Notice Information
Notice Title
Managed Diagnostic and Laboratory Service
Notice Description
A laboratory solution delivered on a managed services basis for diagnostic and laboratory services at various sites across NHS Lothian, NHS Borders and NHS Fife. The scope of the contract is an integrated Blood Science laboratory managed Services contract ("MSC") providing service management to meet all regulatory requirements, integrated IT firmware, major analysers, reagents and consumables to deliver the majority of the test repertoire for Blood Science (Biochemistry, Haematology (including Haemostasis), Blood Transfusion and Virology Serology Services) (the "Core Services") together with the option of additional services relating to Blood Science, Cellular Pathology & Microbiology.
Lot Information
Lot 1
NHS Lothian has awarded a contract for the provision of integrated Blood Science laboratory managed services to deliver the Core Services for laboratories located at the following sites: 1.NHS Borders, Borders General Hospital, Melrose 2.NHS Fife, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy 3.NHS Lothian, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE), Edinburgh 4.NHS Lothian, St John's Hospital, Livingston 5.NHS Lothian, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh The implementation of the Core Services across the above sites will take place on a phased implementation basis. Although the scope of the MSC includes delivery of managed services across multiple health board sites, NHS Lothian is the sole contracting party with the successful economic operator. The scope of the MSC includes the provision of optional laboratory testing services relating to Blood Science, Cellular Pathology & Microbiology services across some or all of the sites. The successful economic operator is responsible for the provision, implementation, calibration, commissioning and maintenance of all equipment necessary to deliver the MSC and for provision of all consumables used in connection therewith. The successful economic operator is solely responsible for effecting any sub-contracting or collaborative arrangements required with other suppliers to allow the successful economic operator to meet this commitment. Requirements of the managed service solution and contract includes: - to employ pre & post automated processes and common analytical platforms to maximise patient sample processing uptime; - capacity to deliver the test repertoire included in the specification, meet the clinical turnaround time and methodology requirement; - to provide integrated management of the clinical service for core Blood Science work via common sample input and single station result validation station; and - to provide integrated middleware (data manager) that complies with the Boards eHealth Security regulations and facilitates single system working (common SOP's, book anywhere - do anywhere, ability to monitor IQC across all sites & disciplines, ability to monitor analyser functionality across all sites & disciplines, control all core Blood Science analysers) and supports cross-site contingency protocols.
Options: The contract details the optional laboratory testing services which NHS Lothian shall be entitled to instruct over the term of the MSC and details the basis upon which these services may be purchased by NHS Lothian.
Renewal: Extension of the term of the contract up to a maximum of 24 months will be at the discretion of NHS Lothian.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000559727
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV399992
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71900000 - Laboratory services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £50,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £56,000,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Nov 20205 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Jan 2019Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 6 Nov 20205 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LOTHIAN HEALTH BOARD "NHS LOTHIAN"
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- adrian.teather@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1314657637, +44 7966149337
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH1 3EG
- 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
- TLM7 Eastern Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV338044
Managed Diagnostic and Laboratory Service - NHS Lothian seeks laboratory solutions delivered on a managed services basis for diagnostic and laboratory services at various sites across NHS Lothian, NHS Borders and NHS Fife. The scope of the contract is an integrated Blood Science laboratory managed Services contract ("MSC") providing service management to meet all regulatory requirements, integrated IT firmware, major analysers, reagents and consumables to deliver the majority of the test repertoire for Blood Science (Biochemistry, Haematology (including Haemostasis), Blood Transfusion and Virology Serology Services) (the "Core Services") together with the option of additional services relating to Blood Science, Cellular Pathology & Microbiology. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV399992
Managed Diagnostic and Laboratory Service - A laboratory solution delivered on a managed services basis for diagnostic and laboratory services at various sites across NHS Lothian, NHS Borders and NHS Fife. The scope of the contract is an integrated Blood Science laboratory managed Services contract ("MSC") providing service management to meet all regulatory requirements, integrated IT firmware, major analysers, reagents and consumables to deliver the majority of the test repertoire for Blood Science (Biochemistry, Haematology (including Haemostasis), Blood Transfusion and Virology Serology Services) (the "Core Services") together with the option of additional services relating to Blood Science, Cellular Pathology & Microbiology.
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