Medical Assessment and Testing Services for General Pharmaceutical Council

The General Pharmaceutical Council is looking to identify a Managed Service Provider to manage the provision of Medical Assessments and Testing to assist with its fitness to practice procedures.

United Kingdom-London: Medical practice and related services

2014/S 197-348318

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

General Pharmaceutical Council
25 Canada Square
Contact point(s): Procurement Department
E14 5LQ London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2037138000
E-mail: procurement@pharmacyregulation.org

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.pharmacyregulation.org/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA24269

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

Other: Pharmacy Regulator

I.3)Main activity

Health
Other: Pharmacy Regulation

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Medical Assessment and Testing Services.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: United Kingdom.

NUTS code UK

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Medical Assessment and Testing Service.
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) is looking to identify a Managed Service Provider to manage the provision of Medical Assessments and Testing to assist with its fitness to practice procedures.
The (GPhC) is the independent regulator for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises in Britain. It is our job to protect, promote and maintain the health, safety and wellbeing of members of the public by upholding standards and public trust in pharmacy.
The GPhC’s role covers a wide range of functions that assure pharmacist/pharmacy technicians competence and fitness to practice, and that pharmacy premises are maintaining the required standards. The functions include, dealing with concerns of impairment to fitness to practice, which may be wholly or partly due to the Registrant’s health.
We require the Managed Assessment and Testing provider to assist in:
— examining the Registrant,
— compiling a report of the findings, which includes a professional opinion on the Registrant’s fitness to practise, and
— to carry out testing where required.
This will assist the committee in determining whether the Registrant’s fitness to practise is impaired.
Testing could include:
— Blood samples;
— Drug and Alcohol testing.
The GPhC is now seeking to manage this through a managed service provider for a period of not less than 3 years, with the scope to offer a 1 year extension to this contract. Potential bidders must be able to demonstrate a successful track record in supplying Medical Assessments and carrying out testing across all areas of Great Britain covering a wide range of specialisms, including GP, General and Specialist Psychiatry; Substance Abuse; Mental Health and Occupational Health. These assessments will include, judgement on registrants’ fitness to practise.

Organisations wishing to express an interest in this should request a pre-qualification questionnaire via email toprocurement@pharmacyregulation.org including the following information;

Contact name, title within organisation, email address and contact telephone number and for all correspondence the full name of the organisation. Deadline for receipt of requests is 12:00 10.11.2014
To ensure all communication is dealt with in a timely manner all contact should be directed through the stated email address. Alternatively, your interest may be expressed via the mytenders website.

Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site athttp://www.myTenders.org/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=140912

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85120000, 85121000, 85121200, 85141000, 85148000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

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

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: It is the intention to award a 3 year contract with break points and possible extensions based on satisfactory performance.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Number of possible renewals: Range: between 1 and 2

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

III.2.3)Technical capacity

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Restricted

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Envisaged minimum number 5: and maximum number 10

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

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

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

10.11.2014 – 12:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

24.11.2014

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

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.1)Information about recurrence

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information

Following the Expressions of interest it is the intention of the GPhC to use a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire to identify and short list those suppliers who are both capable and willing to help us achieve our business objectives. The short listed suppliers will then be invited to tender.
(MT Ref:140912)

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

10.10.2014