Specialist Radiology Reporting

Concepts

• medical imaging
• stanmore
• specialist sarcoma services
• specialist radiology reporting
• specialist
• reported
• radiology
• reporting
• health services
• england.nhs.uk)this service

Location

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust<br/>Brockley Hill<br/>Stanmore<br/>HA7 4LP

Description

Specialist radiology reporting for sarcoma and complex spines . RNOH is one of five hospitals designated as a Joint Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma MDT Provider in England. This is an NHS tertiary service requiring experience and qualified staff.

Total Quantity or Scope

This is a new service. The intention is to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider Process. The estimated value of the contract is £450,000. The Royal National Orthopaedic NHS Trust (RNOH) has been delegated by NHS England to provide specialist sarcoma services in line with the national service specification. RNOH is one of five hospitals designed as Joint Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma MDT Provider in England. This is an NHS tertiary service. The service follows the national service specification which can be viewed here: NHS commissioning » Sarcoma Services (all ages) (england.nhs.uk)This service requires appropriately trained and experienced radiologists who can support the hospital to meet the terms of the specification. Principally this is reporting on scans related to soft tissue and bone sacoma in a timely and accruate manner. Due to increasing demand, this would be up to around 500 scans to be reported each month.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85150000 - Medical imaging services
• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price and quality.

Legal Justification

‘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 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 15th October 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

Other Information

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 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 15th October 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Contact: stephen.marshman@nhs.netThe decision-makers were: Operational Manager for Imaging at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust; Head of Contracts at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust; Director of Business Intelligence & Performance at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust. The decision was ratified by the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust Executive Committee on 2nd October 2024. No conflicts of interest were declared.The key criteria considered for the recommendation to award is based on the experience and capacity of providers to accurately and within required timescales report on images relating to patients with potential Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma. This skillsket is rare as there are only 5 nationally designated centres for this NHS activity. The Authority considered each of the key criteria equally. This included the likely ability to report complex scans without re-reporting (Quality and Innovation); the importance of accuracy due to the costs and resources implications (Value). The provider selected as the most suitable provider has significant experience in this niche area and the capacity (in terms of number of radiologists) to deliver the significant volumes of activity required each month. Other providers considered had some radiologists who could potentially meet the need, but not at the same level and in some cases in only a related field.