Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-08-17
Buyer: NHS Shared Business Services Ltd (NHS SBS)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33124131 | 33696300 | 33696500 | 33696700 | 38434000
Estimated value: 1 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-09-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The aim of the project is to set up a new framework for Point of Care Testing: Drugs of Abuse which includes both products and services, predominantly for use in Mental Health and Acute Trust settings, but with a view that there may also be interest from other public sector organisations such as HMP and Police Forces. The framework will cover:
Point of Care Testing/Screening Products to test for presence of drugs and / or alcohol for use with patient or donor Urine samples.
Point of Care Testing/Screening Products to test for presence of drugs and / or alcohol for use with patient or donor Oral Fluid samples.
Provision of Point of Care Analysers and associated consumables for use with urine, oral fluid and / or hair samples, to test for presence of drugs of abuse and / or alcohol.
Provision of Alcohol Testing Devices, including Breath Analysers, Continuous Monitoring and Associated Consumables.
Provision of a confirmation / classification testing / screening service for non-negative samples of patient / donor urine, oral fluid and / or hair samples.
Provision of a full or partial outsourced service for drugs of abuse and / or alcohol testing of patient / donor urine, oral fluid and / or hair samples.
Details will be included in the procurement documentation available for download from EU Supply eTendering portal: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
This procurement exercise will be conducted on the EU supply eTendering portal at: https://nhssbs.eusupply.com
Candidates wishing to be considered for this agreement must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement specific information through this portal. To register interest:
1) Go to ‘Current Tender Opportunities’ from the eTendering portal login page: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
3) If you are not a registered user of EU Supply follow the ‘Online registration’ link otherwise follow the ‘Login’ link and enter username and password.

Eligibility requirements: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: This procurement exercise will be conducted on the EU supply eTendering portal at: https://nhssbs.eusupply.com Candidates wishing to be considered for this agreement must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement specific information through this portal. To register interest: 1) Go to ‘Current Tender Opportunities’ from the eTendering portal login page: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com 2) Find the tender listed and click on the title. This will take you to the letter of invitation. 3) If you are not a registered user of EU Supply follow the ‘Online registration’ link otherwise follow the ‘Login’ link and enter username and password. 4) Once logged in ‘Accept’ the invitation to register your interest in the opportunity. You will then be taken direct to the tender response screen. 5) Go to the ‘Access Documents’ folder on the response screen to view and download tender documentation. Further guidance on how to access and respond to the opportunity is available in the ‘Quick Guide for Suppliers’ which is available for downloading from the main portal login page: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com (follow link: ‘Quick Guide for Suppliers’). For any support in submitting your response please contact EU Supply Helpdesk at support@eu-supply.com (Tel: 0800 840 2050) quoting the tender ID number. Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Details will be included in the procurement documentation available for download from EU supply eTendering portal: https//nhssbs.eu-supply.com Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Details will be included in the procurement documentation available for download from EU supply eTendering portal: https//nhssbs.eu-supply.com Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Details will be included in the procurement documentation available for download from EU supply eTendering portal: https//nhssbs.eu-supply.com. Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Details will be included in the procurement documentation available for download from EU supply eTendering portal: https//nhssbs.eu-supply.com.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Details will be included in the procurement documentation available for download from EU supply eTendering portal: https//nhssbs.eu-supply.com Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Details will be included in the procurement documentation available for download from EU supply eTendering portal: https//nhssbs.eu-supply.com
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Details will be included in the procurement documentation available for download from EU supply eTendering portal: https//nhssbs.eu-supply.com. Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Details will be included in the procurement documentation available for download from EU supply eTendering portal: https//nhssbs.eu-supply.com.

Award value: 1