Cobalt MRI/CT Provision to the Community Diagnostic Centre 2025-27

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
South West

Provision of MRI and CT scanning services seven days a week at a community diagnostic centre. The scope includes the supply of modular units to house the scanners, patient facilities including waiting and cannulation rooms, and the provision of clinical staff comprising two radiographers, 1.5 health care assistants, and emergency medical cover.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £3.7m; As published
Published: 18 March 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 18 March 2025; Cobalt Health
Contract length: Not stated

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of managed MRI and CT diagnostic imaging services, including modular facility infrastructure and specialist clinical staffing support.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
18 March 2025
Contract awardedto Cobalt Health
18 March 2025
Contract starts
Contract endsEnd date not published

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The buyer

Type: NHS and health body
Mobile CT scanning contracts, 24 months: 6
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Typical mobile CT scanning contract: £158k

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How it compares

12.4× the typical mobile CT scanning contract (£298k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/922049/cobalt-mri-ct-provision-to-the-community-diagnostic-centre-2025-27
Buyer reference: C345962
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Cobalt MRI/CT Provision to the Community Diagnostic Centre 2025-27. Contract award, 18 March 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/922049/cobalt-mri-ct-provision-to-the-community-diagnostic-centre-2025-27 (accessed 12 October 2026).