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Published 14 Jul 2021, 09:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pathology Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 5 public authorities

ServicesCompetitive dialogue

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: London (UKI)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 1 Apr 2021

Awarded to SYNLAB

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of pathology services across the South East London Pathology Network. The range of pathology services required includes: Blood Sciences (including 24/7), Immunology, Infectious Sciences (including On-call), Cellular Pathology, Specialist Haematology, Specialist Chemistry, Genomics, Specialist Services, Central Specimen Reception, Phlebotomy, Anti-Coagulation Clinic, Patient Service Reception, Mortuary, Clinics, A&E, and POCT.

CPV: Pathology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Provision of Pathology Services for the South East London Pathology Network…Awarded

Provision of Pathology Services for the South East London Pathology Network incorporating Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's College London NHS Foundation Trust, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, and SEL CCG. Service covers approx. 37.2 million tests with over 1,300 staff and laboratories on 5 sites. The new contract includes a service transformation program with the establishment of a pathology hub to consolidate where appropriate laboratory services and the deployment digital pathology services. Additional information: Following the completion of the Procurement the winning bidder joined the Contracting Authorities existing pathology joint venture. The winning bidder will deliver the services through that joint venture.

Delivery: London · LONDON

Extensions: The Contracting Authorities included the option to consider proposals which involve partnering or joint ventures, in which one or more of them may become partners, members or shareholders.

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

Quality: 55%Price: 45%

Published sub-criteria (5)

Clinical: 30%
Workforce: 10%
IM&T: 8%
Governance: 7%
Cost and Commercial: 45%

Published award criteria (5)

Clinical: 30
Workforce: 10
IM&T: 8
Governance: 7
Cost and Commercial: 45

What this means for your bid

Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.

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: Competitive dialogue
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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Jul 2021, 09:15 BST
Last source update: 14 Jul 2021, 09:15 BST
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-016441
Classification (CPV): Pathology services
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02c7ab Find a Tender

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=605636618 GO Reference: GO-2021713-PRO-18561122

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value Not summedvery large published value (£1bn+), not counted until verified; check the notice

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SYNLAB	£1,865,000,000 †very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 016441-2021-1 · SYNLAB
Signed
1 Apr 2021
Value
£1,865,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

5 public bodies on the notice

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth Procurement Department, Guy's Hospital, Great Dover Street, Ground Floor, London, London, SE1 9RTContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityDenmark Hill London, LondonContact email
NHS South East London Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authorityDenmark Hill London, LondonContact email
Oxleas NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityDenmark Hill Dartford, South EastContact email
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityDenmark Hill London, LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SYNLABAwarded supplier09630775 Synlab UK & Ireland Ltd, Two Portman Street, London, London, W1H 6DU

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.