Tender

CivTech 3.0 - Challenge 6 - transform the re-use of products for NHS Scotland

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT ON BEHALF OF NHS NSS

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Tender

11 Jun 2018 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government, acting on behalf of NHS National Services Scotland, is currently conducting a procurement process titled "CivTech 3.0 - Challenge 6 - transform the re-use of products for NHS Scotland." This initiative is categorised under the services industry and is taking place in Edinburgh, UK. The procurement is in the active Tender stage, with a submission deadline set for 2nd July 2018. The total estimated value of the contract is £250,000, and interested suppliers must submit their bids electronically through the specified channels.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focusing on sustainable practices, particularly those involved in the refurbishment and re-manufacturing of medical devices and equipment. Companies that specialise in asset tracking, logistics, or circular economy principles would be particularly well-suited to apply, as the initiative aims to develop systems that maximise the re-use of NHS resources. This effort aligns with broader government policies looking to enhance environmental sustainability while improving public service delivery, ultimately promoting growth and innovation within the sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CivTech 3.0 - Challenge 6 - transform the re-use of products for NHS Scotland

Notice Description

CivTech(r) brings together public sector expertise and private sector creativity to solve real problems, develop new products, and deliver better, faster and easier services for everyone. Central to the approach is co-production with the citizen. Part of the Scottish Government's Digital Directorate, CivTech's approach is already helping transform public sector engagement with tech and innovation, delivering significant benefits to public services, and producing genuine uplifts for the Scottish economy. And along the way, it's making everyone's lives better.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHSScotland buys over 2billion GBP worth of goods and services each year. Whilst a large amount of this spend focuses on single use medical products and pharmaceuticals, NHSScotland also buys a lot of products (including medical devices) which could be re-used but current systems mean that they often end up being wasted. Medical devices such as blood pressure monitors, blood glucose machines and walking aids are often allocated to a an individual and at the end of their 'first life cycle' are discarded as waste. These items could be remanufactured and tested allowing re-use through multiple life-cycles. It is estimated that over 50% of all items purchased may be suitable for remanufacture. Key to this is a way to keep track of the assets and this does not currently exist. So the Challenge is centred on creating an efficient and robust system to monitor NHS resources from first deployment through to return, tracking them through the refurbishment processes so that they become fully compliant with NHS standards and ready for re-use. This is a huge area to consider, and any MVP developed might only tackle one aspect of an eventual 'big solution'. But the Challenge Sponsor is keen to explore how that big solution might look, including approaches to the tracking of assets, the use of refurbishment hubs, and even ways to recover used equipment from non-NHS locations. How can we transform refurbishment hubs, and the re-use of products for NHS Scotland? Why is your department focused on this challenge? Historically NHSScotland, like many parts of the public sector procurement has been based on short-term capital funded models which result in the purchase, use and then disposal of products. NHSScotland National Procurement is responsible for the procurement of 70-80% of all products and services used by NHS Health Boards across Scotland.A significant number of products are delivered directly to NHS Board premises by NHSScotland using a logistics contract with stock held at the NHSScotland National Distribution Centre. This provides a unique opportunity to directly influence NHSScotland practice and to make changes at a national level. It also provides an opportunity for the NHS to directly support reverse logistics and the movement of products back to regional and central hubs. In line with the Scottish Government's Making Things Last Strategy the intention for NHSScotland is to increase procurement based on circular economy principles, this will result in a greater reliance on take-back, refurbishment and the development of local and national ' hubs'. Chain of custody, use, recovery and refurbishment data will need to be recorded using a pan- NHSScotland and potentially pan-public sector system which will need to dovetail with existing procurement systems, hubs as well as OEM systems Discussions with ZWS and HIE have focused on the development of refurbishment hubs to develop a network of business in Scotland, providing training and skilled jobs. NHSScotland National Procurement in an effort to stimulate the market has built circular economy and refurbishment trials into a limited number of procurements. The key limiting factor of the trials and the establishment of hubs has been a data system. The data system will need to link multiple data sets and ensuring appropriate confidentiality at each and every stage. It has been described as the 'glue' which will join all the different aspects of this national project together.. Challenge page https://civtech.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CIV/pages/392724520/C6+How+can+we+transform+the+re-use+of+products+for+NHS+Scotland Link to how to apply page on our web page where you can find a guide on how to apply, the application form and the scorecard. https://civtech.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CIV/pages/45717443/How+to+apply

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000546058
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN321677
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£250,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Jun 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
2 Jul 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT ON BEHALF OF NHS NSS
Contact Name
Carrie MacPherson
Contact Email
carrie.macpherson@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1312447216

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH6 6QQ
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Leith
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh North and Leith

Further Information

Notice Documents

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