Official UK procurement notice
DHSC Assisted Testing Framework
Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Department of Health and Social Care has tendered for a 4-year UK-wide Framework to cover Assisted Testing requirements for the Authority (DHSC and other Contracting Authorities). This Framework is for the provision of Assisted Testing Services to support the Authority with outbreaks of viruses or diseases that require a testing programme. As part of this Framework the Government's Test and Trace Programme aims to deliver a comprehensive Assisted Testing Services across all four nations. The fully managed Assisted Testing Services are for any type of test site or location across the UK allowing for any test devices or technologies. The Services incl. but are not limited to the provision of Assisted Testing Services, training of own workforce or third parties, support of pilots and service evaluation of test devices, SOP development and deployment of the different roles individually.For additional information please refer to Section 'VI.3.0.1 Additional Information'.
CPV: General personnel services for the government · Health training services · Medical analysis services · Medical education services · Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments · Miscellaneous health services · Personnel-training services · Project-management services other than for construction work · Project-supervision services other than for construction work · Provision of services to the community · Safety education services · Services provided by medical personnel · +4 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 4 bids received · 4 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · no lot values published · win at most 7 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1The Contractor will be required to provide all elements of Assisted Testing ServicesAwarded UK
The Contractor will be required to provide all elements of Assisted Testing Services. Lot 1 covers the following counties: Berkshire, East Sussex, Oxfordshire, West Sussex, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Cornwall, Kent, Surrey, City of London, Greater London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Isle of Wight, Bristol. Additional information: DHSC has estimated a deliberately high contract value on the basis of a declining demand approach plus contingency, allowing for the possibility of one or more additional pandemic waves and/or the increased prevalence of a vaccine-resistant variants or other viruses/diseases that may potentially require a planned health response.
Lot #2The Contractor will be required to provide all elements of Assisted Testing ServicesAwarded UK
The Contractor will be required to provide all elements of Assisted Testing Services. Lot 2 covers the following counties: Buckinghamshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Rutland, Herefordshire, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Worcestershire, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, Derbyshire, West Midlands, Shropshire, Lincolnshire. Additional information: DHSC has estimated a deliberately high contract value on the basis of a declining demand approach plus contingency, allowing for the possibility of one or more additional pandemic waves and/or the increased prevalence of a vaccine-resistant variants or other viruses/diseases that may potentially require a planned health response.
Lot #3The Contractor will be required to provide all elements of Assisted Testing ServicesAwarded UK
The Contractor will be required to provide all elements of Assisted Testing Services . Lot 3 covers the following counties: Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cumbria, Cheshire, Lancashire, North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Northumberland, Durham, East Riding of Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear. Additional information: DHSC has estimated a deliberately high contract value on the basis of a declining demand approach plus contingency, allowing for the possibility of one or more additional pandemic waves and/or the increased prevalence of a vaccine-resistant variants or other viruses/diseases that may potentially require a planned health response.
Lot #4The Contractor will be required to provide all elements of Assisted Testing Services asAwarded Scotland
The Contractor will be required to provide all elements of Assisted Testing Services as. Lot 4 covers Scotland. Additional information: DHSC has estimated a deliberately high contract value on the basis of a declining demand approach plus contingency, allowing for the possibility of one or more additional pandemic waves and/or the increased prevalence of a vaccine-resistant variants or other viruses/diseases that may potentially require a planned health response.
Lot #5The Contractor requires to provide all elements of Assisted Testing Services as set… Northern Ireland
The Contractor requires to provide all elements of Assisted Testing Services as set out in document ‘FTS Notice - OJEU-001988 – Additional Information’ for Lot 5.
Lot #6The Contractor will be required to provide all elements of Assisted TestingCancelled Wales, Northern Ireland
The Contractor will be required to provide all elements of Assisted Testing. Lot 6 covers Northern Ireland. Additional information: DHSC has estimated a deliberately high contract value on the basis of a declining demand approach plus contingency, allowing for the possibility of one or more additional pandemic waves and/or the increased prevalence of a vaccine-resistant variants or other viruses/diseases that may potentially require a planned health response.
