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MRI Backlog Reduction and Diagnostic Capacity Support Service

Published Today
26 Oct 2026


Reference: C485722
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust intends to award a contract for the provision of additional MRI diagnostic capacity to support waiting list reduction and RTT recovery. The service will be delivered from the provider's Whitstable MRI facility at Estuary View and includes patient booking, MRI scanning, diagnostic reporting, administration and associated support services. The Trust has undertaken the Most Suitable Provider Process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and has identified the provider as the most suitable provider having regard to the key criteria. This notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider Process.

Full CPV breakdown

  • 85150000 — Medical imaging services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type
Other public body · Health
Competition
Direct award (no competition)
Contract type
Services
Bids received
1
Winning supplier
Large company
Procurement method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Main category
Services
Legal basis
CELEX 32014L0024
Notice status
Complete
Award status
Active
Language
EN
Published
26 Oct 2026 15:44
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-079071
Notice ID
C485722

Competition

1
Bids received
1
Bids from SMEs
1
Electronic bids

Organisations on this notice

48 Mary Street, Stanley, DH9 0NQ, United Kingdom
GB-COH 13708069
The High Court of Justice
Review Body
London, United Kingdom

Lots (1)

Lot 1
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust intends to award a contract under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 using the Most Suitable Provider Process. The contract is for the provision of additional MRI diagnostic imaging capacity to support waiting list reduction and reco...
· Cancelled

Everything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.

Tender

Title MRI Backlog Reduction and Diagnostic Capacity Support Service
Status complete
CPV › Description Medical imaging services
Category services
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name Most Suitable Provider Process assessment against the statutory key criteria
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description 100
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name Price
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type cost
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description 0
Lot › Has options No
Lot › Status cancelled
Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) UKJ44
Item › Delivery Location › Description Whitstable MRI, Estuary View, Whitstable, Kent. Services are provided for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust patients.
Procedure type limited
Procedure Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Review Details The provider selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Representations relating to this intended award must be submitted in writing during the standstill period specified in this notice. Representations should be addressed to the contracting authority using the contact details provided within this notice.
Procurement Method Rationale Classifications › Description The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Reason for this procedure This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the decision makers by 10 November 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Awards

Title MRI Backlog Reduction and Diagnostic Capacity Support Service
Status active
Has Subcontracting Yes
Subcontracting › Description Diagnostic reporting services may be provided through the provider's reporting partner, Hexarad Group Ltd.
Supplier › Name AM Diagnostic Imaging Ltd. trading as AM Diagnostic Services

Organisations

Party 1 › Name EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Party 1 › Identifier › Legal Name EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Party 1 › Address › Street Trust Headquarters, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road
Party 1 › Address › Town / city Canterbury
Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKJ44
Party 1 › Address › Postcode CT13NG
Party 1 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 1 › Contact › Name Senior Category Manager - Corporate
Party 1 › Contact › Email ekh-tr.procurement@nhs.net
Party 1 › Role buyer
Party 1 › Link https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/
Party 1 › Buyer profile https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/
Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description Body governed by public law
Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description Health
Party 2 › Name AM Diagnostic Imaging Ltd. trading as AM Diagnostic Services
Party 2 › Identifier › Legal Name AM Diagnostic Imaging Ltd. trading as AM Diagnostic Services
Party 2 › Address › Street 48 Mary Street
Party 2 › Address › Town / city Stanley
Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKC14
Party 2 › Address › Postcode DH9 0NQ
Party 2 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 2 › Contact › Email info@amdiagnostic.co.uk
Party 2 › Role supplier
Party 2 › Link https://amdiagnostic.co.uk/#home
Party 2 › Business size large
Party 3 › Name The High Court of Justice
Party 3 › Identifier › Legal Name The High Court of Justice
Party 3 › Address › Town / city London
Party 3 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 3 › Role Review body

Buyer

Name EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracts

Title MRI Backlog Reduction and Diagnostic Capacity Support Service
Status active
Value › Value £250,000
Value › Currency GBP
Signed 26 Oct 2026
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