Official UK procurement notice
Rapid Molecular Testing Service for Public Health Wales
Procurement agent: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)·On behalf of: Public Health Wales
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionPublic Health Wales, in advance of a tender, would like to invite companies to provide their bespoke options for a rapid molecular service based on 2 lots for Wales at a user engagement session on the 27th February 2023 at Public Health Wales, 2 Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF10 4BZ.
-Lot 1 being essential supporting pneumonia and meningoencephalitis syndromic algorithm.
-Lot 2 being desirable supporting bone and tissue; gastrointestinal and sexual transmitted syndromic algorithm.
Interested parties will be offered a user engagement session, further details available from the contracting authority.
CPV: Laboratory reagents
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Essential supporting pneumonia and meningoencephalitis syndromic algorithm.Planned
Essential supporting pneumonia and meningoencephalitis syndromic algorithm.
- Offer must include all instruments, consumables, reagent, support, service and maintenance.
- Consideration needs to be taken into capital money investment by Welsh Government in new equipment (BioFire Film Arrays; ePlex and Cepheid) to support rapid diagnosis in the pandemic as these still have an expected shelf life of another 5 years.
- In addition, we have some reagent rental instruments in the Network.
- Minimal processing time will be required for specimen investigation.
- Speed of turnaround time for result will be essential.
- Multiplex will be preferred over singleplex targets.
- Software interpretation of result and interface to LIMS is essential.
- High negative predictive, Sensitivity and Specificity is essential.
- Reduce the need for specialist technical interpretation and handling.
- Instruments and associated reagents must be complaint with UK Quality marking for equipment, reagents and consumables.
- The service is to be fully functional by 1st July 2023.
- The current estimates on numbers is a minimum of 20 rapid test per site in the network.
- There are 12 Public Health Wales sites with potential to include 3 non-Public Health Wales sites.
- Maintain and provide the ability to meet the increase demand and a robust supply chain.
- Support our adherence to antibiotic sensitivity testing and reporting guidelines.
Lot #2Desirable supporting bone and tissue; gastrointestinal and sexual transmitted syndromic algorithm.Planned
Desirable supporting bone and tissue; gastrointestinal and sexual transmitted syndromic algorithm.
- Offer must include all instruments, consumables, reagent, support, service and maintenance.
- Consideration needs to be taken into capital money investment by Welsh Government in new equipment (BioFire Film Arrays; ePlex and Cepheid) to support rapid diagnosis in the pandemic as these still have an expected shelf life of another 5 years.
- In addition, we have some reagent rental instruments in the Network.
- Minimal processing time will be required for specimen investigation.
- Health and Safety during the processing must minimise any potential incident, hazard or risk.
- Speed of turnaround time for result will be essential.
- Multiplex will be preferred over singleplex targets.
- Software interpretation of result and interface to LIMS is essential.
- High negative predictive, Sensitivity and Specificity is essential.
- Reduce the need for specialist technical interpretation and handling.
- Instruments and associated reagents must be complaint with UK Quality marking for equipment, reagents and consumables.
- The service is to be fully functional by 1st July 2023.
- The current estimates on numbers is a minimum of 20 rapid test per site in the network.
- There are 12 Public Health Wales sites with potential to include 3 non-Public Health Wales sites.
- Maintain and provide the ability to meet the increase demand and a robust supply chain.
- Support our adherence to antibiotic sensitivity testing and reporting guidelines.
- A robust and resilient support post service implementation.
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
- 2 Feb 2023, 16:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Feb 2023, 16:12 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 2 May 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-003315- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Public Health Wales NHS Trust will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract.
Unsuccessful tenderers and applicants are entitled to receive reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the tenderer/applicant was unsuccessful.
Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in section I.1.
Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendments) Regulations 2015
Publisher note: 1. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract. 2. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the ITT and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms. 3. The Contracting Authority will not accept completed ITT's after the stated closing date. 4. All documents to be priced (where applicable) in sterling and all payments made in sterling. 5. All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders. 6. Prospective suppliers should note that NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services is acting on behalf of Public Health Wales NHS Trust (WA Ref:128781)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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- Submission channel
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Timeline
2 Feb 2023 → 6 Mar 2023 · 2 dates- Notice published2 Feb 2023, 16:12 GMT
- Tender notice expected6 Mar 2023
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
2 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- Public Health WalesBeneficiary authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria