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Published 4 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Specialised Reporting for Heart and Lung Checks Framework

Official notice

Authority: East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub c/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Published value£10,000,000published on the single lot · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 6 Dec 2021awarded 1 Feb 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

It is the intention that this Framework will help to facilitate and enable publicly funded organisations to secure cost-effective value for money for Specialised Reporting for Heart and lung Checks. This framework has been issued to support the NHS and will encompass reporting for the 10 pilot programs currently being run by NHS England, additionally other Beneficiaries service requirements outside of the pilot is also encompassed. The screening services for this framework is specialised, the standard and type of personnel needed is over and above the standard Teleradiology reporting.

Bidders will also have the opportunity to apply to join the Framework Agreement on an annual basis.

It is anticipated that applications will be accepted on the following dates:

November 2022 – For commencement of contract February 2023

November 2023 – For commencement of contract February 2024

November 2024 – For commencement of contract February 2025

(dependent on extension of Framework Agreement)

The process to be followed is reflective of the flexibility available against the Light Touch Regime and against which the procurement is being run.

CPV: Health services · Medical imaging services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 10 suppliers · 4 bids received (0.4 per place) · 4 appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The services captured under this Framework will be suitable for use across the diverse…AwardedRenewalPublished value£10,000,000

The services captured under this Framework will be suitable for use across the diverse portfolio of organisations making up the NHS landscape and other publicly funded organisations and/or public funded service provision. The aim of this framework is to provide a suite of easily accessible, value for money, services, with a compliant route to market for Contracting Authorities (named as Beneficiaries) against the Lung & Heart Specialised Reporting Framework. Services offered under this Framework will meet the highest industry standards and support Contracting Authorities with the current and future day-to-day activities in respect of the requirements for the Provision of Specialised Reporting for Heart and lung Checks Framework. The services will offer a cost effective, value for money solution, utilising suitably qualified and skilled personnel to deliver radiology reporting, image interpretation, and support services to Contracting Authorities to facilitate their requirements in terms of increasing capacity and/or hit both short term and long-term Service targets.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: option for a further 12 month extensionVariant 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
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Experience and Implementation: 6%
  • Workforce: 5%
  • Reporting Service: 9%
  • Quality Assurance & Clinical Governance: 12%
  • Specific Specification: 8%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Experience and Implementation: 6
  • Workforce: 5
  • Reporting Service: 9
  • Quality Assurance & Clinical Governance: 12
  • Specific Specification: 8
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Full details are found in the ITT documentation

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Provision of Specialised Reporting for Heart and Lung Checks Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
Last source update
15 Feb 2022, 22:45 GMT
Award evaluation window
6 Dec 2021 – …
Authority reference
Project_19188
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-004338
Classification (CPV)
Health servicesMedical imaging services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f3d9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Appointment period ends
6 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
1080 days from the deadline
Bids opened
6 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Dec 2021 → 15 Feb 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    6 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    6 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    15 Feb 2022, 22:45 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Feb 2022, 22:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 4admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 4latest 1 Feb 2022

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

Contracts

All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £10,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Provision of Specialised Reporting for Heart and lung Checks Framework

    Signed
    1 Feb 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Provision of Specialised Reporting for Heart and lung Checks Framework

    Signed
    1 Feb 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Provision of Specialised Reporting for Heart and lung Checks Framework

    Signed
    1 Feb 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Provision of Specialised Reporting for Heart and lung Checks Framework

    Signed
    1 Feb 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub c/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Victoria House, Capital Business Park, Fulbourn, Cambridge, UK, CB21 5XBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub c/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation TrustReview body Cambridge
  • NHS ResolutionReview body London
  • NHS ResolutionsMediation body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

4 commercial parties on the notice

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