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title: "Laboratory Managed Serivce"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038c67"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
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# Laboratory Managed Serivce

Buyer: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038c67

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## Summary

The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for a Laboratory Managed Service to Abbott Laboratories Limited. The procurement process was completed and the contract is currently active. This contract involves the installation and commissioning of biomedical equipment, along with training, maintenance, and consumables supply. The procurement method was limited, with the procurement being negotiated without publication of a contract notice.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in providing installation services of laboratory equipment to compete. Companies experienced in managing comprehensive laboratory services that support clinical outcomes and streamline clinical pathways would be well-suited to compete. The contract value is £41,000,000 GBP, signed on December 8, 2022. The location of the service delivery is in the UK. This opportunity can benefit businesses that specialise in biomedical equipment and laboratory services, particularly those with expertise in managing third-party involvement and overseeing service availability.

## Notice

Laboratory Managed Service

### Lot Information

Lot 1

A Laboratory Managed Service Contract which will include equipment installation and commissioning and the supply of training, maintenance, consumables and service availability; along with the management of any third party involvement. The Supplier will provide a comprehensive managed service that will act as an enabler for the delivery of clinical services, improve outcomes and support the streamlining of clinical pathways.

### Procurement Information

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust (UHB) intends to enter into a new contract with Abbott Laboratories Limited. The main benefit of entering into this contract revolves around the stability of application platforms while service consolidation takes place over the networks. As stated in the NHSE state of the nation document; "Consolidating pathology services allows for most consistent, clinically appropriate turnaround times ensuring the right test is available at the right time... consolidation can ensure an appropriate critical mass to support specialist diagnostics, so that patients have equal access to key tests and services are sustainable" As the capacity for change in the system is currently limited by post-Covid recovery plans, increased Emergency Department activity and other important projects for future productivity and performance (i.e. the current implantation of a new LIMS) a change of supplier will endanger the successful delivery of all of these important projects. Aligned to this a change of major analytical platform - however well planned - will always likely result is a reduction in productivity and consequently the restoration and recovery plan will be severely affected as will current ED turnaround times. It is assessed that the patients of Birmingham and Solihull will be put at a significant disadvantage if a fundamental piece of the diagnostic process undergoes change at this moment in time. Future projects will be enabled and better served by not embarking on a period of change, particularly with reference to a wider BSOL ICS consolidation - including Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital. In addition, with the implementation of the LIMS across BSOL, in future we will have a digital environment which is standardised and working in all providers of laboratory services in Birmingham and Solihull, reducing the risks of making an analytical transition for the trusts and the suppliers.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034983-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Dec 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £41,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B15 2WB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Edgbaston |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Edgbaston |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ABBOTT LABORATORIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 51 - Installation services (except software)

### Codes

- 38434540 - Biomedical equipment
- 51430000 - Installation services of laboratory equipment

## Release History

- 9 Dec 2022 at 16:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034983-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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