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Published 20 Oct 2023, 10:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

National Framework Agreement for Radiology Capacity Management Solutions

Official notice

Authority: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Business Services & Consultancy (79)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£30,000,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 20 Nov 2023awarded 22 Jan 2024
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Commercial Procurement Service

wishes to establish a national framework agreement which will allow NHS authorities and

other public sector bodies to procure health care providers with a radiology capacity

management solutions to include professional advice on maximising patient throughput and

the provision of clinical staff to facilitate the proposed changes.

The proposed framework agreement will have two Lots:

Lot 1 – Radiology Capacity Management Solutions

Lot 2 – Radiology Capacity Management Solutions with Rent-to-Own Equipment

Tenders may be submitted for one or both Lots.

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Diagnostics and radiodiagnostic devices and supplies · Health services · Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use · Medical imaging services · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
6 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 6 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Radiology Capacity Management SolutionsAwarded

Under Lot 1, organisations will seek providers of a variety of radiology capacity management solutions to include professional advice on maximising patient throughput and the provision of clinical staff to facilitate the proposed changes.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The term of this framework agreement will be two years (24 months) from the commencement date with an option to extend twice for a further one year (12 months) on each occasion. The maximum duration of this framework agreement will be four years (48 months).Variant bids: allowed
79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services79620000 Supply services of personnel including temporary staff85100000 Health services
Lot #2Radiology Capacity Management Solutions with Rent-to-Own EquipmentAwarded

Under Lot 2, organisations will seek providers of a variety of radiology capacity management solutions to include professional advice on maximising patient throughput and the provision of clinical staff to facilitate the proposed changes, alongside finance solutions for rent-to-own equipment.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The term of this framework agreement will be two years (24 months) from the commencement date with an option to extend twice for a further one year (12 months) on each occasion. The maximum duration of this framework agreement will be four years (48 months).Variant bids: allowed
33110000 Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use33124000 Diagnostics and radiodiagnostic devices and supplies79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services79620000 Supply services of personnel including temporary staff85100000 Health services

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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 70Price: 40Social value: 10
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Technical: 70
  • Commercial: 20
  • price: 20
  • Social Value: 10
Published award criteria (4)
  • Technical: 70
  • Commercial: 20
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 120 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “National Framework Agreement for Radiology Capacity Management Solutions” 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
20 Oct 2023, 10:45 BST
Last source update
25 Jan 2024, 13:10 GMT
Award evaluation window
22 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
F/026/RAD/23/AB
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002588
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy and related servicesDiagnostics and radiodiagnostic devices and suppliesHealth servicesImaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary useMedical imaging servicesSupply services of personnel including temporary staff
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040d9a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: How to express interest and bid for this opportunity 1) Browse to the esourcing portal https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click on view current opportunities; 2) Select the title of the ITT. 3) Review the ITT, framework agreement specification, prerequisites and list of eligible users(you may do this without registering). 4) Register your organisation on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once). 5) Accept the portal terms and conditions and click ‘continue’, enter your organisation and user details; note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete; you will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure) 6) Login to the portal with the username/password. 7) Click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link (These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier). 8) Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content. 9) Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITTs’ page (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box. 10) Responding to the ITT. Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining). You can now use the messages function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the ITT There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help or contact the eTendering help desk.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Appointment period ends
20 Nov 2023, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
22 Nov 2023, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.nhssourcing.co.uk ↗

Timeline

20 Nov 2023 → 25 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    20 Nov 2023, 14:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    22 Nov 2023, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    25 Jan 2024, 13:10 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Jan 2024, 13:10 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 6admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 6busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 8latest 22 Jan 2024

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

Contracts

All 8 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £30,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Contract 002588-2024-1

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 002588-2024-2

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 002588-2024-3

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 002588-2024-4

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 002588-2024-5

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 002588-2024-6

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 002588-2024-7

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 002588-2024-8

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Radiology Capacity Management Solutions6bids———
2 · Radiology Capacity Management Solutions with Rent-to-Own Equipment3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Liverpool Road, Chester, UK, CH2 1ULContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

6 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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