The Provision of Regulator Medical Support Services Framework
A Tender Notice
by THE NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- 4 year
- Value
- 6M
- Sector
- HEALTH
- Published
- 08 Mar 2021
- Delivery
- To 13 May 2026 (est.)
- Deadline
- 09 Apr 2021 13:00
Concepts
Location
London
2 buyers
- Nursing & Midwifery Council London
Description
The NMC in collaboration with the other UK healthcare regulators, wishes to appoint a provider(s) to undertake Toxicology services where there is complaint about a registrant’s health or misconduct. In addition, we wish to appoint a provider(s) to undertake medical examiner services for our registration and fitness to practise proceedings. Lastly, we (the NMC) wish to appoint a provider(s) of nursing and midwifery experts who are trained and able to provide independent opinion regarding care provided by registrants who receive complaints about their fitness to practise.
Lot Division
| 1 | Provision of Toxicology Services (Drug and Alcohol Testing) On request of the NMC, the provider will be responsible for arranging appointments with individuals on our register, or those applying to join our register, for samples to be taken for drug and/or alcohol testing. The provider will be responsible for testing the samples and providing a comprehensive report to the NMC which explains the results, within agreed timeframes. The provider must be able to carry out more than one method of sample testing, and be able to test for a variety of substances.The samples and testing must be carried out in a manner that complies with chain of custody and with ISO standards ISO/IEC 17025:2017 |
| 2 | Provision of Medical Examiner Services The provider will be the point of contact between the NMC case teams and Medical Examiners.The provider will need to have a pool of Medical Examiners available to conduct examinations, provide independent reports and attend NMC hearings to give evidence. The pool of examiners will need to contain a range of expertise in psychiatry, occupational health, substance misuse and general medicine. When requested, the provider will need to source the appropriate Medical Examiner, within the contract price, and provide them with the necessary medical records, which the provider will need to source (consent would have already been obtained).The provider is responsible for the quality of the reports, as well as feeding back any issues with reports or performance concerns, and is responsible for the timeliness of reports provided to the NMC.The provider will be responsible for handling data in line with GDPR and in strict adherence to agreed timeframes. |
| 3 | Provision of Expert Witness Services The provider will be the expert witness’ point of contact, and will liaise with the NMC case teams for all arrangements of hearing attendance. The provider will need to have a pool of, or be able to source, expert witnesses to conduct reviews of evidence, provide independent reports and attend NMC hearings to give evidence. The experts will need to contain a range of expertise in nursing and midwifery. The provider will be responsible for the quality of the report and making sure it is provided within the agreed timescales and contracted prices |
Award Criteria
| Quality | 60.0 |
| PRICE | 40.0 |
CPV Codes
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories
- 85121200 - Medical specialist services
- 80320000 - Medical education services
- 85120000 - Medical practice and related services
- 85148000 - Medical analysis services
- 71319000 - Expert witness services
Indicators
- Bids should cover one or more lots.
- Bids should cover the whole contract.
- This is a recurring contract.
- Renewals are not available.
- Award on basis of price.
Reference
- FTS 004607-2021