Official UK procurement notice
managed service for microbiology
Authority: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis notice is to advise the market of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) intention to issue a tender opportunity for a Microbiology Managed Service.
At the time of this notice the Microbiology Managed Service will cover Bacteriology services (including the provision of ready poured media) and elements of Virology testing, including some rapid PCR screening.
The Trust intends to hold a virtual pre-market engagement day during the month of September 2021(actual date to be confirmed)and will make a final decision on the most appropriate route to market after this engagement day. The Trust’s preferred route to market currently is via the “open” procedure.
Suppliers who wish to attend the virtual pre-market engagement day will be required to give a small presentation on a series of points the Trust wishes to explore. Details of this presentation are included in the pre-market engagement brief with this notice. If you wish to participate please confirm this in writing via the Bravo portal to Mr Daniel O’Sullivan – Category Manager by 9am Friday 10th September 2021. Details of the exact date and allocated time slot will then be sent to you via this portal.
Please be advised that this notice is not a formal call for competition and participation in this pre-market engagement day is voluntary.
CPV: Biomedical equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Aug 2021, 22:44 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Aug 2021, 22:44 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-019122- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d221Find a Tender
Publisher note: To express an interest in attending a market engagement day. please confirm via the response form on Bravo direct link to response form: https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/go/22312398017B1AB67DFC Name of Bravo object: pqq__28661 - managed service for microbiology market engagement
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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- Submission channel
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Timeline
6 Aug 2021 → 1 Nov 2021 · 2 dates- Notice published6 Aug 2021, 22:44 BST
- Tender notice expected1 Nov 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.