Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2018-11-20
Buyer: North Bristol NHS Trust
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 33100000 | 33124100 | 33124110 | 33124130 | 33141300
Estimated value: 300000000 EUR

Technical requirements: The Pathology Services at North Bristol NHS Trust, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Weston Area Health Trust, Royal United Hospitals NHS Trust and Public Health England (South West Laboratory) (the 'Partner Organisations) are following up on previous communications to update interested parties (Service Providers) via this PIN — please see “Additional Information” — Section VI.3 for more details. This PIN Notice follows on from PIN notice issued on 6.7.2017 (ref. 2017/S 127-258941)
The Partner Organisations reserve the right to award against a combined Lot 1 and Lot 2 submission (under lot 3). The decision making methodology will be set out in the tender documents.
Lot 1 Blood Sciences including overall MES and Automated Serology — High Output — (Automated Chemistry,, Immunology, Serology). This lot includes:
The purpose of this PIN is to inform the market about plans to tender for a number of pathology managed equipment service contracts which will be entered into by each Partner Organisation. This PIN is intended to update interested parties (including Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and potential subcontractors of MSPs) as to the progress towards the tendering by the Partner Organisations.
A PIN was issued on 6.7.2017 to invite Service Providers to a market day on 7.9.2017. Communication was that the intention was to issue a contract notice by Apr 2018. However, subsequent to this and in the context of NHS Improvement’s (NHSI) proposals for the formation of 29 Pathology Networks, the Partner Organisations within the South 3 Network have been considering their individual participation in the procurement process, which has confirmed the status and commitment of a number of the Organisations and facilitated the development of the procurement documentation. However, there remains a question in terms of full Network participation, and clarity is being obtained on the external approval process with NHSI and the Department of Health and Social Care. Therefore, the issue of the OJEU notice and commencement of the tendering process has been delayed whilst these questions of participation, approvals and alignment with the South 3 Network config are resolved. The expectation is that a final decision on participation and confirmation of the approvals process will be in the next few months, so the process can commence in the first qtr of 2019.
A new contract is expected to last for 15 years with an option to extend, which would be finalised through the dialogue process.
As part of the development of the procurement documentation, the proposed lot structure has been developed and is set out below. (Please note that, where a Service Provider cannot deliver an entire lot, a lead supplier should agree the necessary sub-contracting/consortia arrangements to fulfil the lot).
Lot 3: Option to submit a combined Lot 1 and 2 bid. Either Lot 1 or Lot 3 will be awarded but not both,
The above should be treated as indicative, and the organisations reserve the right to some final modification to the services covered prior to tender issue.
For info, in respect of the contractual structure, intention is that each Organisation will enter into a single contract with the successful Lot 1 (or Lot 3) bidder (the MSP) successful bidders for the remaining lots will be required to be mandatory sub-contractors of the MSP and the contractual structure will be described in the procurement documentation
Given the delay, 17/18 outturn Activity Figures are being issued with further info will be issued from now until formal contract notice. Info is requested by emailing martin.strawson@uhbristol.nhs.uk


Award value: 300000000