Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Harrow CCG
4th Floor, The Heights, 59-65 Lowlands Road
Harrow on the Hill
HA1 3AW
UK
Contact person: Michael Culshaw
E-mail: m.culshaw@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI74
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.harrowccg.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Brent CCG
Wembley Centre for Health and Care, 116 Chaplin Road
Wembley
HA0 4UZ
UK
Contact person: Michael Culshaw
E-mail: m.culshaw@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI72
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://brentccg.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Northwick Park and St Mark's Hospitals, Watford Road
Harrow
HA1 3UJ
UK
Contact person: Michael Culshaw
E-mail: m.culshaw@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI74
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Pathology Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111800
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The partner organisations are offering a contract to the successful Bidder to provide pathology services with a view to building capability and capacity in modern pathology laboratories to provide patients, general practice and the Trust access to the very best pathology service and meet future demand.
The partner organisations are seeking to support the commissioning of the highest value and quality services that meet national and clinical guidance, that support the delivery of national targets, deliver financial efficiencies and deliver continuous service improvement.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
304 200 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI7
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Brent CCG, NHS Harrow CCG and London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUHT), hereafter referred to as the “Partner Organisations”, have a requirement to re-procure pathology services.
The partner organisations require a turnkey solution including, but not limited to, the provision of:
— provision of a wide range of tests appropriate to primary care and secondary care within agreed turnaround times,
— provision and maintenance of equipment and estate optimised for high volume centralised and low volume local acute testing,
— consumables i.e. blood tubes, and associated packaging etc. for GP practices must be supplied when ordered,
— UKAS accreditation (or any replacement accreditation system) across all services provided,
— transport of samples from requesting locations to testing locations including GP practices and lab to lab, maintaining sample integrity and validity of results throughout the journey,
— quality reporting format together with appropriate governance processes for the management of breaches and incidents,
— ability to link in with the NWL Sector ICE system for ordering and reporting tests,
— differential pricing structures for Acute Trust and CCGs,
— support and implement demand management initiatives as required.
The partner organisations have set no constraints regarding how the new service should be delivered e.g. on-site or off-site, point of care or laboratory based, or combinations of these, as long as the specified service standards are met.
The contract to be offered to the successful Bidder at the end of this procurement will be for a duration of ten (10) years, which is intended to run from 1.5.2019 or as soon as possible thereafter, with the possibility of two (2) further extensions, the first extension being up to a further two (2) years and the second extension being up to a further one (1) year.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
304 200 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 156
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Interested Providers are now invited to register their interest and access the procurement documents at https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
Once you have logged into the EU-Supply Portal, search for tender reference “Pathology Services”.
If you need technical support on the EU-Supply Portal, please contact the EU-Supply Helpdesk on 08008402050 or support@eu-supply.com
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
A full description is contained within the Invitation to Tender documents.
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
A full description is contained within the Invitation to Tender documents.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 178-403287
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
18/01/2019
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
31/01/2019
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Interested providers, intending to participate in the procurement process are now invited to register their interest and access the procurement documents (SQ, draft service specification, bidder instructions etc.) via the electronic procurement portal EU-Supply available at https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
Registration on the EU-Supply site is completely free of charge.
Once you have logged into the EU-Supply Portal, search for tender reference “Pathology Services”.
The deadline for submissions of SQ responses, which must be submitted through the EU-Supply Portal, is 12:00 noon on 18.1.2019.
If you need technical support on the EU-Supply Portal, please contact the EU-Supply Helpdesk on 0800 8402050 or support@eu-supply.com
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Shared Business Services
ServicesChandlers Point, Halyard Court, 31 Broadway
Salford
M50 2UW
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/12/2018