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

Concepts

• glasgow
• laboratory services
• laboratories managed service
• nhs greater glasgow
• behalf of nhs greater glasgow
• clyde
• nhs shared business services
• nhs gg&c
• nhs sbs
• provision of a laboratories

Location

Across the main Acute Hospital sites throughout GG&C but the largest site is the QEUH

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.

Total Quantity or Scope

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:- ocds-h6vhtk-02e9d8 FTS 025194-2021 To view a copy of the PIN, please use the PIN link here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT43...

Renewal Options

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 Codes

• 71900000 - Laboratory services

Indicators

• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The publication of this Procurement and ITT documentation supersedes all previous published documentation including the PIN Notice. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=681966. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Information can be located within the Tender Documentation Pack. (SC Ref:681966)