Cardiff University MRI Solution for Zomba Central Hospital: Pending USD 785,000 Direct Awa

Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 08:10.

Opportunity overview

Provision of a 0.55T MRI system and associated turnkey services for deployment at Zomba Central Hospital, Malawi. The requirement includes supply of the MRI system, containerised MRI facility, associated equipment, transportation, delivery, installation, commissioning, training and warranty support necessary to establish an operational MRI capability within Malawi.

Awarded to

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PACIFIC DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED

No match

Published award value: US$785k
Awarded: 5 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PQGD-3119-GRBN
Location: Lilongwe, MW, P.O. 1204, Malawi

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Transparency notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: CU.2329.RH
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: Only one supplier able to offer the clinically approved MRI Systems capable of providing the required MRI platform in order to satisfy the requirements and associated deployment model necessary for successful implementation of the project. In addition to imaging requirements, the project required a solution capable of deployment within the local infrastructure environment in Malawi. Key considerations included installation requirements, power and utility demands, operational sustainability, whole-life costs and the ability to deploy the system within a containerised solution. Pacific Diagnostics are the authorised distributor within Malawi responsible for local delivery, installation, commissioning, handover and support activities.

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Id: singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Document Type: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Id: GB-COH-RC000089

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: RC000089

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PHVT-4343-HWYR

Address

Street Address: Park Place
Locality: Cardiff
Postal Code: CF10 3AT
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKL22

Contact

Email: procurement@cardiff.ac.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Entry 2

Scheme: UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id: GB-WLS
Description: Welsh devolved regulations apply

Organisation 2

Name: PACIFIC DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED
Id: GB-PPON-PQGD-3119-GRBN

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PQGD-3119-GRBN

Address

Street Address: Plot 310, Along Barron Avenue, Opp. Asiya Villa
Locality: Lilongwe
Postal Code: P.O. 1204
Country: MW
Country Name: Malawi
Region: MW

Contact

Email: info@pacificdiagnosticsmw.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.pacificdiagnosticsmw.com ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: pending
Main Procurement Category: goods
Above Threshold: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 33113000
Description: Magnetic resonance imaging equipment

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKL22
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 785,000
Currency: USD

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PQGD-3119-GRBN
Name: PACIFIC DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED

Contract period

Starts: 1 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Oct 2029, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 094876-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK5
Description: Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094876-2026 ↗
Published: 7 Oct 2026, 15:35
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 23 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Cardiff · UKL22 · CF10 3AT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

094876-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 7 Oct 2026, 15:35
094888-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 7 Oct 2026, 15:48

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Cardiff University has published a direct-award transparency notice for a 0.55T MRI solution intended for Zomba Central Hospital, Malawi. Pacific Diagnostics Limited is the named supplier for award 1, valued at USD 785,000 gross. The award remains pending and the source records a future signature date, so this is not evidence of a signed or commenced contract.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusComplete transparency noticeEvidence: The tender status is "complete" and the notice is identified as a "Transparency notice on Find a Tender".
Award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 has status "pending".
Signature statusNot evidenced as signedEvidence: A futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 23 October 2026; no signed-contract status or signature record is supplied.

94% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 094876-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078307
First published: 7 Oct 2026
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026, 08:10
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 8 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Pending direct award to Pacific Diagnostics Limited.

Market significance

A single-supplier, above-threshold medical-imaging procurement covering equipment and a turnkey deployment/support model in Malawi.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

PACIFIC DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 785000 USD · Pending award

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Award 1 names PACIFIC DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED as supplier and gives a gross value of USD 785,000.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

98% confidence

Complete transparency notice

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The tender status is "complete" and the notice is identified as a "Transparency notice on Find a Tender".

Award status

99% confidence

Pending

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Award 1 has status "pending".

Signature status

99% confidence

Not evidenced as signed

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A futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 23 October 2026; no signed-contract status or signature record is supplied.

Contract commencement

96% confidence

Not evidenced as commenced

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The award specifies a planned contract period beginning 1 November 2026, while the award remains pending.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

USD 785,000 gross

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Award 1 value is recorded as amountGross 785000, currency USD.

Lot value

94% confidence

Unknown

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Lot 1 has no value recorded. The award covers only lot 1, but the source does not separately state a lot value.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award date

90% confidence

6 October 2026

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The supplied award record lists award_date as 2026-10-06.

