Blood Gas Analysers Managed Service Contract

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Postal address: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road
Town: Portsmouth
NUTS code: UKJ3
Postal code: PO6 3LY
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Daniel Jackson
E-mail: daniel.jackson@soeprocurement.nhs.uk
Telephone: +44 1489779160

Internet address(es):Main address: https://soeprocurement.nhs.uk/

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepsprovider/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.5)Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Blood Gas Analysers Managed Service Contract

Reference number: F13527

II.1.2)Main CPV code

38434520

II.1.3)Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4)Short description:

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust and Isle of Wight Primary Care Trust wishes to award a Managed Service Contract (MSC) for 8 years (with the option for two 1 year extensions) that will allow us to replace our existing fleet of ageing blood gas analysers (BGAs) and also standardise equipment and test repertoire across the site whilst providing improved contingency on the current provision. The new analysers will be cartridge based to minimise operator-dependant steps, maintenance and downtime due to poor quality samples or operator error. The Trust also wishes to achieve full IT connectivity to ensure blood gas results are transmitted into our trust electronic patient reporting systems and achieve remote monitoring of all BGA’s.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 1 500 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

38434520

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKJ3

Main site or place of performance:

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust and Isle of Wight Primary Care Trust.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust and Isle of Wight Primary Care Trust wishes to award a Managed Service Contract (MSC) for 8 years (with the option for two 1 year extensions) that will allow us to replace our existing fleet of ageing blood gas analysers (BGAs) and also standardise equipment and test repertoire across the site whilst providing improved contingency on the current provision. The new analysers will be cartridge based to minimise operator-dependant steps, maintenance and downtime due to poor quality samples or operator error. The Trust also wishes to achieve full IT connectivity to ensure blood gas results are transmitted into our trust electronic patient reporting systems and achieve remote monitoring of all BGA’s.

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: 1 500 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 120

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: yes

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

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

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

As per procurement documents.

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.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 22/06/2020

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 22/06/2020

Local time: 15:00

Place:

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:

For all information regarding the procurement, please see the procurement documents on the e-Sourcing portal.

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Town: Portsmouth
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

21/05/2020