Official UK procurement notice
National Framework Agreement for the provision of Infection Control Clinical Surveillance Systems
Authority: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe scope of the framework is for the provision an electronic infection control clinical surveillance system. The system will support infection prevention and control activities to identify critical issues, proactively respond to improve the quality of care and streamline processes to reduce time spent on administrative and reporting tasks.
CPV: Clinical information system · Data management services · Data security software package · Database and operating software package · Electronic data management (EDM) · Medical software package · Patient-administration system · Software package and information systems
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 1 bids received (1.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Most NHS Trusts tend to manage infection control surveillance through the use of…AwardedPublished value£20,000,000
Most NHS Trusts tend to manage infection control surveillance through the use of various systems, collating laboratory, patient and surgery data and manually searching through the data to identify patients of interest or complex scenarios. Paper and excel spreadsheets are also used to record and manage surveillance. This process is time consuming and risk of error.
NHS Trusts are finding that they do not have a robust infection control system to monitor and manage their patients. COVID-19 has highlighted the gap in their processes and how ineffective the current systems (if they use one) are.
The scope of the framework is for the provision an electronic infection control clinical surveillance system. The system will support infection prevention and control activities to identify critical issues, proactively respond to improve the quality of care and streamline processes to reduce time spent on administrative and reporting tasks.
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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 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 (6)
- Aesthetic and Functional System Requirements: 25%
- Technical Stystem Requirements: 25%
- Project Management, After Sales and Support: 20%
- Commercial Evaluation: 20%
- Social Value - Delivery of new ways of working: 5%
- Social Value - Fighting Climate Change: 5%
Published award criteria (6)
- Aesthetic and Functional System Requirements: 25
- Technical Stystem Requirements: 25
- Project Management, After Sales and Support: 20
- Social Value - Delivery of new ways of working: 5
- Social Value - Fighting Climate Change: 5
- Commercial Evaluation: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “National Framework Agreement for the provision of Infection Control…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, 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
- Goods
- 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
- 3 Nov 2022, 09:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Feb 2023, 14:14 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Dec 2022 – …
- Authority reference
F/086/ICCSS/22/MH- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-004523- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037e94Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision.
Publisher note: How to express interest and bid for this opportunity: 1) Browse to the e-sourcing 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 orcontact the eTendering help desk.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 5 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Dec 2022, 10:00 GMT
Timeline
5 Dec 2022 → 14 Feb 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown5 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened7 Dec 2022, 10:00 GMT
- Notice published14 Feb 2023, 14:14 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Feb 2023, 14:14 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Provision of Infection Control Clinical Surveillance Systems
- Signed
- 8 Feb 2023
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- A full list of eligible users is available at www.nhssourcing.co.ukContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Corts of JusticeReview body
- Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Baxter Healthcare LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria