Tender to Supply Drug Testing Kits

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of NHS Commercial Solutions
The Atrium Curtis Road
For the attention of: Taylor Jane
RH4 1XA Dorking
UNITED KINGDOM

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.commercialsolutions-sec.nhs.uk/

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)

Regional or local authority

Health

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Please see main sites or location of works field below

Drug (Legal Highs, Illegal Substances including Substance Abuse), Disease Screening Kits including Laboratory Testing (send away testing).

Supplies
Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Kent and Medway NHS Social Care Partnership Trust;
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust;
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust;
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust;
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust;
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust;
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust;
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust;
South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust;
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust;
Solent NHS Trust;
Berkshire Health NHS Trust;
Medway Community Healthcare;
Sussex Community NHS Trust.

NUTS code UK

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with a single operator

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 2

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT: 220 000 GBP

Framework to cover Drug/Disease Detection Apparatus and Testing and will include (but not be limited to) the delivery of point-of-care drug screening test kits (Urine Screening and Oral Fluid Screening tests) to test for, for example: Alcohol — Methadone metabolites (EDDP) — Opiates (cut off 300ng/ml) — Benzodiazepines — Cocaine — Amphetamine — Buprenorphine — MDMA — Cannabis The framework will also include laboratory confirmatory tests using Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry. The collection of samples and timely production of results data will form part of this service element.

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The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots

Variants will be accepted: no

Estimated value excluding VAT: 220 000 GBP

This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Number of possible renewals: 2

Duration in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)

Drug Screening Consumables to include legal highs, illegal substances (including substance abuse).

38544000

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

38544000

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

Any requirements will be stated in the tender documentation.

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: Please see tender documentation.

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://commercialsolutions.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.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: To be supplied in the tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: To be supplied in the tender documentation.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
To be supplied in the tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
To be supplied in the tender documentation.

Open

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

ITT 1840

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 31.5.2016 – 09:00
Payable documents: no

31.5.2016 – 09:00

English.

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction. In some circumstances trusts made do framework calls offs: Direct- it is intended that end users of this framework agreement apply the terms (to be confirmed on award). The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the tender specifications in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document may be used to award.

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The contracting authority shall include a 10 day standstill period following the notification to award in accordance with the conditions set out in PCR 2015.

27.4.2016