--- title: "Managed Service Contract" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0436c2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0436c2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0436c2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0436c2.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2024-02-02" --- # Managed Service Contract Buyer: SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0436c2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0436c2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0436c2.json) ## Summary The Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is planning a Managed Service Contract for pathology services in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw. The contract aims to establish a strategic partnership that will deliver a single pathology service for five NHS partners. A virtual market engagement event is scheduled for 21 February 2024 to provide an update to potential providers ahead of the tender process. The future notice date for this opportunity is 29 March 2024. This tender presents a growth opportunity for service providers in the healthcare industry, particularly those with expertise in pathology services. Businesses interested in delivering common equipment platforms, middleware integration, and laboratory information management systems consolidation would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The event offers a chance for interested parties to engage with the project team and seek clarifications, potentially leading to a long-term partnership with the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Notice SYBP seeks to secure a long-term strategic partner for the provision of an MSC in support pathology providing services to the five NHS Partners. These include: Barnsley NHS Foundation Trust Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust ### Lot Information Lot 1 This is for information only, to communicate that the Authority invites interested providers to attend a virtual market engagement event for the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology (SYBP) Managed Services Contract (MSC) procurement opportunity. This event will be broadcast via Microsoft (MS) Teams Live Event on 21 February 2024 at 15:30-17:30. SYBP seeks to secure a long-term strategic partner for the provision of an MSC in support pathology providing services to the five NHS Partners. These include: Barnsley NHS Foundation Trust Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust The establishment of a new MSC will support transition to a single pathology service, delivering quality and efficiency benefits for patients, clinicians, staff and wider stakeholders, including (but not limited to): Common equipment platforms and middleware Equitable access to tests and algorithms for all patients Standardisation of testing Facilitating essential movement of staff and/or workloads, as required Integration of equipment and platforms Integration of new Oracle health Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) for consolidated reporting. This is a pre-procurement market engagement event, the purpose of which is to provide an update to the market following previous engagement events ahead of our tender process going live. The Live Event will occur on 21 February 2024 at 15:30-17:30. The format of the Live Event will be a presentation from the project team followed by an opportunity for the market to ask any questions. All organisations wishing to attend the event must complete the following booking form. https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ec1040b7-4a4e-4609-ae26-ca0e61be8a36@37c354b2-85b0-47f5-b222-07b48d774ee3 The link to enable you to access the webinar will be provided automatically via email when registered. Should you require any information regarding this event please respond to this message via the etendering portal. The Authority shall not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by respondents to this market engagement event, in preparing and/or submitting responses and or attenda ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003516-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Feb 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 29 Mar 2024 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | SHEFFIELD | | Post town | Sheffield | | Postcode | S10 2JF | | 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 - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85111800 - Pathology services ## Release History - 2 Feb 2024 at 12:25 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003516-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ec1040b7-4a4e-4609-ae26-ca0e61be8a36@37c354b2-85b0-47f5-b222-07b48d774ee3 - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.sth.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0436c2. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0436c2.json.