Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Egerton Road, Guildford
Surrey
GU2 7XX
UK
Contact person: Sally Benton
Telephone: +44 1483409850
E-mail: sally.benton@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Hucknall Rd
Nottingham
NG5 1PB
UK
Contact person: Joanne Morling
Telephone: +44 1159249924
E-mail: Joanne.Morling@nottingham.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Rd
Harrow
HA1 3UJ
UK
Contact person: Natasha Djedovic
Telephone: +44 2088692125
E-mail: natasha.djedovic@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Clifford Bridge Road
Coventry
CV2 2DX
UK
Contact person: Dr Steve Smith
Telephone: +44 1788663956
E-mail: steve.smith@uhcw.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sheriff Hill
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
NE9 6SX
UK
Contact person: Caroline Addison
Telephone: +44 1914456585
E-mail: caroline.addison@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) Related Services and Supplies
Reference number: Bravo_project_number: project_1088
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Contract for the Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) kit and associated supplies, which forms part of the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
72 289 405.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33000000
38000000
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Various locations in England.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Background and context to the procurement:
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) on behalf of the below listed five Bowel Cancer Screening Hubs (collectively referred to as the Commissioner(s)) invited suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver the Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) related services and supplies as part of the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP). For further information relating to the FIT and BCSP, please see the service specification that was provided together with the tender documents:
— Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (Eastern Programme HUB),
— London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (London Programme HUB),
— University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (Midlands and North West Programme HUB),
— Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust (North East Programme HUB),
— Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Southern Programme HUB).
The Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust acted as a lead and coordinating commissioner on behalf of rest of the four organisations listed above.
Quantity of requirements:
The contract required following volume of activities to be delivered.
Outbound activity 23 821 464 tests.
Inbound activity 15 424 846 tests.
Indication of needs and requirements:
The needs and the requirements identified as part of this process included:
— utilise Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) and be part of the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme’s pathway,
— provide analysers and their lifetime maintenance to five Bowel Cancer Screening Hubs that use Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT),
— manage the inventory/stock of all reagents/materials required to conduct Faecal Immunochemical Tests (FIT),
— send out the invitations to participants to the screening programme by sending them a FIT kit on behalf of 5 hubs,
— manage the logistics of sending out and returning FIT kits,
— ensure that test results have been securely transferred and received within the Bowel Cancer Screening System (BCSS),
— provide capacity for the test results to be reviewed and securely transferred/received by the National Bowel Cancer Screening System (BCSS),
— provide training to hub staff in using analysers and associated software.,
— provision of the FIT kits to those people who are eligible to receive them — i.e. people within the age range of 60-74 years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality and technical questions
/ Weighting: 60
Quality criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 159-364083
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Provision of Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) kit and related supplies
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/01/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Chrystal Consulting Ltd
500 Styal Road
Manchester
SK3 8SP
UK
Telephone: +44 1614939770
E-mail: Richard@chrystalconsulting.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.nhsmanagedservice.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 72 289 405.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/01/2019