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Published 8 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Clinical Neutral Vendor Managed Services

Official notice

Authority: East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub (NHS & healthcare)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 4 Oct 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

EOECPH is seeking experienced, proven, innovative and agile providers as our framework partners to deliver

compliant neutral vendor managed services at the most economically advantageous price for Contracting Authorities. Fully managed clinical services offered under the framework

should conform to HMRC COS VAT requirements where applicable.

Delivery of a comprehensive range of services from Providers who are able to deliver the scope of managed

service contracts in respect of core services captured under the

framework and other associated ancillary services which may be applicable to and required to ensure a fully

managed neutral vendor provision for services captured under the

framework.

a) The high-level identification of services captured is:

i. Clinical

Types of services:

Diagnostic Imaging; Interventional Radiology; Cardiology; Cath Labs; Pathology; Point of Care

Testing; Surg

CPV: Administrative healthcare services · Cardiology services · Cardiology services or pulmonary specialists services · Decontamination equipment · Dermatology services · Diagnostic supplies · Diagnostics and radiodiagnostic devices and supplies · Endoscopy, endosurgery devices · Hospital and related services · Hospital services · Hospital support services · Medical hospital services · +9 more

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
8 bids received · 6 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Delivery of compliant neutral vendor managed services at the most economically…Awarded

Delivery of compliant neutral vendor managed services at the most economically advantageous price for Contracting Authorities. Fully managed clinical services offered under the framework conform to HMRC COS VAT requirements where applicable.

Delivery of a comprehensive range of services from Providers who are able to deliver the scope of managed

service contracts in respect of core services captured under the

framework and other associated ancillary services which may be applicable to and required to ensure a fully

managed neutral vendor provision for services captured under the

framework.

a) The high-level identification of services captured is:

i. Clinical

Types of services:

Diagnostic Imaging; Interventional Radiology; Cardiology; Cath Labs; Pathology; Point of Care

Delivery: UK

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 55%Price: 45%
Published sub-criteria (9)
  • Neutrality / Vendor Loyalty: 15%
  • Issue Resolution and Help desk: 5%
  • Delivery of Services: 15%
  • Building Works/Turnkey Support: 5%
  • Service Approach: 5%
  • Scalability and Demand Management: 5%
  • Due Diligence: 5%
  • Commercial Assistance: 5%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (9)
  • Neutrality / Vendor Loyalty: 15
  • Issue Resolution and Help desk: 5
  • Delivery of Services: 15
  • Building Works/Turnkey Support: 5
  • Service Approach: 5
  • Scalability and Demand Management: 5
  • Due Diligence: 5
  • Commercial Assistance: 5
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
  • “Clinical Neutral Vendor Managed Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update
8 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
Authority reference
Project 19065
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-025285
Classification (CPV)
Administrative healthcare servicesCardiology servicesCardiology services or pulmonary specialists servicesDecontamination equipmentDermatology servicesDiagnostic suppliesDiagnostics and radiodiagnostic devices and suppliesEndoscopy, endosurgery devicesHospital and related servicesHospital services
+11 moreHospital support servicesMedical hospital services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ea32 Find a Tender

Publisher note: F14 2021/S 000-023252 relates to this contract award

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 6admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 82 from SMEs
Contracts signed 6latest 4 Oct 2021

6 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 6 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £20,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Clinical Neutral Vendor Managed Services

    Signed
    4 Oct 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Clinical Neutral Vendor Managed Services

    Signed
    4 Oct 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Clinical Neutral Vendor Managed Services

    Signed
    4 Oct 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Clinical Neutral Vendor Managed Services

    Signed
    4 Oct 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Clinical Neutral Vendor Managed Services

    Signed
    4 Oct 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Clinical Neutral Vendor Managed Services

    Signed
    4 Oct 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 1, Cambridge, UK, 1Contact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub c/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation TrustReview body Cambridge
  • NHS ResolutionsMediation body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

6 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.