Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
University Hospital, Clifford Bridge Road
Coventry
CV2 2DX
UK
Telephone: +44 08458875000
E-mail: connor.smith@htepg.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
WR5 1DD
UK
E-mail: connor.smith@htepg.com
NUTS: UKG1
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Wye Valley NHS Trust
The County Hospital, Union Walk
Hereford
HR1 2ER
UK
E-mail: connor.smith@htepg.com
NUTS: UKG11
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://healthtrusteurope.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
South Midlands Pathology - LIMS Solution Contract
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48814400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
UHCW are seeking to award a contract on behalf of; South Midlands Pathology Network (Coventry and Warwickshire Pathology Services - Hosted by UHCW (including George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust), Wye Valley NHS Trust & Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust) ("SMP") for the provision of a Laboratory Information Management System ("LIMS"). The scope of this contract includes the provision of a Laboratory Information Management System (“LIMS”), including installation, configuration and hosting (cloud or on-premises), across the SMP Network covering the core disciplines and sub-disciplines - e.g. Clinical Biochemistry, Immunology, Haematology, Coagulation, Blood Transfusion, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Cellular Pathology, Virology, Anatomical Surgical Training Centre, Tissue Bank, Phlebotomy, Serology, Cytology, Post-Mortem and Point of Care - which can be grouped under locally definable headings e.g. Blood Sciences. Due to the scale of this contract, SMP would be looking to form a partnership with the winning Bidder with an emphasis on innovation and a forward look for the Network as a whole.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
20 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85111800
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
UHCW are seeking to award a contract on behalf of; South Midlands Pathology Network (Coventry and Warwickshire Pathology Services - Hosted by UHCW (including George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust), Wye Valley NHS Trust & Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust) ("SMP") for the provision of a Laboratory Information Management System ("LIMS"). The scope of this contract includes the provision of a Laboratory Information Management System (“LIMS”), including installation, configuration and hosting (cloud or on-premises), across the SMP Network covering the core disciplines and sub-disciplines - e.g. Clinical Biochemistry, Immunology, Haematology, Coagulation, Blood Transfusion, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Cellular Pathology, Virology, Anatomical Surgical Training Centre, Tissue Bank, Phlebotomy, Serology, Cytology, Post-Mortem and Point of Care - which can be grouped under locally definable headings e.g. Blood Sciences. Due to the scale of this contract, SMP would be looking to form a partnership with the winning Bidder with an emphasis on innovation and a forward look for the Network as a whole.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
20 000 000.00
GBP
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:
For up to a further 7 years with the contract periods to be agreed between the Contracting Authority and the Successful Tenderer.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 8
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
As set out in the SQ Guidance documenation
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.1.2) 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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
IV.1.5) Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
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:
04/04/2023
Local time: 13:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
01/05/2023
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: 18 (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 invoicing will be accepted
VI.3) Additional information
TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI).The terms and conditions of this Framework Agreement and any resulting Call-Off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this framework agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE.
SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND PROCUREMENT INFORMATION
This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: Register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk. Login to the portal with username/password. Click the ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the ITT into your My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo e-Tendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk. Sid4Gov HTE utilises the sid4gov supplier information database. Candidates should register on sid4gov at https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on sid4gov must ensure information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the sid4gov helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Legal Department, HealthTrust Europe
19 George Road
Birmingham
B15 1NU
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Legal Department, HealthTrust Europe
19 George Road
Birmingham
B15 1NU
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/03/2023