Pathology Managed Laboratory Services Contract – NHS Wales
The Health Board is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to provide fully managed pathology laboratory services.
United Kingdom-Cardiff: Pathology services
2018/S 159-364961
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1443848585
E-mail: steven.leonard3@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS code: UK
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
I.2)Information about joint procurement
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Pathology Managed Laboratory Services Contract
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
NWSSP Procurement services, on behalf of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (“ABUHB”), is seeking a contractor to provide a Fully Managed Pathology Service contract (the “Contract”) at the new Grange Hospital in Llanfrechfa (Currently under construction, due for completion by April 2021).
The Contract will be for a period of 10 years with an option to extend the Contract up to a further 2 years on a rolling 12 month basis.
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.3)Place of performance
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The Health Board’s pathology directorate provides clinically led pathology diagnostic services to Health Board’s hospitals, clinics and to primary care providers which includes GP practices from the surrounding area.
Current workload volumes are in excess of 10 000 000 analytical test profiles per annum.
The Health Board is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to provide fully managed pathology laboratory services.
The scope of the Requirement, which encompass a whole service redesign, will include replacement of pathology equipment, associated IT connectivity, the supply of consumables, associated items, chemicals and reagents together with support and maintenance.
Core and specialised testing services will be delivered at a central laboratory at the Grange University hospital; routine biochemistry will be delivered across four other Health Board hospital sites.
The proposed contract duration is for an initial period of 10 years, with an option to extend, at the sole discretion of the Health Board for an additional period of 2 years on a rolling 12 month basis.
The tender will follow a competitive dialogue process (Details and timescales will be made available in the PQQ documents, see stages indicated below). i) OJEU notice published with PQQ made available to Bidders:
1) PQQ Return Date (response must be submitted via the Health Board’s e – tenderwales portal);
2) Evaluation of PQQ / production of shortlist / notify Bidders of outcome;
3) Issue Invitation To Participate in Dialogue (ITPD) to shortlisted Bidders;
4) Outline Tender solutions/submissions return date for shortlisted Bidders;
5) Initial dialogue meetings with shortlisted Bidders;
6) Dialogue/tender process (details to follow);
7) Close dialogue/Contract award.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
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:
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
VI.3)Additional information:
(WA Ref:84306)
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=84653
(WA Ref:84653)
VI.4.1)Review body
4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1443848585Internet address: http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: