# UK SBS MRI Headphones

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED](/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Optoacoustics Ltd
- Award value: £31,677
- Tender value: £31,677
- Award date: 25 April 2017
- Published: 25 April 2017
- Contract start: 26 April 2017
- Contract end: 26 May 2017
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 1e4a2c53-bd9b-463e-9f85-4131ea8c007c-143650
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-73df394d-635c-4f82-b9dc-10d045223f3b

## Description

MRI is one of the key research tools at the MRC-CBU, used by 12 out of our 13 programme leaders and their teams\. Each MRI scan involves a coordinated effort between the researcher, the volunteer panel office and the MRI team\. In addition, MRI has high running costs\. Finally, our MRI scanner is often booked months in advance, making each slot a highly sought after resource\. For these reasons, it is important to maximise the data quality obtained from each scan, in order to reduce the need for replacement slots\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1e4a2c53-bd9b-463e-9f85-4131ea8c007c-143650)