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Published 10 Feb 2022, 17:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of a Laboratories Managed Service on behalf of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Official notice

Authority: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£447,936,000≈ £28m / year
Submissions closed 14 Jun 2022
Contract term 16 yrsends 12 Sept 2039 · extension options published · starts 12 Sept 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) are acting on behalf of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, to obtain a Contractor for The Provision of a Laboratories Managed Service.

  • Recurrence: The Contract will be for the duration of a 7 year initial period with either the option to extend for 2 further periods of 7 years and 2 years or a single further period of 2 years only, with a service commencement date of 12th September 2023

CPV: Laboratory services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GG&C) require a Provider/Contractor to provide a…CancelledRenewal 16 yrs

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GG&C) require a Provider/Contractor to provide a Managed Laboratory Service for the large majority of analyses performed within the NHS GG&C Laboratory Medicine Department across the full range of laboratory specialties. The maximum affordability limit for the total Contract (including any potential extensions and VAT) is 447,936,000 GBP and the Contract will be for the duration of a 7 year initial period with either the option to extend for 2 further periods of 7 years and 2 years or a single further period of 2 years only, with a service commencement date of 12th September 2023. NHS GG&C is the largest of 14 territorial NHS Boards in Scotland. It serves a population of 1.2 million and employs circa 39,000 staff. Therefore it is essential that the proposed solution to provide the Managed Service is customised to the operational and clinical requirements of all Departments. The individual requirements for the Procurement are:-

  • A - General – includes Board IT Requirements
  • B - Biochemistry & Immunology – includes electrophoresis & POCT
  • C - Haematology and H&I – includes electrophoresis & POCT
  • D - Genetics
  • E - Pathology
  • F - Microbiology, Virology and Reference Laboratories – includes POCT
  • G - Blood / Urine / Fluid Collection Systems
  • H - Ultra Low Freezers/Incubators/Centrifuges/Gases

It is anticipated that the proposed solution will provide new equipment and therefore any costs related to this should be costed within the submission. Further information on the full services required can be found within the Tender pack and Providers wishing to express an interest in participating in this Invitation to Tender (ITT) should register their interest on www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗ to access the documentation required to provide the Service. The ITT documentation should be completed and submitted by 5pm on 20th May 2022. Additional information: A PIN notice has been advertised using the below references:-

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FTS 025194-2021

To view a copy of the PIN, please use the PIN link here: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_v… ↗

Contract period: 12 Sept 2023 – 12 Sept 2039 (16 yrs)
Delivery: Scotland · Across the main Acute Hospital sites throughout GG&C but the largest site is the QEUH
Extensions: the Contract will be for the duration of a 7 year initial period with either the option to extend for 2 further periods of 7 years and 2 years or a single further period of 2 years only, with a service commencement date of 12th September 2023.Variant 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: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • As per procurement documents: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • As per procurement documents: 100
  • Price: 0

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
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement

Yes · The Contract will be for the duration of a 7 year initial period with either the option to extend for 2 further periods of 7 years and 2 years or a single further period of 2 years only, with a service commencement date of 12th September 2023

First published
10 Feb 2022, 17:04 GMT
Last source update
30 Nov 2022, 09:47 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 May 2022 – …
Authority reference
GGC0726
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-033874
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0315e4 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The publication of this Procurement and ITT documentation supersedes all previous published documentation including the PIN Notice. (SC Ref:715157)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
14 Jun 2022, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
20 May 2022, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 May 2022 → 12 Sept 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    20 May 2022, 17:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    14 Jun 2022, 15:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    30 Nov 2022, 09:47 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    12 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Apr 2022
  1. Deadline moved to 31 May 2022, 15:00 BST
    25 Apr 2022, 08:56 BST
    +11 days · was 20 May 2022, 17:00 BST
  2. Deadline moved to 14 Jun 2022, 15:00 BST
    9 May 2022, 12:39 BST
    +14 days · was 31 May 2022, 15:00 BST
  3. Status changed to cancelled
    30 Nov 2022, 09:47 GMT
Published amendments (3 · 2 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.220 May 202231 May 2022+11 d
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.231 May 202214 Jun 2022+14 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.720 May 202214 Jun 2022+25 d

Request for Extension by Supplier. CQ end date is now 17th May 2022 also.

Extension to reflect Clarification Questions and supplemental changes to support responses.

Additional information relating to Bid Submission due to PCS Size Limitations After consideration of the most recent clarification question and previous questions, NHS GG&C have carefully considered a number of different submission options to ensure the least impact and inconvenience for Suppliers regarding the size limits of Bid submissions. Therefore, bid submissions are required to be submitted…

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2022-04: 1 release · 25 Apr 2022
  • 2022-02: 1 release · 10 Feb 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Procurement Department, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 84 Castle Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G4 0SFContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Glasgow

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