--- title: "Blood Glucose and Ketones monitoring" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0417d9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0417d9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0417d9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0417d9.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DONCASTER AND BASSETLAW TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2023-11-13" --- # Blood Glucose and Ketones monitoring Buyer: DONCASTER AND BASSETLAW TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0417d9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0417d9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0417d9.json) ## Summary The Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has recently awarded a contract for Blood Glucose and Ketones monitoring services. The contract was awarded to Abbott Laboratories Limited through a limited procurement process. The contract value is £650,000 GBP, and the contract was signed on 13th November 2023. This contract aims to maintain business continuity for the POCT service and In-patient Diabetic Service within the hospital trust. The contract duration is three years, aligning with other trusts within the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology network. This tender creates opportunities for businesses in the healthcare industry, particularly those providing blood analysis services. Companies experienced in medical device manufacturing, middleware procurement, and healthcare IT may find this tender suitable for competition. The procurement method used is an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, indicating a direct award based on ensuring patient safety and service continuity. Interested businesses should focus on the service delivery and clinical perspectives to align with the buyer's requirements and guidelines. ## Notice Blood Glucose and ketone monitoring including middle ware, stripes, training and maintainance ### Lot Information Lot 1 A direct award for this contract to Abbott will ensure business continuity for the POCT service and In-patient Diabetic Service within Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust (DBTH NHS FT). Due to the current contract, expiring (August 2023) there is insufficient time to complete a full tender process without compromising the current service, which poses a huge patient safety risk. The Abbott glucose and ketone meters are currently in use in approximately 105 clinical areas within DBTH NHS FT, with over 3000 members of staff trained to use the meter. Implementation of a new providers meter would require significant resources in market scoping, middleware procurement, manufacturing lead-time for providing meters, verification of meters, training the workforce, any required changes to patient pathways, consumable management and IT implementation and the resource required to facilitate this. The duration of the new contract will be for a three-year period from the point that the current contract ends and upto the point where a procurement exercise is undertaken and a new contract awarded. The duration has been determined so that the expiration aligns with other trusts contracts within the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology (SYB Pathology) network. This gives the SYB network time to draft a region wide specification for a Glucose and Ketone Meter contract. This is the current planned strategy, however this is subject to change. The current plan is for SYB to move to a maturing status for the POCT service as per National NHS England guidance and this contract will enable preparation work and planning for this to be achieved. The proposed contract extension in the interim is to prevent significant risk from a service delivery and clinical perspective for the patient population of DBTH NHS FT. ### Procurement Information A direct award for this contract to Abbott will ensure business continuity for the POCT service and In-patient Diabetic Service within Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust (DBTH NHS FT). Due to the current contract, expiring (August 2023) there is insufficient time to complete a full tender process without compromising the current service, which poses a huge patient safety risk. The Abbott glucose and ketone meters are currently in use in approximately 105 clinical areas within DBTH NHS FT, with over 3000 members of staff trained to use the meter. Implementation of a new providers meter would require significant resources in market scoping, middleware procurement, manufacturing lead-time for providing meters, verification of meters, training the workforce, any required changes to patient pathways, consumable management and IT implementation and the resource required to facilitate this. The duration of the new contract will be for a three-year period from the point that the current contract ends and upto the point where a procurement exercise is undertaken and a new contract awarded. The duration has been determined so that the expiration aligns with other trusts contracts within the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology (SYB Pathology) network. This gives the SYB network time to draft a region wide specification for a Glucose and Ketone Meter contract. This is the current planned strategy, however this is subject to change. The current plan is for SYB to move to a maturing status for the POCT service as per National NHS England guidance and this contract will enable preparation work and planning for this to be achieved. The proposed contract extension in the interim is to prevent significant risk from a service delivery and clinical perspective for the patient population of DBTH NHS FT. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033481-2023 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Nov 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 13 Nov 2023 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £650,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DONCASTER AND BASSETLAW TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | DONCASTER | | Post town | Doncaster | | Postcode | DN2 5LT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE35 Doncaster | | Local authority | Doncaster | | Electoral ward | Wheatley Hills & Intake | | Westminster constituency | Doncaster Central | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85111810 - Blood analysis services ## Release History - 13 Nov 2023 at 14:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033481-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.abbott.co.uk - https://www.dbth.nhs.uk - https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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