Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub c/o West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge
UK
Contact person: Simon Norden
E-mail: Simon.Norden@eoecph.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.eoecph.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub c/o West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Victoria House, Capital Park, Fulbourn
Cambridge
CB21 5XB
UK
Contact person: Rob O'Neill
Telephone: +44 1223597746
E-mail: Rob.ONeill@eoecph.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.eoecph.nhs.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries – applicable national procurement law:
UK Procurement Law as per NUTS code.
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://eoecph.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://eoecph.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Provision of Teleradiology Reporting Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
EOECPH is seeking experienced, innovative and responsive providers as our Framework partners to deliver IR35 compliant Teleradiology Reporting Services to complement and add capacity to the service provision that may be already existing in organisations and or the beneficiaries of this Framework.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
10 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85150000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
EOECPH is seeking experienced, innovative and responsive providers as our Framework partners to deliver IR35 compliant Teleradiology Reporting Services to complement and add capacity to the service provision that may be already existing in organisations and or the Beneficiaries of this Framework.
As part of organisational requirements, all beneficiaries will need to secure specific services to ensure their models of service delivery, to meet all relevant and/or specific governance and quality requirements, which are or will be laid against them, in pursuit of their day to day activities of providing services which stem from public funding. It is the intention that this Framework will help to facilitate and enable publicly funded organisations to secure cost-effective value for money Teleradiology Reporting Services. Service delivery will assist in enabling a beneficiary to conform to legislative, regulatory or best practice arrangements applicable to, or against, the organisation.
Services offered under this Framework will support Beneficiaries with advice, delivery of the services, and support, which could be a variety of elements as applicable to the beneficiary to meet any developing needs the beneficiaries may have during the lifetime of the Framework.
Providers awarded to the Framework will need to ensure that they refresh their service offering under the Framework services to provide relevant and fit for purpose services and support throughout the life of the Framework to ensure that they continue to meet any best practice requirements, regulation or legislations that become applicable to either the services or the Beneficiaries.
The Authority is committed to supporting the Government’s Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) initiative wherever possible. Any organisation interested in providing the services may apply, providing they meet the criteria set out in the Invitation to Tender. To be eligible for participation in the Tender process, bidders must provide proof satisfactory to the Authority of compliance with the necessary legal, technical and financial requirements which may be set for capability and adequacy of resources to carry out the contract effectively.
Services to be provided under this Framework have been listed below
This ITT and proposed Framework services:
— Plain Radiograph (CD/DR),
— CT (Computed Tomography),
— MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging),
— Plain Film,
— Sub-Speciality – Covering Neuroradiology, Paediatric Radiology, Paediatric Neuroradiology, Thoracic Imaging, Musculoskeletal Radiology, Mammography, Nuclear Cardiology and any other specialities.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Subject to requirement.
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
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As contained within ITT documentation.
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:
As contained within ITT documentation.
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As contained within ITT documentation.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 10
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
19/03/2019
Local time: 12:00
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: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
20/03/2019
Local time: 09:00
Place:
East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
Subject to needs - 48 months
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub c/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Victoria House, Capital Park, Fulbourn
Cambridge
CB21 5XB
UK
E-mail: simon.norden@eoecph.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/02/2019