Courier Services Contract Cambridgeshire
The contract will cover the provision of a Logistics Service to collect samples (and deliver associated consumables and other relevant items).
United Kingdom-Cambridge: Courier services
2016/S 033-053703
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hills Rd
Contact point(s): The Pathology Partnership
For the attention of: Bryant Fiona
CB2 0QQ Cambridge
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1223632902
E-mail: f.bryant@nhs.net
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.cuh.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.thepathologypartnership.info
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust
Heath Road
IP4 5PD Ipswich
UNITED KINGDOM
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane
SG1 4AB Stevenage
UNITED KINGDOM
Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
Turner Road
CO4 5JL Colchester
UNITED KINGDOM
West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust
Hardwick Lane
IP33 2QZ Bury St Edmunds
UNITED KINGDOM
Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust
Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Park
PE29 6NT Huntingdon
UNITED KINGDOM
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 2: Land transport services [2], including armoured car services, and courier services, except transport of mail
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Ipswich, Colchester, Bury St Edmunds.
NUTS code UK,UKJ,UKH
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The contract will cover the provision of a Logistics Service to collect samples (and deliver associated consumables and other relevant items) from test sites including GP practices, Health clinics and other Hospitals and deliver them back to the Hub Laboratories.
Please see: http://www.thepathologypartnership.info for more information.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
64120000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.2)Information about options
II.2.3)Information about renewals
Number of possible renewals: 1
In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated timeframe for subsequent contracts:
in months: 12 (from the award of the contract)
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: Managed Pathology Logistics for pick-up sites historically linked to Ipswich Hospitals NHS Trust
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
64120000
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Managed Pathology Logistics for pick-up sites historically linked to Pick-up sites historically linked to Colchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
64120000
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
Lot No: 3 Lot title: Managed Pathology Logistics for pick-up sites historically linked to Pick-up sites historically linked to West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
64120000
5)Additional information about lots
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://eoecph.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link (these are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only) – You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box. 3. Responding to the tender. — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: In accordance the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: We will award in the best value interest of the The Pathology Partnership on a total cost of ownership basis across the whole network.
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hills Road
CB2 0QQ Cambridge
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: www.cuh.org.uk
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: