Microbiology Managed Service Contract

Microbiology Managed Service Contract – Northumberland

To provide a fully managed pathology service.

United Kingdom-Morpeth: Laboratory services

2018/S 238-543939

Contract notice

Microbiology Managed Service Contract – NorthumberlandServices

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
County Hall
Morpeth
NE61 2EF
United Kingdom
Contact person: Mrs Leanne Stewart
Telephone: +44 7500065690
E-mail: leanne.stewart@northumberland.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKC

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

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.northumbria.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://procontract.due-north.com

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://procontract.due-north.com

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

SPS852 Microbiology Managed Service Contract

Reference number: DN377594

II.1.2)Main CPV code

71900000 – AA01

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

Microbiology Services within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are seeking a Vendor Neutral supplier to provide a fully managed pathology service. The supplier will supply equipment, consumables and reagents to provide an appropriate managed Microbiology diagnostic service including bacteriology, serology and molecular diagnostics. There are existing equipment which the Supplier will be expected to take over on award of the contract and further equipment may be brought into the contract at a later time.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 7 000 000.00 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)

33696000

38430000

38434000

51410000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKC

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

This is an open tender which will be evaluated with 40 % weighting placed on price and the remaining 60 % on quality questions. Suppliers are invited to undertake a site visit during the tender process. Further information is available within the tender documentation.

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: 700 000.00 GBP

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

Duration in months: 60

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

There will be 5 optional 12 month extensions.

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

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

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

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: 25/01/2019

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: 25/01/2019

Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
County Hall
Morpeth
NE61 2EF
United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

07/12/2018