Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The University of Central Lancashire
Preston
UK
E-mail: nismail4@uclan.ac.uk
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.uclan.ac.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://esourcing.uclan.ac.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://esourcing.uclan.ac.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
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
UCLan Provision of Simulated Patients
Reference number: PST20-026
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79620000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The School of Medicine University of Central Lancashire is seeking applications to tender from agencies able to provide simulated patients, actors or trained clinical role players (SPs) for School of Medicine courses. Your tender should demonstrate how you will address the requirements and critical success factors outlined below.
Purpose
This purpose of this specification is to set the requirements, management and partnership for a single preferred provider that will deliver the Simulated Patient provision across the School of Medicine’s clinical courses: MBBS, MPAS, MPAP and other clinical courses UG and PG, as required by curriculum needs.
Please note the term ‘Simulated Patient’(SP) is understood to refer to clinical role players or actors who work as simulated patients for teaching purposes and as standardised patients for assessment purposes.
Requirements
The successful Bidder will be able to provide high quality simulated patients for roles in Clinical Skills teaching sessions, Communication Skills teaching sessions and for clinical assessments such as Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) with supportive and responsive management and administrative processes.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD4
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
More details can be found in the attached documents.
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: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The University reserves the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month periods
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:
Yes
Description of options:
The University reserves the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month periods
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:
12/11/2021
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: 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.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
University of Central Lancashire
Preston
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/10/2021