--- title: "Hertfordshire and West Essex STP Transformation of Pathology Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4116d0d2-888c-4e9f-b105-6c087c8900c4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4116d0d2-888c-4e9f-b105-6c087c8900c4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4116d0d2-888c-4e9f-b105-6c087c8900c4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4116d0d2-888c-4e9f-b105-6c087c8900c4.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL NHS TRUST" published: "2019-05-30" --- # Hertfordshire and West Essex STP Transformation of Pathology Services Buyer: THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL NHS TRUST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4116d0d2-888c-4e9f-b105-6c087c8900c4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4116d0d2-888c-4e9f-b105-6c087c8900c4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4116d0d2-888c-4e9f-b105-6c087c8900c4.json) ## Summary The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is leading a procurement process titled "Hertfordshire and West Essex STP Transformation of Pathology Services" aimed at enhancing pathology services across several contracting authorities, including West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, and various Clinical Commissioning Groups. This procurement is currently in the tender stage, with a submission deadline of 30th June 2020. The contracting process, which falls under the "light touch regime" of public contracts regulations, anticipates a total contract value of £500 million, and services are expected to be delivered within the East of England region of the United Kingdom. This tender presents significant opportunities for companies specialising in pathology services, particularly those equipped to provide extensive offerings such as Blood Sciences, Immunology, and Cellular Pathology. Businesses that are experienced in delivering large-scale healthcare solutions, including those capable of operating within NHS frameworks, would be well-positioned to compete. Potential bidders should consider that while all contracting authorities may not award contracts, only one supplier will be selected for the provision of services, which may need to be delivered from within the UK. ## Notice This procurement is being led by Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust on its own behalf and on behalf of the following contracting authorities: West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trusts, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, West Essex CCG, East and North Herts CCG, Herts Valleys CCG (the "Core Contracting Authorities"). The total activity per annum for the Core Contracting Authorities is approximately 15 million tests (subject to change after further analysis). The range of pathology services required includes: Blood Sciences (including 24/7 provision on site), Immunology, Infectious Sciences (including On-call), Cellular Pathology, Specialist Hematology, Specialist Chemistry, Molecular, Specialist Services, Central Specimen Reception, Phlebotomy, Anti-Coagulation, Patient Service Reception, Clinics, A&E, and POCT. Refer to the Procurement Documents for further information. The scope of services required is likely to change during the procurement. Additional information: (1) The contracting authorities are looking to procure and award contracts for the provision to each of their pathology services. The contracting authorities anticipate each of them entering into a single contract/s with the selected supplier (and that the award may involve more than one contract between each contracting authority and the selected supplier). (2) Potential bidders should be aware that the procurement is not dependent on all of the contracting authorities eventually awarding contracts with the selected supplier (although only one supplier will be selected). Each of the contracting authorities reserves the right not to award any contract(s). (3) The precise place or places of work will be determined through the tender process but the selected supplier will need to provide at least some elements of the services from the premises of the Core Contracting Authorities. The contracting authorities currently anticipate that all of the procured services will need to be provided from within the UK. (4) The procurement is under the "light touch regime" pursuant to Regulations 74 to 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. As such the contracting authorities are free to set the procedures for the procurement, subject (inter alia) to those procedures being sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment. Accordingly, the contracting authorities intend to follow a procedure which broadly follows the process of a competitive dialogue, but will not be bound to follow all of the prescriptive elements of that procedure. References in this notice and subsequent procurement documents to the or a "competitive dialogue" shall be construed accordingly. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3b8155b-4af9-4e1c-90c5-828efdf231a0 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive dialogue (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 May 2019 | | Submission deadline | 30 Jun 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 29 Jul 2020 - 29 Jul 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £500,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL NHS TRUST | | Locality | HARLOW | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM20 1QX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH35 West Essex | | Local authority | Harlow | | Electoral ward | Little Parndon & Town Centre | | Westminster constituency | Harlow | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85111800 - Pathology services ## Release History - 30 May 2019 at 10:22 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3b8155b-4af9-4e1c-90c5-828efdf231a0 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3b8155b-4af9-4e1c-90c5-828efdf231a0 30th May 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://secure.sourcedogg.com/profile/theprincessalexandrahospital/requests/28730 Please follow this Link to the Request on SourceDogg in order to apply ## Notice URLs - http://www.pah.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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