How to win: Relocatable Whole Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging System

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Nottingham Trent University (NTU) invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced suppliers for the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of a 1.5T relocatable MRI system. This will allow us to support a wide range of teaching activities as well as academic and commercial research projects with a strong focus on adaptability and multiple use. The modular unit will be located at NTU’s Clifton Campus and will be used for multidisciplinary projects in physics, psychology, food science and engineering, materials and many more. Project Objectives The primary objectives of this procurement are to: •Establish an up to date, wide bore (60cm) MRI facility at Nottingham Trent university suitable for use for human imaging, non-human imaging (e.g. materials and foods) with options for expanding into large animal studies in the future. •Provide a “hospital equivalent” installation to facilitate real world learning experience for students. •Enable full control over imaging sequences and parameters for non-human studies. •Establish a robust, low-maintenance, and future-proof research infrastructure capable of supporting sustained academic research, postgraduate training, and

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Nottingham Trent University scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £583,333, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 18 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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