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Published 14 Apr 2023, 13:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Mid South Essex NHS Foundation Trust - Outsourced Pathology

Official notice

Authority: MSE Group

ServicesCompetitive dialogue
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)
Published estimate£935,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 22 Aug 2023
Next notice expected 14 Jun 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust ("MSE") plans to set up a strategic partnership for an outsourced pathology service. This will likely involve multiple contracts that help maintain our analytical services and lab facilities.

This contract aims to merge our in-house and outsourced services into a single, efficient system across the Trust. The goal is to improve our pathology service's overall delivery and operations, supporting the best possible patient care.

CPV: Laboratory services · Medical equipments · Pathology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The required pathology disciplines encapsulates blood sciences, microbiology and…Published value£36,000,000

The required pathology disciplines encapsulates blood sciences, microbiology and infectious sciences, and cellular pathology. This robust service offering is expected to deliver approximately 21 million tests per annum. Advanced testing capabilities may also be needed, including Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), molecular diagnostics, and specialist haematology. Other pathology services may be required throughout the duration of the contract. Whilst the operational delivery of the Contract will be delivered by the Supplier, the Clinical responsibility will remain with MSE.

Essential support services will also form a significant component of this partnership. We anticipate these to comprise of sample transportation, a dedicated customer service centre, assistance in the management or deployment of a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) solution, phlebotomy, and effective management of Point of Care Testing (POCT) devices.

The Services are expected to be delivered at both Trust and Supplier locations.

MSE plans to use the competitive dialogue procedure to refine our needs iteratively throughout the procurement process.

Delivery: East of England · Essex
Second stage: up to 3 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
33100000 Medical equipments71900000 Laboratory services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Competitive dialogue
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
14 Apr 2023, 13:35 BST
Last source update
21 Jul 2023, 18:47 BST
Authority reference
CA12183 - PMSB1300
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-021194
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory servicesMedical equipmentsPathology services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03beca Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

As per procurement documents

Publisher note: This PIN has been published for the purpose of market engagement only. For the avoidance of doubt, this market engagement exercise implies no commercial commitment and is not a formal tender process.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline
22 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
360 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

14 Jun 2023 → 6 Sept 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    14 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    21 Jul 2023, 18:47 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    22 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
  4. Invitations to tender expected
    6 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jul 2023
  1. Published value updated to £935,000,000
    21 Jul 2023, 18:47 BST
    was £36,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    21 Jul 2023, 18:47 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    21 Jul 2023, 18:47 BST
  4. Deadline published: 22 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
    21 Jul 2023, 18:47 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

MSE Group

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth Britannia House, Unit 12-14, Britannia Business Park, Southend, East of England, SS2 6GEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Mid and South Essex Hospital NHS Foundation TrustMediation bodyReview body Southend
  • Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point SouthendContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria