Partners/Links

Managed Technology Services Limited has formed strategic alliances with industry leading partners to deliver a comprehensive portfolio of products and services.

EBME Ltd Equipment management and cost improvement services
Managed Technology Services Limited has worked closely with EBME Ltd over the last 11 years. EBME Ltd delivers on site Operational Biomedical Engineering solutions to the NHS and Private Sector.
www.ebme.org

Integra – Data management solutions
Managed Technology Services Limited has signed an exclusive contract with Integra for MTS to be the sole distributors of the E-Quip Procurement and asset tracking tool.
www.e-quip.uk.net

	Royal Group of Hospitals – Belfast
Role	Trust Advisor for PFI (Equipment Stand Alone Equipment MES)
Contract Period	July 2003 – November 2007
Type of services undertaken	MTS undertook the stand alone procurement for a Belfast wide Imaging Service. MTS prepared the Bill of Quantities, the initial specifications, evaluated the Procurement Tender responses and negotiated with the Preferred Bidder for pricing. MTS also had inputs to the contractual documentation. This was done alongside Orchard PPP.
Status	Completed

	Peterborough NHS Trust
Role	Trust Advisor for PFI
Contract Period	October 2002 – 2008
Type of services undertaken	MTS initially undertook the equipment advisory role to the Trust through IBS however had to directly report to the Trust. This included all aspects of medical equipment in this large PFI development. The Acute Hospital, Integrated Care Centre and Mental Health Units have been scheduled and bidders issued with the Trust equipment list and equipment categories. The Trust had just awarded Preferred Bidder to Multiplex including a Managed Service for medical equipment. MTS was appointed to get them to Financial Close.
Status	Completed

	University of Leicester Hospital
Role	Trust Equipment Advisor for PFI
Contract Period	January 2003 – 2007
Type of services undertaken	MTS were appointed to produce the Bidding documentation and to write the equipment specifications. Leicester appointed Equion as their Preferred Partner and MTS undertook the equipment contractual and technical work. Independently of the main scheme MTS was contracted to evaluate tenders for a separate stand alone Managed Equipment Service, (Imaging). This project was ultimately cancelled on advice from the DOH.
Status	Completed

	Norfolk and Norwich NHS Trust
Role	Trust Advisor
Contract Period	August 2000 – July 2002
Type of services undertaken	Responsible for the procurement and commissioning of all Trust Equipment for 850 bed acute hospital and management of total equipment budget. Project management of the fit-out programme for major items of fixed equipment which involved close liaison with the PFI consortia and third party contractors, working within very short timescales. Development of standardisation of equipment across the trust and integration with new IT systems. This project was undertaken by Catherine Holmes who joined MTS in June 03 as our Senior Project Manager, having previously been the Trust Project Manager.
Status	Completed

	Whittington NHS Trust
Role	Trust Advisor
Contract Period	September 2002 – January 2007
Type of services undertaken	MTS worked with the Whittington NHS Trust on the MES for their diagnostic equipment for which we produced all of the tender documentation and specifications, pricing and procurement documentation, and evaluated the responses, including providing ongoing contractual position.
Status	Completed

Partners/Links

Royal Group of Hospitals – Belfast

Peterborough NHS Trust

University of Leicester Hospital

Norfolk and Norwich NHS Trust

Whittington NHS Trust

Carillion Construction (for Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust)

Balfour Beatty Construction (for Stobhill ACAD)

Sir Robert McAlpine (for Redcar & Cleveland PCT)

Costain Construction (for 3 Shires Batch (PFI)

BAM Construction (for Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust)

BAM Construction (for Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust)

Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

IFC (Alexandria Hospital, Egypt)

Broomfield Hospital (Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust)

Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust

Whipps Cross

NHS Barnet

	Balfour Beatty Construction (for Stobhill ACAD)
Role	SPV Equipment Advisor
Contract Period	August 2004 – December 2005
Type of services undertaken	MTS were appointed to work with the consortia bidding for the project; creating the BOQ, ERMS's and Specifications. MTS also managed the Room Data Sheets up to FC.
Status	Completed

	Sir Robert McAlpine (for Redcar & Cleveland PCT)
Role	Equipment Advisor
Contract Period	October 2006 - ???
Type of services undertaken	MTS created Room Data Sheets in ADB format from the Trust's original output in "Hiltron" Format. Then through attendance at 1:50 design meetings we agreed with the Trust the final equipment required for all the rooms in the project. MTS also gave advice on the requirements of respective departments as some departments within the new hospital do not exist in the old facility. A costing check exercise was also carried out for the consortium and a separate costing exercise carried out for the Trust.
Status	Completed

	BAM Construction (for Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust)
Role	Equipment Advisor to BAM
Contract Period	April 2005 – June 2007
Type of services undertaken	MTS scheduled out all groups 1-4 equipment and BAM / Trust responsibility matrix. MTS updated the room data sheets and adjusted the equipment lists as the project progressed to GMP.
Status	Project under review

	IFC (Alexandria Hospital, Egypt)
Role	Equipment Consultant
Contract Period	July 2009 – present
Type of services undertaken	MTS were appointed by the IFC part of the World Bank to develop a PPP project for Alexandria Hospitals in Egypt. This is the first PPP project in Eqypt and will provide state of the art hospital facilities at Smouha and Mowassat hospitals. MTS are appointed as transactional advisors direct to the IFC and technical advisors via Mott MacDonald. MTS had developed all the bid documents relevant to the MES and advised on the contract, service specifications, equipment schedules and other documents necessary for the tender. The bids are due to be evaluated later in the year.
Status	Out to tender

	Broomfield Hospital (Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust)
Role	Equipment, Technical and Procurement Consultants
Contract Period	Jan 2008 – Current
Type of services undertaken	MTS was appointed in January 2008 to provide audit and project management to the Trust for their recently signed PFI. This included a significant amount of construction interface with Bouygues as the Trust are responsible for all equipment including pendants, operating lights, and all major architectural systems. Initially the Trust required MTS to support the procurement of all Group 1 and 2 medical equipment however the role has expended so that working closely with we are responsible for all equipment. Equipment budget is 24m. MTS is currently working on the logistics planning for all equipment installations and commissioning plans to bring the new hospital building in to operational use. MTS were appointed by the Trust to assist in the renegotiation of the Managed Facility Contact. Much of the work was commissioned to deal with shortcomings in the original contract signed in April 2006 and to respond to the public interest report published by the Audit Commission in November 2008. The detail of the work is highly confidential however the resulting amendment agreement provided the Trust with much improved VFM without any diminution in service provision.
Status	Hospital operational in Sept 2010

	Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust
Role	Equipment and specialist Financial advice
Contract Period	July 09 – March 10
Type of services undertaken	MTS were appointed by the Trust to value test the Managed Equipment Service ten years from commencement of the original PFI contract signed in 1999. The work involved ensuring that the current service provision was adequate to meet the standards required from the contract and still provided value for money. The work involved detailed analysis of the financial model and service specification to set the baseline for the next ten year period. This service includes all Medical Equipment, Telecommunications and an MRI Service.
Status	Completed in March 2010