Official UK procurement notice
LCHS Pathology Services - Sexual Health and HIV
Authority: Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Contracting Authority seeks the provision of a Pathology Service for the processing and reporting of Sexual Health and HIV screening tests on behalf of Lincolnshire patients. Tests will be undertaken by the Lincolnshire Sexual Health Service (LiSH) service following which the Pathology Service will undertake collection, delivery, processing and reporting to LiSH. This specification sets out the minimum requirements of this service.
CPV: Health and social work services · Pathology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This service will primarily cover screening for the following tests:AwardedPublished value£3,000,000
This service will primarily cover screening for the following tests:
- Chlamydia (NB There is a separate contract for online Chlamydia Screening for 15-24 year olds)
- Gonorrhoea
- Trichomonas
- Herpes
- Syphilis
- HIV
- Blood borne Viruses eg Hep A, Hep B and Hep CNon STI organisms such as Candida and Bacterial Vaginosis, streptococcus etc
- Mycoplasma Genitalium
- Lymphogranuloma Venereum
The Pathology Service will include the BASHH recommended tests for STIs: (April 2019 or any subsequent update) – www.bashh.org/about-bashh/publicat… ↗
A three year contract will be let by the Contracting Authority for the provision of this service, with the option to extend by up to one year (3+1). There is no guarantee of activity in the provision of this service. The estimated value of the services is based on the full value of the opportunity should the contract extension be exercised by the Contracting Authority.
This procurement is subject to the "Light Touch Regime" as described within Regulations 74-76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as a Schedule 3 service.
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 (4)
- Service Delivery: 10%
- Mobilisation & Contract Management: 8%
- Information Management & Technology: 2%
- price: 80%
Published award criteria (4)
- Service Delivery: 10%
- Mobilisation & Contract Management: 8%
- Information Management & Technology: 2%
- Price: 80%
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Jan 2021, 17:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Jun 2021, 16:35 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Feb 2021 – …
- Authority reference
DN514214- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-012710- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0288e8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Feb 2021, 12:05 GMT
Timeline
8 Feb 2021 → 7 Jun 2021 · 4 dates- Submission deadline8 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Feb 2021, 12:05 GMT
- Contract starts1 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST
- Notice published7 Jun 2021, 16:35 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Jun 2021, 16:35 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services Laboratories LLPSubcontracting: All logistics, including courier service and transportation of tests will be delivered through a sub-contractor arrangement. | £2,351,036 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 012710-2021-DN514214-1 · Health Services Laboratories LLP
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2021
- Value
- £2,351,036
- Period
- … – 31 May 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Centre for Effective Dispute ResolutionReview body
- NHS England and NHS ImprovementReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Health Service Laboratories LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.