Lot #7The Contractor will be required to provide all elements of Assisted Testing ServicesAwarded UK
The Contractor will be required to provide all elements of Assisted Testing Services. Lot 7 covers all lots (1-6). Additional information: DHSC has estimated a deliberately high contract value on the basis of a declining demand approach plus contingency, allowing for the possibility of one or more additional pandemic waves and/or the increased prevalence of a vaccine-resistant variants or other viruses/diseases that may potentially require a planned health response
Lot #8The Contractor will be required to provide all elements of Assisted Testing ServicesCancelled Wales
The Contractor will be required to provide all elements of Assisted Testing Services. Lot 5 covers Wales. Additional information: DHSC has estimated a deliberately high contract value on the basis of a declining demand approach plus contingency, allowing for the possibility of one or more additional pandemic waves and/or the increased prevalence of a vaccine-resistant variants or other viruses/diseases that may potentially require a planned health response.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
As set out in the Selection Questionnaire (SQ)
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “DHSC Assisted Testing Framework” 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 Apr 2021, 21:23 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Oct 2021, 10:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Jun 2021 – …
- Authority reference
C21934- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-025800- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ab62Find a Tender
- Performance terms
As set out in the Framework Agreement and (if applicable) Call-Off Contract
Publisher note: The Framework Value for the 4-year term of £386.6m has been estimated according to a series of Forecast Scenarios for both DHSC and other participating bodies, these are based upon actual requirements or historical requests. DHSC has estimated a deliberately high value on the basis of a declining demand approach plus contingency, allowing for the possibility of one or more additional pandemic waves and/or the increased prevalence of a vaccine-resistant variants or other viruses/diseases that may potentially require a planned health response.The estimated values per Lot are indicative only as the Authority cannot predict with any certainty which Lots may be used for requirements. The Authority therefore reserves the right to go beyond the estimated value of a Lot where there is underspend on another Lot(s) and provided always that the Authority remains within the overall Framework value.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://health.atamis.co.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 4 Jun 2021, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 Jun 2021, 15:00 BST
Timeline
4 Jun 2021 → 15 Oct 2021 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown4 Jun 2021, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Jun 2021, 15:00 BST
- Notice published15 Oct 2021, 10:50 BST
Notice history
2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Oct 2021- Status changed to complete13 Oct 2021, 16:05 BST
- Buyer details updated13 Oct 2021, 16:05 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
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Lot 7: Original Information: Covers Lots 1-6. Total Value: £386,584,484.00 Revised Information: Covers Lots 1 - 3. Total Value: £328,191,883.71
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2021-04: 1 release · 28 Apr 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast24 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Lot 1
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2021
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- active
Lot 3
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2021
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- active
Lot 3
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2021
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Lot 3
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2021
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- active
Lot 4
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2021
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Lot 4
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2021
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Lot 4
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2021
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Lot 4
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2021
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Lot 5
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2021
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Lot 5
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2021
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Lot 5
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2021
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Lot 1
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2021
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Lot 5
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2021
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- active
Lot 7
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2021
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Lot 7
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2021
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Lot 7
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2021
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Lot 7
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2021
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Lot 1
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2021
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Lot 1
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2021
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Lot 2
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2021
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Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · The Contractor will be required to provide all elements of Assisted Testing Services | 5bids · 5 electronic | — | — | £148,711,947 – £148,711,947 |
| 2 · The Contractor will be required to provide all elements of Assisted Testing Services | 5bids · 5 electronic | — | — | £97,431,965 – £97,431,965 |
| 3 · The Contractor will be required to provide all elements of Assisted Testing Services | 4bids · 4 electronic | — | — | £82,047,971 – £82,047,971 |
| 4 · The Contractor will be required to provide all elements of Assisted Testing Services as | 5bids · 5 electronic | — | — | £26,275,343 – £26,275,343 |
| 7 · The Contractor will be required to provide all elements of Assisted Testing Services | 4bids · 4 electronic | — | — | £386,584,484 – £386,584,484 |
| Whole notice | 4bids · 4 electronic | — | — | £7,023,090 – £7,023,090 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Department of Health and Social CareContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtMediation body
- The High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- Abbott Toxicology LimitedFramework contractor
- IQVIA LTDFramework contractor
- Reed Specialist Recruitment LimitedFramework contractor
- Sodexo LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria