Cardiff and Vale UHB Renal Courier Service

Concepts

• cardiff
• courier services
• vale uhb renal courier service
• vale uhb
• aneurin bevan uhb
• cwm taf morgannwg uhb
• a reliable courier service
• the service needs
• a courier service
• renal

Location

Cardiff and Vale UHB

Description

NHS Procurement Wales, on behalf of the Cardiff and Vale UHB are looking to implement a contract with a courier service to transfer blood samples and prescriptions. The successful bidder will provide a courier service that can meet the needs of a routine schedule of the dialysis units but can also support ad hoc requests or changes to meet the service needs.

Total Quantity or Scope

The successful bidder will provide a courier service that can meet the needs of a routine schedule of the dialysis units but can also support ad hoc requests or changes to meet the service needs.There are two units based in the locality of Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB, Llantrisant Dialysis Unit and Merthyr Dialysis Unit. The Health Board have historically used taxis to take blood samples every day to laboratories based in Royal Glamorgan Hospital and Prince Charles Hospital. Virology screening is also requested for patients every 3 months and these samples are taken to the laboratories in University Hospital of Wales. These units along with two units based in the locality of Aneurin Bevan UHB also rely on taxis to pick up prescriptions from the central pharmacy store in Cardiff. The Health Board wish to put a contract in place with a reliable courier service to carry out this work daily.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 64120000 - Courier services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

Please note additional information on this procurement: 1. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award 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. In reference to II.1.9 (Variants) to the extent permitted, if at all, in the tender documents. 7. Prospective suppliers should note that NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services is acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale ULHB. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=65818. NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=68368 (WA Ref:68368) The Health Board will ensure that this procurement process, which is being undertaken in accordance with the Open Procedure, pursuant to and as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) Light Touch Regime. (WA Ref:142845)