Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
UK Biobank Ltd
1-2 Spectrum Way, Adswood
Stockport
SK3 0SA
UK
Telephone: +44 1614755386
E-mail: andrea.howard@ukbiobank.ac.uk
NUTS: UKD3
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA25607
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.mytenders.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.mytenders.co.uk
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
Managed Informatics Platform for Research Access to Data
Reference number: UKBB009
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
UK Biobank is an international resource for health research, offering access to researchers seeking to understand the determinants of disease. Over the next 5 years, based on current scientific programmes, the UK Biobank resource will grow to approximately 15 Petabytes of data. UK Biobank researchers have previously downloaded data for analysis within their own environment. The increasing scale of the data requires a new approach to data storage and access that allows researchers to bring their analyses to the data through implementation of a managed informatics platform for data access and analysis.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72321000
72320000
72300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD35
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
UK Biobank is seeking a supplier that can offer a managed service for the provision of an informatics platform to provide access to and analysis of, UK Biobank data by its registered researcher community.
Full details of the services required are included within the specification. This specification sets out UK Biobank’s requirements for the initial provision of such a platform, including:
— technical requirements for platform functionality,
— implementation approach and testing, and
— service management and support.
UK Biobank is seeking a supplier that can provide such a platform as a managed service with responsibility for all aspects of implementation and ongoing operational management.
The contract will start in May 2020.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical requirements
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Implementation
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Service management and support
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Demonstration
/ Weighting: 25
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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:
To extend on 3 occasions in annual increments.
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
A demonstration forms part of this tender, with full details in the ‘Demonstration Evaluation’ document in the ITT pack. One-to-one demonstration video calls will be held between 15.4.2020 and 17.4.2020, for which bidders will be asked to be available. These video calls will be recorded. Details will be notified to bidders as soon as possible after the bid submission deadline.
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
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:
2019/S 212-520100
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
27/03/2020
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:
27/03/2020
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders website at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=219049
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
(MT Ref:219049)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/02/2020