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Leicester awards £140 million managed equipment service contract to
Asteral
24 January 2008
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has awarded Asteral a
£140 million, 18.9-year managed equipment service (MES) contract to
install, commission, maintain and manage medical equipment across the
Trust’s multiple sites. These include Glenfield Hospital, Leicester
General Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary.
Equipment covered includes ultrasound, MRI and CT scanners, digital
x-ray rooms, interventional fluoroscopy, cardiac catheter labs, static
and mobile mammography services, and three robotic pharmacies.
Under the terms of the agreement, Asteral will install, commission,
maintain and manage the latest equipment across the Trust’s multiple
sites for the lifetime of the contract. It will also provide project
management, training and related support services across each site.
The contract includes an uptime guarantee ensuring improved
availability of equipment. This increased availability, combined with
the improved speed and accuracy of the latest digital equipment, will
allow the Trust to deliver swifter patient throughput and reduced
patient waiting times.
The service also provides a guaranteed rolling replacement programme.
Each type of equipment has a pre-agreed lifecycle, ensuring the Trust’s
equipment keeps up with technological developments and is not used
beyond its recommended replacement date.
Helen Seth, Deputy Director of Operations at the University Hospitals
of Leicester NHS Trust, said, “This is an innovative approach to the
procurement, management and replacement of over 210 items of clinical
equipment that will deliver real benefits to the patients served across
the healthcare community of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland using
our hospitals.”
Stephen Hodgson, Business Development Director at Asteral comments,
“This agreement is the culmination of 2.5 years planning and a close
working partnership between Asteral and the Trust. The outcome will
deliver a world class equipment solution to the patients, clinicians and
acute hospitals of Leicester.”
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