Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2018-07-18
Buyer: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 60120000 | 64120000 | 64121000
Award criteria: Mixed

Technical requirements: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) intends to tender for Taxi and Courier Services on behalf of its hospitals, GP Premises and/or Sexual Health Premises (Umbrella) located within the Birmingham and / or outer Birmingham region. The majority of Trust Taxi activity is within the West Midlands Region.
Following the acquisition of the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust on 1.4.2018, our hospitals include: Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Edgbaston), Good Hope Hospital (Sutton Coldfield), Solihull Hospital and Birmingham Heartlands Hospital (East Birmingham).
Taxi and Courier services shall include the movement of staff, patients, specimens (Category B) and medical equipment / devices on the same day and / or next day basis. Courier services may include UK and International collection / delivery.
The Trust is considering awarding contracts to 1 or more providers dependent upon capacity, experience and value for money. Contract duration: minimum 3 years.
Courier Services (Specialist) for Trust Hospital locations and various GP and / or Sexual Health premises. These may include the collection / transportation of biological substances such as microrganisms, clinical samples, pathogens, drugs and infectious and non-infectious substances.
Courier Services for Trust hospital locations and various GP and / or Sexual Health premises. These will cover the collection / transportation of routine / non specialist items including documents and parcels.
1) Prior to any future procurement process, UHB wishes to engage with interested providers to seek views on the requirement and explore ways in which the services may be provided. This will also allow providers an opportunity to ask questions and seek clarification where necessary. Accordingly, potential providers are invited to a Supplier Information Event to be held on Thursday 23.8.2018. The event will be held in the Education Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2WB. There will be presentations and questions between 10:00 am and 12:30 pm
Service Providers interested in attending the Supplier Information Event should register in accordance with the instructions below.
UHB wishes to share the information provided in the registration questionnaire with other participants in order to promote discussion and assist with the formation of partnerships where service providers wish to do so.”
a) Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs_collaborative/web/login.html and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you choose and click
b) Express an Interest in the Tender — Login to the portal with the username / password — Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open to All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Browse the PQQs (there may be more than one page and select 'pqq_28496’ by clicking on it. — Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box; c). Responding to the Tender — Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ / ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — 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 Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk Lots
2) The lots listed above are indicative and UHB reserves the right to amend and/or reduce the number of lots following pre-tender market engagement.
4) The Trust anticipates that contracts will be awarded December 2018 with a go live date of 1.4.2019 at the latest; preferably sooner if timescales permit.
5) UHB is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national, and international population.
Our multiple sites, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic see and treat more than 2 200 000 people every year.