Transparency notice published

99% confidence

7 October 2026

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Award notice 094876-2026 was published at 2026-10-07T15:35:31+01:00.

Planned signature date

99% confidence

23 October 2026

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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate has dueDate 2026-10-23T23:59:59+01:00.

Planned contract period

99% confidence

1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029

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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

0.55T MRI system and turnkey deployment services

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The description covers the MRI system, containerised MRI facility, equipment, transport, delivery, installation, commissioning, training and warranty support.

Intended deployment

99% confidence

Zomba Central Hospital, Malawi

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The title and description state that the solution is for deployment at Zomba Central Hospital, Malawi.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Goods

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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as goods.

CPV

99% confidence

33113000 — Magnetic resonance imaging equipment

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Award item 1 carries this CPV classification.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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The tender procurementMethod and procurementMethodDetails are recorded as direct and Direct award.

Stated rationale

98% confidence

Single supplier technical reasons

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The rationale classification is singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons. The notice states that only one supplier could offer the clinically approved platform and deployment model required.

Supplier delivery role stated in notice

95% confidence

Authorised distributor in Malawi for local delivery, installation, commissioning, handover and support

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The procurement rationale identifies Pacific Diagnostics as the authorised distributor within Malawi with these responsibilities.

Competition data

99% confidence

Unknown

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No number of bids, participants, evaluation scores or ranking is supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Planned term

98% confidence

3 years

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The stated period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029.

Warranty support

98% confidence

Included in requirement

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The description includes warranty support necessary to establish an operational MRI capability.

Renewal options

99% confidence

Unknown

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No extension or renewal option is stated in the supplied data.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Delivery model

96% confidence

Turnkey containerised MRI deployment with local support activities

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The requirement includes a containerised facility and associated delivery, installation, commissioning, training and warranty support; the rationale describes local supplier responsibilities.

Value attribution

97% confidence

USD 785,000 is attributable to the sole award and sole listed supplier

View supporting evidence

Award 1 has one named supplier and relates only to lot 1.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

94%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078307
Analysed: 8 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Cardiff University

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The buyer party is CARDIFF UNIVERSITY.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Public authority — sub-central government

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Buyer classification states publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Cardiff, United Kingdom

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Buyer address is Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, GB.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier location

99% confidence

Lilongwe, Malawi

View supporting evidence

Pacific Diagnostics Limited is listed at Plot 310, Along Barron Avenue, Lilongwe, Malawi.

Supplier size

99% confidence

SME

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Supplier details record scale as sme.

VCSE status

99% confidence

Not a VCSE

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Supplier details record vcse as false.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement horizon

78% confidence

Around October 2029, if the stated end date remains unchanged

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This is an estimate based solely on the explicit planned end date of 31 October 2029; no renewal or re-procurement plan is disclosed.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Geographic inconsistency

99% confidence

Award delivery address is recorded in Cardiff, United Kingdom, while the title and description state deployment in Zomba, Malawi.

View supporting evidence

Award item deliveryAddresses lists UKL22/GB; the requirement text identifies Zomba Central Hospital, Malawi.

Status ambiguity

99% confidence

The process is labelled awarded/contract in the supplied summary, but the underlying award status is pending and signature is future-dated.

View supporting evidence

Process display_status is awarded and stage is contract; award 1 status is pending and has a futureSignatureDate milestone.

Missing material fields

98% confidence

No bid count, bidder identities beyond the named supplier, evaluation information, contract document, signature confirmation, lot-level value, or renewal option is supplied.

View supporting evidence

These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

Do not treat the award as a signed or commenced contract: the underlying award is pending and the source gives a future signature milestone.
Lot 1 has no independently stated value; the USD 785,000 figure is the award-level gross value.
No competition, evaluation, signed-contract, extension, or renewal information is available.
Review the apparent conflict between the intended Malawi deployment and the UK delivery address recorded against the award item.
The supplied process-level awarded/contract labels are not aligned with the pending award status.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is the named supplier?

Pacific Diagnostics Limited is the supplier named for pending award 1.

Has the contract been signed?

No signed contract is evidenced. The notice records a future signature date of 23 October 2026.

What is being procured?

A 0.55T MRI system, containerised facility and associated transport, installation, commissioning, training and warranty support.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

MRI Solution for Zomba Central Hospital, Malawi

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

PACIFIC DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Published documents

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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