Teleradiology Reporting Services

What the buyer is asking for

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) are seeking to appoint a single supplier to provide Teleradiology Reporting Services. The Trust operates across two large acute sites and several non-acute sites, serving the population of County Durham and Darlington. At County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, our vision is to deliver care which is right first time, every time. We are guided by our core values of respect and dignity, compassion, quality care, improving lives, everyone counts and working together for patients. By placing people and communities at the heart of all that we do, we strive to create a supportive and inclusive environment for both patients and our workforce, ensuring that every individual receives safe, compassionate and joined-up care. Reporting requirements will include but are not limited to: MRI, CT, Plain Film, Nuclear Medicine, with limited reporting requiring Specialist Radiologists. The Trust are seeking a supplier who is able to provide reporting services twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week for Urgent and Emergency Radiology Reporting, as well as provide Elective Reporting. There is no volume commitment as part of this contract and the demand from the Trust may vary overtime dependent on in house reporting capacity. However, the supplier would hold an exclusive contract for the out of hours provision to maintain continuity on the basis that the supplier can meet the turnaround time outlined by the Trust. However, for all other reporting, the Trust will be able to use alternative suppliers if desired. As demand fluctuates, the supplier must be able to adapt to high and low demands for reporting services. Bidding suppliers will be evaluated in line with the below Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Key Criteria regulated scoring: 1: Quality and Innovation: 20% 2: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 15% 3: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 15% 4: Value - Price: 40% 5: Social Value: 10%

How this is scored

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• 20%qualityQuality and Innovation
• 15%qualityImproving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice
• 15%qualityIntegration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability
• 40%priceValue - Price
• 10%qualitySocial Value

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice publishedyesterday

   7 Oct 2026, 11:01 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 21 days

   29 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 32 days

   9 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 61 days

   7 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice7 Oct 2026, 11:01 BST094596-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender