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Published 21 Feb 2025, 11:12 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a Renal Dialysis Managed and Clinical Services for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals Plymouth (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Published estimate£50,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

University Hospitals NHS Trust are looking for a supplier to provide a full range of renal dialysis and nephrology services for patients within Devon and East Cornwall.

CPV: Construction work for buildings relating to health · Dialysis needles · Dialysis solutions · Health services · Hospital dialysis services · Renal support devices

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Services within this tender comprise of both the provision of nurse assisted…Published value£50,000,000

The Services within this tender comprise of both the provision of nurse assisted haemodialysis services for both chronic and acute patients under the clinical management of the Consultant Nephologist and the provision of Managed Healthcare facilities. This Managed Healthcare Facility will include the provision of new equipment, technology, maintenance and services as well as supply of consumables related to the patient treatment. The Trust currently operates out of a main dialysis hub in Estover, Plymouth as well providing dialysis within the inpatient facility at Derriford hospital and running two small satellite units at Saltash and Kingsbridge. The Trust also currently provides dialysis services at Holsworthy in partnership with a private provider which is in scope of this procurement. <br/>The Trust’s objective is to secure the provision of high quality, comprehensive and integrated care and treatment for chronic and acute patients who require maintenance dialysis treatment with haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. The successful supplier will support the Trust in increasing the dialysis capacity within the region, helping to identify potential new facilities in East Cornwall, Plymouth and North Devon and providing capital, expertise and operational support to mobilise these facilities in future years, including being responsible for any refurbishment and/or fit-out of the relevant facilities. <br/>The Contract to be offered to the successful Supplier at the end of this Procurement will be for an initial duration of 7 years, which is intended to run from 01 September 2025 until 31 August 2032 with the possibility of one extension of seven (7) years to allow equipment refresh as required. <br/>Additional information: To download the tender documentation, please login and register at Atamis on the below link

Delivery: South West · Plymouth
Extensions: The initial contract is for a period of 7 years, with the Trust having the option to extend for<br/>a further period(s) of up to 7 years if required.Second stage: 1–3 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As set out in selection questionnaire.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Feb 2025, 11:12 GMT
Last source update
21 Feb 2025, 11:12 GMT
Authority reference
T25/02/01
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006603
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for buildings relating to healthDialysis needlesDialysis solutionsHealth servicesHospital dialysis servicesRenal support devices
Delivery area
South West (UKK4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e616 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

The selected service provider will be required to actively participate in the achievement of social and policy objectives, including in relation to recruitment and training and sustainability initiatives. Accordingly, the contract will contain performance conditions relating to social and environmental considerations.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

As set out under Public Contracts Regulations 2015

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 ↗

Submission deadline
24 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Feb 2025 → 4 Apr 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    21 Feb 2025, 11:12 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    24 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    4 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals Plymouth

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Derriford Road, Plymouth, South West, PL6 8DHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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