Cobalt Health Mobile MRI Unit at Gloucester Royal Hospital

Cobalt Health will provide a mobile MRI unit for 11.5 hours scanning a day based on 5 days per week (Monday to Friday) and some ad hoc provision (Saturdays and Sundays). Cobalt Health will also provide 2 Radiographers to support the mobile MRI unit. The contract excludes contrast media and related consumables, power and radiology reporting. This contract is for 3 months only (31.03.2025 - 30.06.2025).<br/><br/>Conflict of interest provided and none disclosed by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust or supplier, in terms of key decision makers and bidding team. As no conflict of interests were disclosed, none needed to be reviewed or managed.<br/><br/>The procurement process and resultant contract was done via Direct Award A of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt the provisions of the Procurement Act 2024 do not apply to this procurement.<br/><br/>The reason for this notice is to ensure that the 'Publish the intention to Award Notice' as part of the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2024 is met.