--- title: "Managed Pathology / Equipment Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0368f4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0368f4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0368f4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0368f4.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2022-09-16" --- # Managed Pathology / Equipment Service Buyer: CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0368f4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0368f4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0368f4.json) ## Summary The Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a managed equipment service for processing Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea tests across four sites in Central London. The Trust requires a solution that balances performance, quality, reliability, space utilisation, and cost efficiency. Suppliers can propose single or multi-site solutions, ensuring testing availability at any of the specified sites. The procurement process is currently in the award stage with a submission deadline of 30th September 2022. This tender opportunity offers businesses in the healthcare equipment and services industry a chance to provide a long-term testing solution. Companies offering managed equipment services, laboratory equipment, and software solutions are well-suited to compete. The procurement method is selective, with the area of suitability emphasising security. The tender presents an opportunity for businesses to engage with the Chelsea & Westminster NHS FT and potentially secure a contract for providing essential testing services over the contract period of five years, with possible extensions. ## Notice Chelsea & Westminster NHS FT (CW) is seeking a managed equipment service (MES) that will provide, as a minimum, the necessary equipment, materials, servicing and maintenance as well as software to allow CW to process approximately 455,000 Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (CT/NG) PCR tests per annum, across four sites. The Trust is seeking a solution that will provide the best balance of performance (in terms of turnaround time), quality, reliability, ease of use, space utilisation and cost efficiency. Consequently, suppliers can propose single or multi-site solutions but must take account of the full requirements when submitting their proposals. Lifecycle Management Group has been appointed to support CW with this exercise. ### Lot Information Lot 1 CW is seeking to purchase a managed equipment service (MES) that will provide, as a minimum, the necessary equipment, materials, servicing and maintenance as well as software to allow CW to process approximately 455,000 CT/NG PCR tests per annum, across four sites. The Trust is seeking a solution that will provide the best balance of performance (in terms of turnaround time), quality, reliability, ease of use, space utilisation and cost efficiency. Consequently, suppliers can propose single or multi-site solutions but must take account of the following and the full requirements when submitting their proposals: The target Turnaround Time (TAT) is for tests to be predictable, measured as 80% within target time, turnaround time. It can be assumed that this time excludes receipt and registration but must include all sample tracking, preparation, batching, equipment run-time, validation and result transmission via the agreed interface to the clinic management system. The TAT target should allow for any breakdowns as well as planned and unplanned service costs. There must be sufficient redundancy in the system to accommodate this. Suppliers must specify the workforce that will be required to safely operate the proposed system. This will factor into the financial evaluation and, will also be a consideration when setting the KPIs. Staff activities that should be allowed for must include all throughput and non-throughput related activities directly related to testing, including sample processing, materials management, equipment operation and maintenance, quality control activities and waste management. For costing purposes, supplier should specify FTEs to staff any proposed testing site, as per the operating hours outlined in the tender documentation. The requirement is for testing to be available at any of the four sites across Central London. If the proposal is for some of these sites to be serviced through a centralised testing model, with samples being transported between sites, this will be reflected in the financial proposal. However, CW will be responsible for providing inter-site transport and this will not form part of the scope of the MES. The time to transport samples between sites will not count towards the target TAT as stated above. Suppliers should, however, allow for peak hourly demand, including the transport delay, when determining capacity requirements. Suppliers should clearly state the total installed capacity that is available and the percentage of this capacity that will be available in case of critical failures of at least one instrument. The Trust has a strong preference for work to be performed within the confines of the clinic and no space has been allocated for laboratory testing operations outside of the current clinic footprint. The available space per site is set in the tender documentation and should there be a need to expand beyond this space, this will be accounted for in the financial evaluation. The four sites in scope are: - 10 Hammersmith Broadway Clinic - John Hunter Clinic for Sexual Health - 56 Dean Street Clinic - West Middlesex University Hospital Sexual Health Clinic Renewal: CW is seeking a comprehensive long-term solution for CT/NG PCR testing services over a period of five (5) years. Optional extension for an additional two (2) years may be discussed. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026001-2022 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Sep 2022 | | Submission deadline | 30 Sep 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | N/A | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | TLI32 Westminster, TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 16 Sep 2022 at 08:56 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026001-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ - https://www.lifecycle.co.uk/tenders.html ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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