--- title: "Prion Proteins contamination scanning equipment" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-297c9cbb-7518-4723-8173-f2d830f253da" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-297c9cbb-7518-4723-8173-f2d830f253da" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-297c9cbb-7518-4723-8173-f2d830f253da.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-297c9cbb-7518-4723-8173-f2d830f253da.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH" published: "2017-02-02" --- # Prion Proteins contamination scanning equipment Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-297c9cbb-7518-4723-8173-f2d830f253da [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-297c9cbb-7518-4723-8173-f2d830f253da) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-297c9cbb-7518-4723-8173-f2d830f253da.json) ## Summary The Department of Health is preparing to procure prion proteins contamination scanning equipment, essential for ensuring the safe reuse of surgical instruments within the UK health system. The planned procurement is budgeted at approximately £2,500,000 for the financial year 2017-2018, with a minimum initial budget of £600,000. Prospective suppliers should express their interest by 6th March 2017 to be considered for this tender process, which is currently in the planning stage. The contract is expected to commence on 1st July 2017 and conclude by 1st January 2019, with delivery locations encompassing the United Kingdom and other regions including British Overseas Territories and Europe. This opportunity presents significant potential for businesses involved in medical equipment manufacturing and testing. Suppliers with expertise in CE marked medical devices and those capable of providing reliable scanning technologies for healthcare applications will find this tender particularly relevant. Given the Department of Health's intent to contract for 50 to 200 units, companies that can demonstrate an ability to meet the urgent requirements of the health sector in the near term stand to gain substantial business growth through this procurement. ## Notice The Department of Health is looking to engage with suppliers regarding the procurement of equipment that willbe used in the health system to scan surgical instruments to identify prion proteins contamination before theyare re-used. The scanning equipment will be used by Sterile Service Departments to measure residual proteinson a range of surgical instruments after the decontamination process to ensure that no contaminated surgicalinstrument is re-used and ensure compliance to Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 01-01: Managementand decontamination of surgical instruments (medical devices). The equipment required for this detection isalso required to be CE marked as a medical device (MHRA Class iia Accredited) as it will be checking the presence of proteins on medical instruments which directly contact patients. The equipment needs to be readyand available to purchase and meet all the requirements, including compliance during the financial year 2017 -2018. The Authority wants to hear from: (a) interested suppliers that have the capabilities to meet the initial requirement in the short term (2017-2018);and (b) suppliers that could meet the requirement in future years. It is the Authority's intention to contract for the purchase of between 50 and 200 units of the required equipment. It is expected that only suppliers that have expressed an interest and can demonstrate that they can meet the initial requirement in the short term (2017-2018) will be invited to tender. If there are a number of suppliers that are unable to meet the initial requirement in the short term (2017-2018)but are able to demonstrate that they will meet the requirement in the future this may impact on the estimated total value of the initial requirement. Additional information: Additional information can be obtained via email james.talbot@dh.gsi.gov.uk Suppliers that have an interest in engaging with the Authority should express an interest via email as above by06/03/2017. Expressions of interest should state whether a supplier can meet the initial requirement (2017-2018) and if not, at what future date it is expected a supplier will be able to meet the requirement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06292b71-7db8-43d6-a900-f1d139158a12 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Feb 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 10 Mar 2017 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Jun 2017 - 1 Jan 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS2 7UE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse | | Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ### Codes - 33100000 - Medical equipments - 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ## Release History - 2 Feb 2017 at 09:07 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06292b71-7db8-43d6-a900-f1d139158a12 - 2 Feb 2017 at 09:04 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06292b71-7db8-43d6-a900-f1d139158a12 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06292b71-7db8-43d6-a900-f1d139158a12 2nd February 2017 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:39054-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML PIN Notice ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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