Provision of an Innovative Funding Model for the supply and maintenance of an Intra-Operative MRI system complete with third party ancillary medical devices and equipment.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an MRI vendor who independently or with a third party would be prepared to fund and provide an Intra-Operative MRI scanner, operating theatre and other relevant ancillary equipment, on the basis that the funding agreement is off-balance sheet for the Trust i.e. will not trigger IFRS 16 accounting treatment.

MRI vendors are invited to submit proposals which they feel are consistent with this requirement. The Trust does not set out the terms upon which off-balance sheet solutions should be proposed.

The contract period will be for no longer than 364 days, inclusive of any notice period. There will be no pre-determined termination date. Following expiry of the contract period the Trust may consider options for contract extensions. Any such extension or extensions must continue to preserve the accounting principle of off-balance sheet funding.

It is the expectation that the equipment is depreciated over a period of seven years from installation.

Tender documents are available to download from the Trust's e-sourcing portal hosted by Jaggaer One (formerly Bravosolutions)

Additional information: How to Express Interest in this Tender:

1. Register your company on the Jaggaer One eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://eoecph.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login onto the portal with the username/password - Click the ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant ITT(itt_2566) to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the ITT into your 'My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'ITT Details' box

3. Responding to the tender:- Click 'My Response' under ' ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page.

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