Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Darlington Memorial Hospital, Hollyhurst Road, Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
UK
Contact person: Christine Little
Telephone: +44 1325743993
E-mail: christinelittle2@nhs.net
NUTS: UKC
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/our-services/non-clinical-services/procurement.aspx
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.cardea.nhs.uk/cardea/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ViewOpportunityEvent.aspx?EventID=3956&Culture=en-GB
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.cardea.nhs.uk/cardea/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ViewOpportunityEvent.aspx?EventID=3956&Culture=en-GB
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
Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Provision of Clinical Services
Reference number: SP1581
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The DPS will cover services commissioned under the NHS Standard Contract that exists between the NHS Trusts in County Durham and Darlington, the Clinical Commissioning Groups and other associate commissioners.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85323000
85140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
Main site or place of performance:
Accross County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust sites to be identified within the contract documentation
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The DPS will cover services commissioned under the NHS Standard Contract that exists between the NHS Trusts in County Durham and Darlington, the Clinical Commissioning Groups and other associate commissioners.
The DPS is for use by NHS Trusts in County Durham and Darlington, for the provision of clinical service providers to support waiting list initiatives and ad-hoc service capacity issues. These initiatives tend to be required at short notice.
Health providers deliver NHS funded clinical services under the terms of the NHS Standard Contract. It is becoming increasingly common for health providers to subcontract delivery of certain clinical services to a third party. This subcontracting can take many forms. It can be the subcontracting of an entire service or of delivery of part of a care pathway. It can be the subcontracting to 1 subcontractor or to multiple subcontractors. It can be via an in-sourcing or out-sourcing arrangement.
Information can be found at: https://www.cardea.nhs.uk/cardea/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ViewOpportunityEvent.aspx?EventID=3956&Culture=en-GB
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: 120
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Option to extend for a further 120 months following the initial 120 months.
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Services which may be included in the DPS future opportunities include, but are not limited to, the following list:
— Endoscopy,
— Gastroenterology,
— Ophthalmology,
— General / Medical imaging services,
— Dermatology / Cosmetic Surgery,
— Ultrasound,
— Gynaecology,
— Minor Surgery,
— General / Surgery,
— Pathology,
— Histopathology,
— Diagnostics,
— Cellular Pathology,
— Uropathology,
— GI Pathology,
— Community Services.
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:
All participants must be registered with the relevant professional bodies to participate in the provision of the requested services. Details of mandatory registrations will be detailed in each individual call off from the DPS.
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.2.3) 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
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
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:
20/07/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
27/07/2018
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
Please note any reference to a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) within the Trust's Cardea tendering portal is incorrect and actually refers to the Supplier Selection Questionnaire (SSQ), this is due to be changed following the next system update.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Hollyhurst Road, Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
UK
Telephone: +44 1913332333
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/home.aspx
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/06/2018