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Published 16 May 2022, 12:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

National HIV/Syphilis self-sampling and self-testing services Framework

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: London (UKI32)

Framework ceiling (notional)£3,900,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 5 Aug 2022awarded 9 Nov 2022

Next notice expected 20 Jun 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of HIV and Syphilis self-sampling and self-testing and results management services. Contract term: 24 months with the option to extend for up to further 24 months Contract value (including extensions): £3,900,000 excluding VAT (£4,600,000 including VAT)

Recurrence: Approximately 6 months prior to the end of the current Framework as long as services are still required.

CPV: Health services · Miscellaneous health services · Provision of services to the community · Services provided by medical laboratories

How this framework works

From the published notice

Places: up to 1 suppliers · 7 bids received (7.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1This is a National Framework Agreement with a single contractor to provide HIV sand…AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,900,000

This is a National Framework Agreement with a single contractor to provide HIV sand Syphilis self-sampling and self-testing and results management services. The framework will be primarily for use by the Department of Health and Social Care, the lead Authority, but it will be opened for use by:

any local authority in England; A-Z of councils online | Local Government Association
NHS England and NHS Improvement; NHS England » Contact us
any Integrated Care Board, NHS Trust or NHS Foundation Trust in England (NHS England » NHS provider directory) The aim of this service is to provide a cost effective and clinically robust service accessible for sexually active individuals aged 16 years and over. Emphasis will be placed on increasing testing for HIV amongst most at risk groups including gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men and black African populations. The service will be paid for by the customer and will be free to the service user. The service provision includes four elements:
User interface and access (online portal)
Fulfilment of orders (online and offline distribution)
Pathology
Results management

Delivery: London

Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 24 months.Variant bids: not allowed

75200000 Provision of services to the community 85140000 Miscellaneous health services 85145000 Services provided by medical laboratories

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 55%Price: 35%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Several Criteria in Technical Envelope: 55%
commercial envelope: 35%
social value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

social value: 10
Several Criteria in Technical Envelope: 55
commercial envelope: 35

What this means for your bid

Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
“National HIV/Syphilis self-sampling and self-testing services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Yes · Approximately 6 months prior to the end of the current Framework as long as services are still required.
First published: 16 May 2022, 12:42 BST
Last source update: 9 Nov 2022, 18:24 GMT
Award evaluation window: 5 Aug 2022 – …
Authority reference: C72182
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-031770
Classification (CPV): Health servicesMiscellaneous health servicesProvision of services to the communityServices provided by medical laboratories
Delivery area: London (UKI32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0337f3 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Redacted contract published on Contract Finder: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f8e8d883-33df-47a8-a627-25f0a986e170

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Appointment period ends: 5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

20 Jun 2022 → 9 Nov 2022 · 4 dates

Next notice expected
20 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Notice published
9 Nov 2022, 18:24 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jun 2022

Status changed to active
27 Jun 2022, 07:33 BST
Procurement method changed
27 Jun 2022, 07:33 BST
Deadline published: 5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
27 Jun 2022, 07:33 BST
Status changed to complete
9 Nov 2022, 18:24 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 76 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Nov 2022

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Contract 031770-2022-1
Signed
9 Nov 2022
Value
£3,900,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic	6	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health and Social Care

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body LondonContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

SH:24 CICFramework contractor08737119 35a Westminster Bridge Road, London, London, SE1 7JBContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria