Wessex NHS: Tender for the provision of a Managed Service Contract for Molecular Diagnostics including provision for the successful bidder to procure further sub-categories of Microbiology

UK-Southampton: Pathology services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Wessex NHS Procurement Limited
             Trust Management Offices Mailpoint 18,, Southampton General Hospital,, Tremona Rd,, Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 7799316082, Email: Deborah.parin@wpl.uhs.nhs.uk
             Contact: Deborah Parin Steve Jerrim
             Main Address: https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/
             NUTS Code: UKJ
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: Yes.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: Yes.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Southampton:-Pathology-services./NXX6YCJD67
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via www.delta-esourcing.com to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Southampton:-Pathology-services./TY296BM65B
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Body governed by public law
      I.5) Main activity
            Health

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Tender for the provision of a Managed Service Contract for Molecular Diagnostics including provision for the successful bidder to procure further sub-categories of Microbiology       
      Reference Number: WPL01657
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      85111800 - Pathology services.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: Tender for a Managed Service Contract (MSC) for Molecular Diagnostics, including provision for the successful bidder to procure further sub-categories of Microbiology on behalf of the Southern Counties Pathology Network (SCP)       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 118,000,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not Provided       
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKJ SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
      UKK SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Southern Counties Pathology (SCP) is a procurement consortium of NHS and Foundation Trusts that forms the NHS Improvement South 6 Pathology Network. The SCP consists of:

Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust comprise One Dorset Pathology
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (Not participating in this tender)

SCP is undertaking a procurement to appoint a fully managed service contract, which includes but is not limited to, the provision of equipment, consumables, ancillary items, maintenance, building works, IT integration, quality controls and staff training required for the provision of molecular diagnostics across the Network.
The total estimated value of Microbiology across the Trusts participating in this tender is £118,000,000 over the life of the contract. The total estimated value of Molecular Diagnostics, which is a sub category of Microbiology, is estimated as circa. £36,000,000 over the life of the contract. The individual values per Trust for molecular diagnostics are available in the invitation to tender documents. A year-on-year uplift of 4% has been added to reflect predicted growth.

The successful bidder must also demonstrate they have the capacity and capability to run both mini competitions and fully compliant procurements under Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) for SCP future requirements including further sub-categories of Microbiology.
The total value of Microbiology (excluding Molecular Diagnostics) between 2022 and 2031 is estimated at £82,000,000 and includes but is not limited to, the following sub-categories.

Tests currently processed outside the SCP Network
•Blood culture diagnostics
•Procurement of culture media (conventional & chromogenic)
•Urine analysis (microscopy & culture)
•Antimicrobial susceptibility testing
•Microbial identification systems
•Automation for microbial culture
•Mycobacterial diagnosis

The managed service contract for Molecular Diagnostics and any future contracts appointed within Microbiology, will complete co-terminus with the over-arching SCP Pathology managed service contract, on 19th July 2031
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 118,000,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Start: 19/01/2023 / End: 19/07/2031       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
             Envisaged minimum number: 3
            / Maximum number: 4       
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Potential bidders will be invited to complete a Selection Questionnaire (SQ) Stage 1 that will be evaluated and scored and only the top 3 scoring potential bidders will proceed to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) Stage 2. If a potential bidder has an equal score within the Top 3 then they also proceed to the ITT Stage 2. Potential bidders who fail to achieve a Top 3 score will not be invited to the ITT Stage 2 and will leave the procurement process at Stage 1.
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: Yes
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       Yes             
      Description of options: Options are detailed in the Invitation To Tender (ITT) documents.
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/RJ4NRVN7S8       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      All bidders must be ISO 9001 accredited.
Suppliers providing measurement and calibration services within the solution offered must be ISO17025 accredited.
Documentation must be supplied to the standard required by ISO15189:2012
Although not mandatory it is preferred that suppliers who are providing medical devices and related services are ISO 13485:2016 accredited.    
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing          
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions       
      Contract performance conditions are detailed in the Key Performance Indicators named Appendix B to Document 2 Supplier Questionnaire (Stage 1)          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description NEGOTIATED
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure:   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue: Yes.
   IV.1.5) Information about negotiation: Yes.
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 000 - 012844       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 22/08/2022 Time: 13:00
      IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 30/08/2022       
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
         Duration in month(s): 12
      
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used Yes       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted Yes       
   Electronic payment will be used Yes       
   VI.3) Additional Information: 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 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 in the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Southampton:-Pathology-services./NXX6YCJD67

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/NXX6YCJD67
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Wessex NHS Procurement Limited
       Graham Road, Southampton, SO14 0YG, United Kingdom
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
             Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)
          London, United Kingdom
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 21/07/2022

Annex A



   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      1: Contracting Authority
       Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
       Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY, United Kingdom
       Email: Deborah.parin@wpl.uhs.nhs.uk
       Contact: Debbie Parin
       Main Address: http://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKJ

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      2: Contracting Authority
       Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
       Odstock Road, Salisbury, SP2 8BJ, United Kingdom
       Email: Deborah.parin@wpl.uhs.nhs.uk
       Contact: Debbie Parin
       Main Address: http://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      3: Contracting Authority
       Isle of Wight NHS Trust
       Parkhurst Road, Newport, PO30 5TG, United Kingdom
       Email: Deborah.parin@wpl.uhs.nhs.uk
       Contact: Debbie Parin
       Main Address: https://www.iow.nhs.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKJ

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      4: Contracting Authority
       University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
       Trust Management Offices Mailpoint 18,, Southampton General Hospital,, Tremona Rd,, Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
       Email: Deborah.parin@wpl.uhs.nhs.uk
       Contact: Deborah Parin Steve Jerrim
       Main Address: https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      5: Contracting Authority
       Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
       Trust Management Offices Mailpoint 18,, Southampton General Hospital,, Tremona Rd,, Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
       Email: Deborah.parin@wpl.uhs.nhs.uk
       Contact: Deborah Parin Steve Jerrim
       Main Address: https://www.dchft.nhs.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      6: Contracting Authority
       Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
       Trust Management Offices Mailpoint 18,, Southampton General Hospital,, Tremona Rd,, Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
       Email: Deborah.parin@wpl.uhs.nhs.uk
       Contact: Deborah Parin Steve Jerrim
       Main Address: https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKJ