Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-09-23
Buyer: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 33110000: Imaging equipment for medical use | 33922000 | 33944000 | 48180000 | 85111800
Submission deadline: 2017-10-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: — Appropriate software that is fit for the purposes of cross sectional post mortem imaging services and associated requirements;
— Production of reports that enable a Pathologist to determine cause of death in an agreed minimum % of scans, (we are looking to reduce the number of invasive Post Mortems by c.50 % in year 1);
— Capacity to scan the necessary volume of bodies from across the whole of the Manchester South Coronial District;
The Service will be for the provision of a complete solution up to involvement of a Pathologist, this means the interested party is responsible for providing and funding the provision of associated assets (i.e. any equipment (a CT Scanner or MRI Scanner) and any necessary buildings to house the equipment and perform the services), general running costs (i.e. utilities, maintenance, etc.), any necessary software for performing the main function of the contract, as well as the sourcing, and/or employment (including pay rolling, or other payment mechanisms compliant with IR35 rules) of necessary personnel, this should include as a minimum Radiographers and Radiologists, and may need to include porters, cleaners, and other labourers and workers necessary for performing the contract.
The solution must be co-located at Tameside General Hospital. Variations to this requirement may be permitted provided explanation is provided as to how the reduction of the benefits detailed in the Strategic Context section of this document will be mitigated.
— Appropriate software that is fit for the purposes of cross sectional post mortem imaging services and associated requirements;
— Production of reports that enable a Pathologist to determine cause of death in an agreed minimum % of scans, (we are looking to reduce the number of invasive Post Mortems by c.50 % in year 1);
— Capacity to scan the necessary volume of bodies from across the whole of the Manchester South Coronial District;
— There is the potential for the contract holder to generate an income stream outside of the Manchester South Coroners work with benefits attached to this additional activity to be received by Stockport Council.
The above is not exhaustive, and Bidders are able to submit their own added value activities for consideration.
The total initial duration of the agreement is expected to be anywhere between 5 and 10 years, with an option to extend for a further 5 years.
The value indicated is over the potential 15 year maximum contract duration, and only incudes the South Manchester Coronial District estimated spend, not any non-Coronial activities.
The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the framework agreement is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the agreement is entered into.
If an appeal regarding the award of the agreement has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (No. 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly within 30 days. Where an agreement has not been entered into the court may order setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the agreement has been entered into the court may award damages and/or shorten or order the agreement ineffective.