Medical Physics Support Service
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The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Swindon has awarded a contract for Medical Physics Support Services to Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This tender falls under the category of medical imaging services, offering crucial enhancements for radiation-based activities across the Wiltshire region, including modalities like CT, MRI, and Ultrasound, among others. The procurement process was conducted through a direct award method, justified by the specialised nature of services needed.
The contract, valued at approximately £188,679.34, begins on 17th December 2025 and concludes on 18th December 2026. Key contractual obligations include compliance with radiation regulations and providing quality assurance and advice on equipment performance, with the standstill period terminating on 15th December 2025. This award presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in medical imaging and radiation protection services.
The contract necessitates expert advice, testing, and equipment performance monitoring in line with national standards, offering a platform for companies with proficiency in these areas to demonstrate their capabilities. Businesses equipped with substantial technical expertise, calibrated instruments, and the ability to adhere to regulatory compliance are ideally positioned to contribute and benefit from this contract. Given the essential compliance requirements and specialist advisory roles outlined, organisations proficient in medical physics and radiation protection are well-suited to engage with this contract and help foster innovation and expansion within the healthcare sector.
This contract covers the provision of specialist medical physics services to support the Wiltshire service which includes expert advice, testing, and quality assurance for wide range of modalities: CT, MRI, Ultrasound, plain film (outpatients, GP, ED), mobile X-ray, Fluoroscopy, Cardiac catheter labs, Gamma Camera, DEXA, the Breast Centre, and plain film units at two community sites. The medical physics service will be available to provide advice on:
- Implications for optimisation (radiation dose and image quality) of any planned or unplanned changes in practice.
- Practice and results of routine user QC of equipment performance.
- Breakdowns and emerging concerns about the performance of the equipment.
- Compliance with radiation regulations as part of an annual audit and on an on-going basis as necessary. Test instruments service conditions includes the following;
- The medical physics service must have sufficient test instruments available to carry out the tests covered by this agreement.
- It must have sufficient sets of test instruments to enable emergency investigation of a suspected fault or incident.
- Calibration of test instruments must meet the national guidance and standards.
- Coordination, liaison and representation service conditions include:
- The medical physics service will participate in any surveys and evaluations requested by Public Health England (PHE) or screening quality assurance service.
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The contract period is one year.
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