Planning

Provision of a Pathology managed service across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw

SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTH YORKSHIRE & BASSETLAW PATHOLOGY SERVICE

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Planning

18 Jun 2021 at 16:37

Summary of the contracting process

The Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, acting on behalf of the South Yorkshire & Bassetlaw Pathology Service, has announced its intention to initiate a tender process for the provision of a pathology managed service across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw. This procurement is classified under pathology services and is currently in the planning stage, with an estimated contract value of £500 million. The procurement aims to replace existing managed equipment and consumable services for all Acute Trusts in the region. Key dates include a supplier engagement event scheduled for 15th July 2021 and a future notice date set for 30th September 2021.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in pathology services and related technologies. Companies offering expertise in areas such as haematology, microbiology, and laboratory equipment and consumables will find this an advantageous opportunity. The market engagement will involve soft testing and seeks to gather input on service scope and procurement procedures, making it an excellent chance for suppliers to influence the procurement process and establish long-term partnerships within the integrated care system.

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Notice Title

Provision of a Pathology managed service across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw

Notice Description

The Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of all Acute Trusts in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw is notifying the supplier market of our intention to enter into a future public procurement competition for the provision of a pan pathology managed service contract across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw. This procurement will be for a replacement pan pathology managed equipment and consumable service which all Trusts in SYB currently have in place. As part of this notification we intend to undertake market testing to decide the scope of service to be considered for this procurement but at this stage it is envisioned that it will include all blood sciences, microbiology, cellular pathology and point of care testing. The procurement shall also include any IT hardware, software and middleware required to integrate to the Trust's Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) to be able to provide consolidated reporting from any analytical platform. The procurement is not intended to be an outsourcing of the services to another provider, simply the management of the equipment, technology, reagents and other consumables. The Trusts which will be a party to this contract include Barnsley NHS Foundation Trust, Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust. For organisations wishing to be included in the market intelligence please register your interest by emailing SYBICS@akesoco.com

Lot Information

Lot 1

In line with NHS Improvements national programme to review the current pathology services across England, with a view to consolidating services across a wider geographical footprint, The Trust, on behalf of the South Yorkshire & Bassetlaw Integrated Care System (SYB ICS) is proposing to take its Pathology laboratory services to the commercial market in a future procurement exercise to establish whether it can improve upon its current quality of service provision and secure financial savings in terms of a competitive commercial model based on a single pathology managed service contract across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw. The anticipated scope of the service is; * Haematology * Blood Transfusion * Coagulation * Immunoassay * Clinical Biochemistry * Immunology * Cellular Pathology * Mortuary * Microbiology * Virology * New Born and Antenatal Screening * Molecular * Point of Care Testing (POCT) SYB Pathology provides several successful and recognised specialist services. These include Metabolic Biochemistry and Newborn Screening at Sheffield Children's NHS FT and the Protein Reference Unit (PRU), Toxicology, Haemoglobinopathy screening and confirmation, Haemato-Oncology Diagnostic Service (HODS), and Coagulation at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT. Due to the complex nature of these services there is a requirement for flexibility in procurement of often highly specialised, limited-option equipment, IT solutions and consumables. This notification acts as a Prior Information Notice to this future procurement requirement and also an expression of interest to potential suppliers who may wish to be involved in soft market testing we will be undertaking over the coming months. As part of the market engagement we wish to explore issues such as centralisation vs. disbursement of services, optimum duration of the contract, services to be included in-scope, future developments in the pathology market, the likely value of the opportunity to the market and the most appropriate procurement procedure. The soft-market testing process is envisaged to involve 'no obligation' site visits, a supplier engagement event, questionnaires, and interviews. The Trust intends to commence this with a supplier engagement event to be held on 15th July 2021. Service providers who are interested in participating in soft market testing and the supplier engagement event are invited to email SYBICS@akesoco.com by Friday 2nd July where your details will be stored and future updates and documents will be distributed from. It is anticipated that the initial term for contract will be 10 years with options to extend (including a refresh option) SYB reserves the right to change the lotting structure, scope, term of contract and procurement procedure as a result of the market engagement or any further engagement. The supplier engagement will be held in accordance with Regulation 40 & 41 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bdf1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013950-2021
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

51 - Installation services (except software)

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

33127000 - Immuno-analysis devices

33141500 - Haematological consumables

33194210 - Blood-transfusion devices

33696200 - Blood-testing reagents

33696500 - Laboratory reagents

33970000 - Mortuary equipment and supplies

38432210 - Gas chromatographs

38433000 - Spectrometers

38434000 - Analysers

51430000 - Installation services of laboratory equipment

71900000 - Laboratory services

85111800 - Pathology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£500,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Jun 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
29 Sep 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTH YORKSHIRE & BASSETLAW PATHOLOGY SERVICE
Contact Name
Charlie Horsman
Contact Email
sybics@akesoco.com
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S5 7AU
Post Town
Sheffield
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
TLE31 Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, TLE32 Sheffield, TLF12 East Derbyshire, TLF15 North Nottinghamshire

Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
Burngreave
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

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