Medical Physics Support Service

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
South West
Direct award
17 December 2025 to 18 December 2026

Provision of medical physics support for a wide range of diagnostic modalities including CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Fluoroscopy, Cardiac catheter labs, and Gamma Camera. The service includes routine quality control, emergency fault investigation, radiation dose optimisation, and annual regulatory compliance audits. The provider must maintain sufficient calibrated test instrumentation to support both routine operations and emergency response across multiple hospital and community sites.

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Awarded value: £157k; As published
Published: 14 November 2025
Awarded: 27 November 2025; Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 18 December 2026

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of specialist medical physics services, including expert radiation safety advice, equipment quality assurance, and regulatory compliance auditing for NHS imaging departments.

Specialist medical physics services providing expert advice, testing and quality assurance for CT, MRI, ultrasound, plain film, mobile X-ray, fluoroscopy, cardiac catheter labs, gamma camera, DEXA, the Breast Centre and plain film units at two community sites
Advice on optimisation of radiation dose and image quality for planned or unplanned changes in practice
Advice on routine user quality control of equipment performance
Advice on breakdowns and emerging concerns about equipment performance
Advice on compliance with radiation regulations through annual and ongoing audits
Testing using sufficient calibrated test instruments, including instrument sets for emergency investigation of suspected faults or incidents
Participation in surveys and evaluations requested by Public Health England or the screening quality assurance service

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 12 months
Contract dates: 17 December 2025 to 18 December 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 85150000

Services in this contract

Medical physics, radiation protection and personal dosimetry servicesMain service£135k typicalMedical physics advice, testing and quality assurance for imaging modalities

Lifecycle

Published
14 November 2025
Contract awardedto Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
27 November 2025
Contract starts
17 December 2025
Contract ends
18 December 2026

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/334629/medical-physics-support-service
Buyer reference: C393500
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e12f
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Medical Physics Support Service. Contract award, 14 November 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/334629/medical-physics-support-service (accessed 5 November 2026).