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title: "Procurement of SYB Pathology Managed Service"
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# Procurement of SYB Pathology Managed Service

Buyer: SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038ad8

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## Summary

The Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is planning a public procurement tender process titled "Pre Market Engagement - SY ICS Pathology Managed Equipment Service" for a pathology managed service contract. The Trust aims to engage with potential suppliers to replace existing pathology managed equipment and consumable services. The deadline for responses to the Request for Information is 23rd December 2022, and future tender opportunities will be communicated via the Atamis e-Tendering website.

The tender process offers opportunities for businesses in the pathology services sector, particularly those involved in managing laboratory equipment and services. Interested suppliers should be prepared to engage in premarket activities and express their interest by contacting sth.pathologyprocurement@nhs.net. Through Competitive Procedure with Negotiation, the Trust seeks to identify a comprehensive solution that aligns with their quality and efficiency objectives, with the final contract value estimated around £500 million.

## Notice

This Contract Notice advertises a contract opportunity for the provision of a Pathology Managed Service Contract to the following five NHS Trusts working in partnership to deliver the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology Service (SYB Pathology Service): (1) Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (part of BRILS); (2) Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; (3) The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust; (4) Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust and (5) Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (STHFT) (the "MSC"). During the term of the MSC, it is anticipated that Chesterfied Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ("Chesterfield) may become an associate member of the SYB Pathology Partnership in relation to Histopathology and therefore the MSC may be varied to enable Chesterfield to get the benefit of the SYB Pathology Service. On 1st April 2024 a single pathology service was established governed and managed by STHFT as the Host Organisation on behalf of the partnership. Over the coming years SYB Pathology will transition to the Target Operating Model which will deliver significant quality and efficiency benefits longer term.

The establishment of the MSC will support transition to the target operating model and deliver significant quality and efficiency benefits for patients, clinicians, staff and wider stakeholders which includes the use of innovative and cutting-edge technologies. The MSC will cover all current and future workloads during its term and must meet all regulatory requirements and provide all integrated IT firmware, analysers, equipment, test kits, assays, reagents, chemicals, specific and general lab consumables and associated products and services to deliver the entire pathology and related hosted services across all sites and departments which form part of the SYB Pathology Service.

Any resulting contract from this procurement process will be entered into by STHFT on behalf of the five organisations aforementioned and references to the "Authority" in this Contract Notice should be read as STHFT for and on behalf of the SYB Pathology partnership.

### Lot Information

Managed Service

The scope of the Services for the Managed Service includes the provision and maintenance of all pathology equipment and their associated IT, interfaces, and licences as well as the provision of all associated consumables; reagents, collection devices, test kits, quality control/calibration material essential for the delivery of the activity, as well as the transferring of existing assets and contracts and scope of services covered under this tender. In addition to this, the MSC provider will be responsible for the end-to-end management and delivery of the Supply Chain incorporating all products and the execution of a full Inventory Management System. Specialisms within scope of this procurement exercise as as follows; 

Managed Service Requirements
Pre & Post Analytics
Clinical Biochemistry & Viral Serology 
Haematology 
Coagulation
Blood Transfusion
Blood Cultures
IT, Interfacing and Data Management

The Authority is using the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation (CPN) in line with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended EU Exit (2020) etc.) to identify and define a solution which best addresses the Authority's requirements, as described within this suite of procurement documents.

The potential maximum aggregate value of the contract as advertised in the Find a Tender Service (FTS) is PS500m. This is inclusive of all Phases and In Scope Services but also considers any potential modifications which may be made to this Contract throughout its life. As such, this is not a guaranteed value. 

However, for the purposes of this procurement, the maximum price is PS12.4m, a total value of the 15-year contract is PS186m. 

Prices submitted for year 1 of the contract will be adjusted by the inflationary uplift only throughout the life of the contract. 

Bids submitted which exceed the maximum price will be considered as unaffordable and will be rejected.

The deadline for submitting a response to the Selection Questionnaire is 19th June 2024 at 12noon.

Options: The Authority require Bidders to submit Options for their responses to the Invitation to Tender Questions for the following specifications:

* Specification 4 - Haematology
* Specification 5 - Coagulation
* Specification 6 - Blood Transfusion
* Specification 7 - Blood Culture

By 'options' we mean submissions which are 'distinctly different'. Bidders are required to submit a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 options for each specialism identified.

Each option will be evaluated against the same evaluation criteria using the same evaluation scoring matrix as set out within the procurement documentation. Bidders are required to respond to all questions linked to the requirement for each option that they are submitting.

Bidders are required to submit a separate commercial offer for each combination of options submitted. In determining which Option has scored the highest and would be part of the subsequent awarded contract, the percentage score awarded for commercials will be added to moderated quality and social value scores. The award will be made on the highest scoring proposal, including quality, price and social value scores.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015758-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jun 2024 |
| Future notice date | 31 Mar 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000,000 |
| Lots value | £500,000,000 |
| 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 | SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Additional buyers | SY ICS |
| Locality | SOUTH YORKSHIRE |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S5 7AU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | Broomhill and Sharrow Vale |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | TLE3 South Yorkshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
- 42 - Industrial machinery
- 45 - Construction work
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 51 - Installation services (except software)
- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 33100000 - Medical equipments
- 33110000 - Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use
- 33140000 - Medical consumables
- 33696000 - Reagents and contrast media
- 33696500 - Laboratory reagents
- 33790000 - Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware
- 33793000 - Laboratory glassware
- 33910000 - Pathology dissection instruments and supplies
- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 38434500 - Biochemical analysers
- 38434520 - Blood analysers
- 38437000 - Laboratory pipettes and accessories
- 38510000 - Microscopes
- 38519500 - Laboratory microscope replacement bulbs
- 39180000 - Laboratory furniture
- 39181000 - Laboratory benching
- 42122500 - Laboratory pumps and accessories
- 42300000 - Industrial or laboratory furnaces, incinerators and ovens
- 42671100 - Laboratory tool carriers
- 42931100 - Laboratory centrifuges and accessories
- 45214430 - Language laboratory construction work
- 45214610 - Laboratory building construction work
- 45215100 - Construction work for buildings relating to health
- 45215146 - Pathology room construction work
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 51430000 - Installation services of laboratory equipment
- 64120000 - Courier services
- 71900000 - Laboratory services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 73111000 - Research laboratory services
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85111800 - Pathology services

## Release History

- 17 May 2024 at 15:11 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015758-2024
- 5 Dec 2022 at 19:40 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034419-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com
- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://syics.co.uk/
- https://www.atamis.co.uk/registration
- https://www.sth.nhs.uk
- https://www.sth.nhs.uk/

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