Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-06-08
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, C&C, Defence Medical Services (DMS)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85111800
Estimated value: 144845 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-07-19
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Defence Medical Services (DMS) undertake a comprehensive pathological sample analysis using a framework of services provided wholly by local National Health Service Pathology Services (NHSPS). Permanent overseas locations and those on deployed operations will have reduced laboratory support and as such there is a need to refer some samples to UK facilities in order to support medical needs.
Briefly, a Contractor is required to: undertake same day collection and transportation of all samples from the nominated disembarkation point to the Contractor’s testing facilities;
Provide technical advice to Authority with respect to haematology, clinical chemistry, microbiology and cellular pathology issues, as required, via an appropriate on-call pathologist/clinical scientist/biomedical scientist, and;
Meet turnaround times for providing the results for specimens in accordance with Royal College of Pathologists Key Performance Indicators.
The Authority has a requirement for the provision of Pathology Specimen Service for Overseas Bases and Operations. The proposed contract shall be for a period of 2 years commencing 1.12.2018 to 31.12.2020.
The estimated range and numbers of test required over a 12 month period are at Annex D to Schedule 9 of the MOD Conditions for the Provision of Services. It is anticipated the Authority shall require circa 2 200 tests per year. Tests shall be undertaken in accordance with standards including, but not limited to ISO 15189:2012 and ISO 31000:2009/DIS31000.
No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting framework agreement or contract indeed there is no guarantee that any framework agreement or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation etc. will be paid if a tender or resulting framework agreement is withdrawn for any reason. Bidders should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.
The Authority has the option, within its sole discretion, to extend the contract for a period of up to 12 months. The option period is 1.1.2020 to 31.12.2021.
Potential suppliers must note the mandatory requirement for electronic trading using the Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) electronic procurement tool. All payments for Contractor Deliverables under the Contract shall only be made via CP&F. You can find details on CP&F at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mod-contracting-purchasing-and-finance-e-procurement-system.
The MoD has a duty to protect itself from Cyber threats and now we extend this to Suppliers we engage with. As an extension of the Government’s Cyber Essentials Scheme the Authority, working together with Industry and other Government Departments, have developed a more robust Cyber Security Model, under the umbrella of the Defence Cyber Protection Partnership (DCPP). All prime Contractors must have the cyber security controls specified in DEF Stan 05-138 (Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers), as appropriate to the cyber risk level specified in the contract.
The Authority has conducted a risk assessment to determine the level of cyber risk for this requirement. The risk assessment (reference RAR-4YKJ6XAF) is deemed to be ‘Very Low’ as defined in DEF Stan 05-138. In order undertake business with the Authority the Contractor must be able to meet the Defence Cyber Protection Partnership (DCPP) Very Low Cyber Risk Profile Requirements. For further information search ‘DCPP’ on the GOV.UK website.
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.
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Award value: 144845