U.K. issues large RIS/PACS procurement request

AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Mar 7, 2012

The U.K. National Health Service (NHS) Supply Chain has published a procurement request valued at 171 to 363 million pounds (203.8 to 432.6 million euros) for RIS, PACS, computed radiography (CR) systems, and related professional services.

The 29 February procurement request is being made on behalf of a number of unspecified NHS trust hospitals and will have a four-year duration.

It has been divided into the following proposal segments:

Procurement lot Estimated value in millions: British pounds (euros)
CR 1-2 (1-2)
RIS 4-15 (5-18)
PACS 160-320 (191-381)
Diagnostic imaging workstations 1-4 (1-5)
Vendor-neutral storage 1-4 (1-5)
Offsite storage 1-3 (1-4)
DICOM data migration services 1-5 (1-6)
Hosted voice transcription reporting services 2-10 (2-12)

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