Find a TenderPast planning notice
Published 6 Aug 2021, 22:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

managed service for microbiology

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Goods
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Nov 2021from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This 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 published
Lot #1Planned
Delivery: West Midlands

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)
Biomedical equipment
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d221 Find 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
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Submission deadline
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Submission channel
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Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Aug 2021 → 1 Nov 2021 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    6 Aug 2021, 22:44 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 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

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2WBContact email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.