Public procurement notice: Dynamic Purchasing System
Published: 2020-09-25
Buyer: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (‘UHCW’)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 60000000 | 60180000 | 85111800 | 85149000
Estimated value: 5000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-10-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: HTE are seeking to establish a DPS for specialist transport services. The DPS will provide participating authorities the opportunity to carry out further competition between admitted tenderers for transport services associated with the movement of pathology specimens and other biological substances, pharmaceutical products and controlled drugs.
The DPS will include transport (collection and delivery) services and provision of associated technology, goods and services which will support participating authorities with the delivery of pathology, laboratory and pharmaceutical services to their stakeholders. Admitted tenderers will be able to meet the relevant standards for movement of the required pathology, pharmaceutical and other goods such as security standards, temperature monitoring and accreditation standards for the specific markets.
Specialist Transport Services for Infectious Substances, Diagnostic Specimens and Other Biological Substances
Lot 1 will be for specialist transport services for the movement of infectious substances, diagnostic specimens and other biological substances across the UK. There may be a requirement by participating authorities for admitted tenderers to facilitate the movement of the substances to premises outside of the UK.
The admitted tenderers awarded to this lot will be able to provide ad-hoc and scheduled collections from the authority premises to an agreed location, including authority premises and third-party locations, such as a referral testing location. The admitted tenderers will be able to provide services such as same day and next day deliveries.
Lot 2 will be for the provision of pharmaceutical and controlled drugs specialist transport services for the movement of pharmaceutical products across the UK. There may be a participating authority requirement for movement of items outside of the UK.
The admitted tenderers awarded to this lot will be able to provide ad-hoc and scheduled collections from the authority premises to an agreed location, including participating authority premises and third-party locations. The admitted tenderers will be able to provide services such as same day and next day deliveries. Admitted tenderers may use their own services or a third-party subcontractor to deliver the services.
The items to be transported in accordance with good distribution practice (GDP) standards may include, but not limited to:
The terms and conditions of this Framework Agreement is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this framework agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE.
This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows:
Register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk Login to the portal with username/password. Click the SQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the SQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant SQs/ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the SQs/ITT into your My SQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the SQs/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the SQs/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo e-Tendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk
HTE utilises the sid4gov supplier information database. Candidates should register on sid4gov at https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on sid4gov must ensure information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the sid4gov helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk Please note that sid4gov does not pre-populate any fields of the SQ on HTE's Bravo Portal. Candidates must complete the qualification and technical envelopes of the SQ on Bravo in full.


Award value: 5000000