Tender

National Fit Testing Service for England

NHS SUPPLY CHAIN

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Tender

21 Dec 2022 at 14:47

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Supply Chain is seeking a vendor to provide a National Fit Testing Service for England. The tender, titled "National Fit Testing Service for England," falls under the services category with a value of £15,000,000. The procurement method is an open procedure above the threshold. The tender period ends on 23rd January 2023, and the contract period is scheduled from 1st April 2023 to 30th June 2024. The buying organisation, NHS Supply Chain, is located in London, United Kingdom.

This tender presents an opportunity for service providers to engage with the NHS by offering fit testing services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are well-suited to compete for this contract. Businesses interested in providing fit testing services to NHS Trusts across various regions in England can participate in this open tender process. The successful organisation must mobilise their solution by 1st April 2023, with a potential extension of up to 6 months available in 3-month increments.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

National Fit Testing Service for England

Notice Description

To help support the NHS, DHSC put in place a National Fit Testing Team for England to support NHS Trusts access fit testing, so their staff can be fit tested to the wide range of masks now available. The team currently consists of a part time Project Director, 5 Area Managers, 3 Admin Assistants to manage contacts with the Trusts and up to 175 Fit Testers. The initial contract was put in place at the height of the pandemic under regulation 32 and ran until 30th September 2021. The contract was then reprocured under open tender, novated from DHSC to The Authority (Supply Chain Coordination Limited) 31/03/2022 and subsequently was extended to 31/03/2023. SCCL now wishes to put in place a contract for a National Fit Testing Service to run from 1st April 2023 onwards. The Authority is running this open 30-day procurement process to select a vendor to provide this. The contract period is expected to be from 1st April 2023-31 December 2023 with a possible extension of up to 6 months. The successful organisation will therefore be required to have mobilised their solution by 1st April 2023. The option to extend for up to a further 6 months will be in multiples of 3-month increments. Additional information: Accessing the tender: This procurement exercise will be conducted on the NHS Supply Chain eProcurement portal at https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/ Applicants wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest against ITT_742 and provide additional procurement-specific information (if required) through the NHS Supply Chain eProcurement portal as follows: Registration: 1) use URL https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/ to access the NHS Supply Chain Procurement portal; 2) if not yet registered: - click on the 'Register Here' link to access the registration page, - complete the registration pages. Portal access: If registration has been completed: - login with URL https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/ - Applicants should download the Supplier User Guide located within the eProcurement portal. - Select "My ITT's", - Select the three "..." to the top right hand side of the screen. - Select "Help for Suppliers". This will then open a new screen with a library of guidance document and a video which will guide you through how to submit a compliant bid. Support: Should Applicants require any system support or help to locate and submit a bid for the opportunity they should contact the Jaggaer Helpdesk on; Tel: 0800 069 8630 Email: help_uk@jaggaer.com ITT references relevant to this procurement: ITT_742 - National Fit Testing Service For England

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-d6ecef03-5a54-499e-b006-de345834d48f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/881b613e-9144-40dc-a696-db6768a5de90
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79994000 - Contract administration services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£15,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Dec 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
23 Jan 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2023 - 30 Jun 2024 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS SUPPLY CHAIN
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Post Town
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI45 Lambeth
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Further Information

Notice Documents

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