Medical Devices Management & Contracts

Reference: 25-26379

Date response sent: 15/12/2025

Details of enquiry

1. How many medical devices/EBME Managed devices does the Trust own?
2. How many Trust medical devices are subject to lease/finance arrangements?
3. How many patient beds does the Trust own?
4. How many patient beds are subject to lease/finance arrangements?
5. Does the Trust maintain the devices using a EBME/Clinical Engineering/Medical Physics Department?
6. How many Engineers are employed by the Trust within the EBME/Clinical Engineering/Medical Physics Department?
7. Does the Trust subcontract the maintenance of any medical/EBME devices to an external service provider?
8. What devices are under service contract with an external service provider?
9. If an external service provider(s) is utilised, please provide the name of the contracted service provider?
10. Where an external service provider(s) is utilised, please provide the type of service contract that is in place, i.e. PPM/ Fully- Comprehensive / Ad-hoc support and for what device?
11. Where an external service provider(s) is utilised, please state the service contract period, i.e. start/end dates?
12. Where an external service provider(s) is utilised, what was the value of the contract on award?
13. Please confirm as a percentage the amount of devices that have had their routine scheduled service/inspection completed?
14. Please confirm as a percentage the amount of devices that have not had their routine scheduled service/inspection completed?
15. Please provide the name, email address of the role responsible for managing medical devices within the trust?

Response sent

1. How many medical devices/EBME Managed devices does the Trust own?

40 devices, this is primarily blood pressure machines and AED

2. How many Trust medical devices are subject to lease/finance arrangements?

No

3. How many patient beds does the Trust own?

Zero – we do not provide inpatient services

4. How many patient beds are subject to lease/finance arrangements?

Zero – see our response to question 3 above.

5. Does the Trust maintain the devices using a EBME/Clinical Engineering/Medical Physics Department?

6. How many Engineers are employed by the Trust within the EBME/Clinical Engineering/Medical Physics Department?

No

7. Does the Trust subcontract the maintenance of any medical/EBME devices to an external service provider?

No

8. What devices are under service contract with an external service provider?

None

9. If an external service provider(s) is utilised, please provide the name of the contracted service provider?

Target Business Services (TBS)

10. Where an external service provider(s) is utilised, please provide the type of service contract that is in place, i.e. PPM/ Fully- Comprehensive / Ad-hoc support and for what device?

PPM (Planned Preventive Maintenance)

11. Where an external service provider(s) is utilised, please state the service contract period, i.e. start/end dates?

The end date is March 2026

12. Where an external service provider(s) is utilised, what was the value of the contract on award?

This is part of a wider main hard facilities management contract and not separately priced.  It probably makes up around 1% of the contract value.

13. Please confirm as a percentage the amount of devices that have had their routine scheduled service/inspection completed?

100%

14. Please confirm as a percentage the amount of devices that have not had their routine scheduled service/inspection completed?

Nil

15. Please provide the name, email address of the role responsible for managing medical devices within the trust?

The procurement manager, procurement@tavi-port.nhs.uk