Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-05-25
Buyer: Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 85000000
Estimated value: 25000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-06-22
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The overall objective of the specification is to secure the provision of a modern and efficient sterile and decontamination service which achieves the national policy for compliance with all of the latest and future quality and legislative standards, at a competitive and cost effective price, enabling the Authority to service their current and planned / unplanned growth requirements in a timely manner. The service will include the comprehensive provision of sterile services and other decontamination services including the cleaning of surgical / medical instruments / devices and equipment within facilities operating to all current relevant Medical Device Directives, Health Technical Memorandum, Health Building Note 13 used in acute care standards including (93/42/EEC). Please refer to the SQ and tender document for further details.
He overall objective of the specification is to secure the provision of a modern and efficient sterile and decontamination service which achieves the national policy for compliance with all of the latest and future quality and legislative standards, at a competitive and cost effective price, enabling the Authority to service their current and planned/unplanned growth requirements in a timely manner. The service will include the comprehensive provision of sterile services and other decontamination services including the cleaning of surgical / medical instruments / devices and equipment within facilities operating to all current relevant Medical Device Directives, Health Technical Memorandum, Health Building Note 13 used in acute care standards including (93/42/EEC).
The contract will be for an initial period of 15 years with provision to extend for a further 2 years.
1) Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc and click the link to register — Enter your correct business and user details — Note: your username will be the email address you have entered — you will also then shortly receive an email confirmation;
2) Once registered access the site and from the Home page hover over Tenders on the tool bar and select current tenders from the drop down options;
3) Express Interest in the tender you are interested in - Select `Express Interest` within the Tender Details (located at the bottom of the synopsis). On doing so, you will instantly have access to the Tender Management area for that tender. Any available documentation will be available via the various relevant tabs. You can access this area at any point by logging in, navigating to `My Tenders` and selecting `View Details`;
4) Responding to the tender - There will be a tab allocated to any tender stage (e.g. SQ and/or ITT). Under the `My Tender Return` area, you will be required to complete any mandatory questionnaires and upload any requested documentation. You can now use the `Correspondence` function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification (any clarifications will be found within the `Clarifications` tab).
— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete and submit your response. — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the `Submit Return` button at the bottom of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the In-tend Support Desk. Alerts will be sent to your request email addresses when any correspondence, alterations or clarifications are issued. The deadline for submitting the SQ is 22.6.2018 10am 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. Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in and/or tendering for this contract opportunity. Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time (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 it can be more advantageously procured by alternative means. The most economically advantageously or any tender will not automatically be accepted. The value stated in II.1.5 of this notice is indicative only and the final value of the contract will depend on the final tenders received by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the tender submitted by the successful tenderer. Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust therefore reserves the right to award a contract for more or less than the ranges indicated in section II.1.5 of this notice. The range in II.1.5 includes the cost of the option to extend the contract for up to a further 2 years.

Eligibility requirements: See Standard Questionnaire and tender documents.

Award value: 25000000