Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Galsworthy Road
Kingston upon Thames
KT2 7QB
UK
Contact person: Jon Beeson
E-mail: jon.beeson2@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI6
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/
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
Assisted Conception Services – Partnership Agreement
Reference number: KP1132
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111320
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The trust wishes to identify a partner to form a commercial relationship with, in relation to the delivery of NHS funded and privately funded assisted conception and embryology services. The Trust has not, at this stage, identified a particular commercial relationship for the future of the assisted conception unit (ACU) and therefore wishes to engage with the market in order to identify a solution which best meets the trust’s needs and requirements. The trust is therefore open to considering solutions proposed by potential partners which may include (without limitation) corporate joint venture, contractual joint venture, full outsourcing, revenue sharing arrangements and /or a contract for services.
The partner will need to demonstrate experience and expertise in the provision of assisted conception services and economic and financial standing to meet the capital costs required to meet any proposed solution.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85111310
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI6
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The trust wishes to identify a partner to form a commercial relationship with, in relation to the delivery of NHS funded and privately funded assisted conception and embryology services.
The core needs and requirements of the trust are as follows and the trust anticipates that these will form part of the commercial relationship formed with a partner: - A partner to deliver NHS and private patient assisted conception services;- A partner to deliver the full embryology service; The development of the ACU facility and an embryology lab for delivery of both NHS and private services; and Marketing and promotion of the ACU service and growth of the ACU business.
The trust is not fixing the duration of the arrangement and this will be an area for negotiation. The trust does however envisage a medium to long term arrangement of approximately 7-10 years in duration.
It is not currently know what the value of the commercial relationship will be to the trust and its chosen partner. This will be an area for negotiation and will depend upon the structure of the final arrangement and bids submitted.
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
Under the light touch regime, the trust may determine the procurement procedure to be applied in relation to the award of the contract. The trust intends to carry out this procurement using a process which is similar to the competitive dialogue procedure. The trust however reserves the right to vary that procedure in such manner as is detailed in the procurement documents.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
As specified in the procurement documentation.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Procedure involving negotiations
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
30/04/2018
Local time: 10:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/03/2018