FRAMEWORK OVERVIEW. Capacity solution. Market leading suppliers. Competitive pricing. Compliant route to market

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2 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 The framework agreement commences on 1st June 2018 for an initial duration of two years until 31 st May 2020, with additional options to extend further for two twelve-month periods thereafter. The maximum expiry date for this agreement shall be 31 st May 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 Page 1 of 6

3 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 48 Hours Plain Film Routine 72 Hours Plain Film Routine 96 Hours Plain Film Routine 120 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 Routine 48 Hours MRI Routine 72 Hours MRI Routine 96 Hours MRI Routine 120 Hours MRI Specialist/ Complex 48 Hours CT Specialist/ Complex 72 Hours CT Specialist/ Complex 96 Hours CT Specialist/ Complex 120 Hours CT Specialist/ Complex 48 Hours MRI Specialist/ Complex 72 Hours MRI Specialist/ Complex 96 Hours MRI Specialist/ Complex 120 Hours MRI Specialist/ Complex 72 Hours PET CT Specialist/ Complex 96 Hours PET CT Specialist/ Complex 120 Hours PET CT Specialist/ Complex 72 Hours Nuclear Medicine Specialist/ Complex 96 Hours Nuclear Medicine Specialist/ Complex 120 Hours Nuclear Medicine Backlog Reporting 7 Days Plain Film Backlog Reporting 7 Days CT Backlog Reporting 7 Days MRI Page 2 of 6

4 FRAMEWORK SUPPLIERS Supplier Contract Reference 4Ways Healthcare Limited HTE DMC Imaging Limited HTE Medica Reporting Limited HTE Mediscan Diagnostic Services Limited HTE Radiology Reporting Online T/A Everlight Radiology HTE Remedy Healthcare Limited HTE Telemedicine Clinic Ltd HTE TXM Healthcare Limited T/A Teleconsult UK HTE Page 3 of 6

5 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 calloff-agreement. If you would like more information on how to on-board please contact or customercare@htepg.com 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. Page 4 of 6

6 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. Page 5 of 6

7 FAQS What should I do next? For new clients, registration is quick and easy. Contact our Customer Care team on or by at customercare@healthtrusteurope.com. 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 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 ) on 15 th 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. Page 6 of 6

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