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FRAMEWORK OVERVIEW HealthTrust Europe have procured this framework agreement for outsourced Radiology Reporting Services in compliance with the restricted procedure set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and the EU Combined Directive (2004/18/EC). The OJEU reference is 2017/S 222-461508. The framework agreement commences on 1st June 2018 for an initial duration of two years until 31st May 2020, with additional options to extend further for two twelve-month periods thereafter. The maximum expiry date for this agreement shall be 31st May 2022. Access is free to Public and Private Sector Healthcare Organisations on either an individual or collaborative basis. Direct Award, and Further Competition options are available. The framework offers routine, urgent and backlog reporting services for plain film, computed tomography, magnetic resonance, nuclear medicine and mammography. Pricing offered under this agreement is fixed, varying for each modality, urgency of turnaround time and the quantity of regions under examination.

• Capacity solution

• Market leading suppliers

• Competitive pricing

• Compliant route to market

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SERVICES INCLUDED

Classification Turnaround Times Modality

Urgent Day 4 Hour Plain Film

Urgent Day 4 Hour CT

Urgent Day 4 Hour MRI

Emergency Out of Hours 30 Minutes Stroke

Emergency Out of Hours 60 Minutes Polytrauma

Emergency Out of Hours 60 Minutes Plain Film

Emergency Out of Hours 60 Minutes CT

Emergency Out of Hours 60 Minutes MRI

Routine 24 Hours Plain Film





Routine 24 Hours CT

Routine 48 Hours CT

Routine 72 Hours CT

Routine 96 Hours CT

Routine 120 Hours CT

Routine 24 Hours MRI





Specialist/ Complex 48 Hours CT




Specialist/ Complex 48 Hours MRI




Specialist/ Complex 72 Hours PET CT



Specialist/ Complex 72 Hours Nuclear Medicine



Backlog Reporting 7 Days Plain Film

Backlog Reporting 7 Days CT

Backlog Reporting 7 Days MRI

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FRAMEWORK SUPPLIERS

Supplier Contract Reference

4Ways Healthcare Limited HTE - 004942

DMC Imaging Limited HTE - 004943

Medica Reporting Limited HTE - 004944

Mediscan Diagnostic Services Limited HTE - 004945

Radiology Reporting Online T/A Everlight Radiology HTE - 004946

Remedy Healthcare Limited HTE - 004947

Telemedicine Clinic Ltd HTE - 004948

TXM Healthcare Limited T/A Teleconsult UK HTE - 004949

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KEY BENEFITS

Quick and easy to access:

Lot 1 is for access via direct award and Lot 2 is for access via

mini competitions or collaborative group projects. You’ll find

that the on-boarding process is simple with just the

completion of a Framework Order Form, followed by the call-

off-agreement. If you would like more information on how to

on-board please contact 0845 887 5000 or email

[email protected] and a customer care

representative will be able to assist with your enquiry.

Compliant route to market:

The framework agreement is fully compliant with the Public

Contracts Regulations 2015 and EU procurement directives.

You will not need to carry out your own EU compliant tender

and therefore will save a great deal of time and resources by

choosing to on-board with HealthTrust Europe.

Competitive rates:

The supplier appointed to the framework agreement have

fixed pricing split by modality, urgency of turnaround times

and the quantity of regions/parts. HealthTrust Europe is

happy to provide benchmarking services to identify best

value opportunities for interested parties. Please contact our

customer care team to request this service.

Quality Service Provision:

The specification for this framework agreement focuses

heavily on the provision of a safe, quality service with

procedural best practise in mind. The agreement

incorporates regular performance, audit and KPI evaluation

to encourage contract compliance, continuous performance

improvement and most importantly development of excellent

Supplier/Customer relationships over the lifetime of the

agreement.

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ACCESS TO THE FRAMEWORK

HTE’s Radiology Reporting Services framework agreement can be accessed by all public and private sector healthcare organisations including:

• National Health Service (NHS) bodies in England;

• Health boards, NHS Trusts Community Health Councils and other constituent bodies of NHS Wales

• NHS Scotland and its constitute bodies;

• Health and social care trusts, health agencies and other constituent bodies of NHS Northern Ireland;

• Private hospital organisations in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland The framework can be accessed via direct award or mini competition. Further information relating to these options is provided below:

Lot 1 – Direct Award You are able to access Lot 1, direct award, in the instance that you can clearly identify the supplier offering best value without the need to further evaluation the technical and commercial competencies of each of the suppliers.

Lot 2 – Further Competition Lot 2 facilitates the reopening of competition through further competition, where the participating authority is not able to clearly identify the supplier that can offer best value without further assessing their technical and commercial capabilities. As part of the further competition process, suppliers will address technical and commercial criteria; submitting fixed pricing which shall not exceed the fixed pricing at framework level. Lot 2 allows for the following scenarios: 1) One Participating Authority is able to enter into further competition in order to drive contract price efficiencies and identify added value service offerings.

2) Multiple Participating Authorities can aggregate volumes and spend and to contractually commit in advance to purchasing a specified value and/or volume in the provision of the Services.

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FAQS

What should I do next? For new clients, registration is quick and easy. Contact our Customer Care team on 0845 887 5000 or by email at [email protected]. Existing HTE members should talk to their Account Manager for further details. Once you have made the decision to use the agreement, transfer can be completed promptly.

How can I see more detail regarding the services which are included on this framework? Please get in touch with customer care who will put you in touch with your HTE Contract Specialist to discuss local requirements in further detail.

What do I do if the supplier that my organisation uses is not on the framework? Please email our Customer Care team, providing as much information as possible regarding the services required (i.e. supplier name, requirement, current prices paid excluding VAT). The Customer Care team will liaise with the HTE Contract Specialist to address your requirements. The Contract Specialist will verify whether your requirements can be met by another supplier on our framework.

How can I be sure that this framework can be used by my organisation and remain compliant? The framework agreement was publicly advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union (2017/S 222-461508) on 15th November 2017 under the restricted procedure. Each of the successful bidders was rigorously vetted in terms of their quality and value propositions through a series of qualification, technical and commercial responses requested for evaluation. A copy of the OJEU notice can be obtained by contacting customer care.

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