Provide Toxicology Testing Services to General Medical Council

Toxicilogy testing to: a) There are any drug or alcohol related conditions that require the GMC to restrict a doctor’s registration in order to maintain patient safety.

United Kingdom-Manchester: Toxic substances monitoring services

2016/S 111-197229

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

General Medical Council (GMC)
3 Hardman Street
Manchester
M3 3AW
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1619236340
E-mail: gmctenders@gmc-uk.org
Fax: +44 8453570025
NUTS code: UK

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.gmc-uk.org

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA19541

I.2)Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: www.mytenders.org

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

Body governed by public law

I.5)Main activity

Other activity: medical regulation

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Toxicology.

Reference number: GMC311

II.1.2)Main CPV code

90743100

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

Toxicology testing is required as part of the GMC’s Fitness to Practise proceedings in order to establish whether:

a) There are any drug or alcohol related conditions that require the GMC to restrict a doctor’s registration in order to maintain patient safety;

b) Individual doctors are complying with restrictions placed on their registration, for example to limit their consumption of alcohol or refrain from the use of drugs.

This is mostly done through the use of blood and hair tests at present, although urine and breath tests can be carried out at the GMC’s discretion.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 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)

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UK

Main site or place of performance:

3 Hardman Street, Manchester, M3 3AW.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Toxicology testing is required as part of the GMC’s Fitness to Practise proceedings in order to establish whether:

a) There are any drug or alcohol related conditions that require the GMC to restrict a doctor’s registration in order to maintain patient safety;

b) Individual doctors are complying with restrictions placed on their registration, for example to limit their consumption of alcohol or refrain from the use of drugs.

This is mostly done through the use of blood and hair tests at present, although urine and breath tests can be carried out at the GMC’s discretion.

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: 500 000.00 GBP

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

Duration in months: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: no

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

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.2.1)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: 13/07/2016

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

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 13/07/2016

Local time: 12:00

Place:

3 Hardman Street, Manchester, M3 3AW.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

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=177516

(MT Ref: 177516).

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

General Medical Council (GMC)
3 Hardman Street
Manchester
M3 3AW
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1619236340
Fax: +44 8453570025Internet address:http://www.gmc-uk.org

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:

08/06/2016

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