Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-04-18
Buyer: NHS Supply Chain acting as agent for Supply Chain Coordination Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33124100 | 33124110 | 33124130 | 33141625 | 38434000
Estimated value: 204000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-05-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Liquid Based Cytology Systems and High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Testing Systems for Cervical Cancer Screening
NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a comprehensive, non-exclusive, Framework Agreement for the supply to the NHS Supply Chain customer base via the E-Direct/Direct Route of liquid based cytology systems and high-risk human papillomavirus testing systems for cervical cancer screening.
NHS Supply Chain may (but shall not be required to) purchase the goods subject to the Framework Agreement using any of the following methods:
Contracts may be awarded (subject to meeting the appropriate criteria as specified within the ITT Documentation) either via direct award or via further competition.
Lot 1: Rental and Capital Pricing including Equipment, Products, Reagents and Services required for Cervical Cancer Screening — Liquid Based Cytology (LBC)
Rental and capital pricing including equipment, products, reagents and services required for cervical cancer screening — Liquid Based Cytology (LBC).
The Framework Agreement will have an initial term of 24 months with an option to extend incrementally 12 months at a time, up to a total period of 48 months.
Precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. Value excluding VAT: between 290 000 GBP and 574 000 GBP by the end of Year 2 the total value of the anticipated contracts (with a maximum award of 7 years) awarded under the resulting Framework Agreement are estimated to be in the region 1 020 000 and 2 040 000.
The Framework Agreement will have an initial term of 24 months with an option to extend incrementally 12 months at a time, up to a total period of 48 months.
The term of contracts formed under the Framework Agreement may continue beyond the end of the term of the Framework Agreement itself.
Lot 2: Rental and Capital Pricing including Equipment, Products, Reagents and Services required for Cervical Cancer Screening — High-Risk HPV Testing Systems (HPV)
Rental and capital pricing including equipment, products, reagents and services required for cervical cancer screening — High-Risk HPV Testing Systems (HPV).
This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. Value excluding VAT: between 1 440 000 and 2 875 000 GBP by the end of Year 2 and the total value of the anticipated contracts (with a maximum award of 7 years) awarded under the resulting Framework Agreement are estimated to be in the region 5 100 000 and 10 195 000.
The Framework Agreement will have an initial term of 24 months with an option to extend incrementally 12 months at a time, up to a total period of 48 months.
The term of contracts formed under the Framework Agreement may continue beyond the end of the term of the Framework Agreement itself.

Eligibility requirements: Applicants should refer to other sections of this Contract Notice for further details in respect of appointment to the individual lots across the Framework Agreement. Applicants may bid for 1, more than 1 or all of the lots and applicants should refer to the invitation to tender for more information in respect of this. The term of contracts formed under the Framework Agreement may continue beyond the end of the term of the Framework Agreement itself. NHS Supply Chain will share savings information in order to assist its customers with making informed procurement decisions. NHS Supply Chain intends to enter into arrangements under which it will be entitled to purchase supplies and/or services which it will make available for purchase by: 1) Any NHS Trust; 2) Any other NHS entity; 3) Any government department, agency or other statutory body (for the avoidance of doubt including local authorities); 4) Any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector; 5) Any primary, secondary, tertiary, vocational or higher educational establishment (and those purchasing on their behalf) including, for example, nursery schools, primary schools, middle or high schools, secondary schools, academies, free schools, pupil referral units (PRU's), further education colleges and universities; and/or 6) Any legal entity owned or controlled either wholly or partially by any of the bodies referred to at Points 1) to 6). Only NHS Supply Chain can order from the Framework Agreement and enter into contracts under it. Electronic ordering will be used and electronic invoicing will be accepted and electronic payment will be used. For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding the estimate indicated within this notification. NHS Supply Chain does not guarantee any level of purchase through the framework and advises applicants that the framework shall be established on a non-exclusive basis. Tenders and all supporting documentation for the contract must be priced in sterling and written in English. Any agreement entered into will be considered a contract made in England according to English law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. NHS Supply Chain is not liable for any costs (including any third-party costs fees or expenses incurred by those expressing an interest, participating or tendering for this contract opportunity). NHS Supply Chain reserves the right to terminate the procurement process (or part of it), to change the basis of and the procedures for the procurement process at any time, or to procure the subject matter of the contract by alternative means if it appears that it can be more advantageously procured by alternative means. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted. All communications must be made through NHS Supply Chain's eTendering portal at http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/ using the Message Centre facility linked to this particular contract notice.

Award value: 204000000