Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
126 City Road
London
EC1V2PD
UK
E-mail: rf.ppstenders@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.lppsourcing.org
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.lppsourcing.org
I.2) Joint procurement
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://www.lppsourcing.org
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.lppsourcing.org
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
The Provision of Adult Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Services for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Reference number: DN461456
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified Adult MRI Service provider with effect from 1.6.2020 to undertake its Adult MRI services for adult patients over the age of 18 years. Any agreement resulting from this procurement will be available to all current and future members of North Central London sustainability and transformation partnership (NCL STP) members and Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust group members.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
2 800 000.00
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:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified adult MRI service provider with effect from 1.6.2020 to undertake its adult MRI services for adult patients over the age of 18 years.
The services required and project scope is as follows:
— single site for scans,
— for private providers only: in the event of an unforeseen emergency arising the provider must have in place processes to stabilise the patient and transfer them to the nearest NHS acute hospital,
— any unexpected or urgent findings must be conveyed to the Moorfields Eye Hospital Radiology Department immediately,
— image transfer via the image exchange portal (IEP);
— scan appointments must be with routine patients within 7 working days of receiving the referral. Scan appointments must be booked with urgent patients within 2 working days of receiving the referral,
— scans must be performed within the NHS diagnostic target: urgent 0-2 weeks, semi-urgent 2-4 weeks and routine within 6 weeks, and
— all radiographers must be Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered.
The contract will be for 3 years and 2 options to extend for a 12-month duration each.
Full details of the authority's requirements are set out in the tender pack available on the procurement portal.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality/Clinical
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
There will be 2 options to extend for a 12-month duration each.
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.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
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
Restricted 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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
02/03/2020
Local time: 10:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court of Justice
The Royal Court of Justice, the Strand
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/02/2020