
Display status is “open”; stage is “tender”; source status is “active”.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
9 November 2026, 12:00 UTC.
View supporting evidence
Submission deadline is 2026-11-09T12:00:00Z in the process and Lot 1 data.
Procedure metadata
99% confidence
Source metadata states open procedure; the description says suppliers will be evaluated using Provider Selection Regime (PSR) key criteria.
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procurement_method_details is “Open procedure”; description states “Bidding suppliers will be evaluated ... [using] Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Key Criteria”.
Evaluation weighting
99% confidence
Quality and Innovation 20%; Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice 15%; Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability 15%; Value - Price 40%; Social Value 10%.
View supporting evidence
The opportunity description lists these five PSR key criteria and percentages.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Procedure framework ambiguity
99% confidence
The source simultaneously identifies an “Open procedure” and says evaluation will use Provider Selection Regime (PSR) key criteria. The supplied evidence does not resolve how these labels apply together.
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procurement_method_details is “Open procedure”; description states “Bidding suppliers will be evaluated ... [using] Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Key Criteria”.
No guaranteed demand
99% confidence
There is no volume commitment and demand may fluctuate with the Trust’s in-house reporting capacity.
View supporting evidence
“There is no volume commitment ... demand ... may vary ... dependent on in house reporting capacity.”
Conditional out-of-hours exclusivity
97% confidence
Out-of-hours exclusivity is conditional on meeting an unstated Trust turnaround-time requirement.
View supporting evidence
“exclusive contract for the out of hours provision ... on the basis that the supplier can meet the turnaround time outlined by the Trust.”
Non-exclusive wider reporting
99% confidence
For reporting outside the out-of-hours provision, the Trust may use alternative suppliers.
View supporting evidence
“for all other reporting, the Trust will be able to use alternative suppliers if desired.”
Missing contract term and detailed tender conditions
98% confidence
Contract start/end dates, explicit accreditation requirements, eligibility criteria, and turnaround-time thresholds are not provided in the supplied evidence.
View supporting evidence
Contract dates are null in the process data; the description provides no explicit certification, eligibility or turnaround-time threshold.
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