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Published 23 Sept 2022, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pathology Services - Requirement for Pathology Labels and Bags

Official notice

Authority: Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£800,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Oct 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust requires a variety of different types of specimen bags and labels for the Pathology Department. We are seeking a supplier who is willing to form a partnership with pathology and to aid it on this journey to provide a high quality, cost effective service; by the provision of bespoke labels and specimen bags that will be delivered to both sites.

CPV: Pathology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1RenewalPublished value£800,000
Delivery: East of England · Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Extensions: Initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for two periods of 12 months (3+1+1).Variant bids: not allowed

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Sept 2022, 16:05 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2022, 16:05 BST
Award evaluation window
24 Oct 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-026748
Classification (CPV)
Pathology services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036b23 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic ordering

Publisher note: Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust requires a variety of different types of specimen bags and labels for the Pathology Department. We are seeking a supplier who is willing to form a partnership with pathology and to aid it on this journey to provide a high quality, cost effective service; by the provision of bespoke labels and specimen bags that will be delivered to both sites. The specifications and indicative volumes of specimen bags and labels are contained with the tender document. Suppliers are encouraged to provide details of any ‘added value’ to their bid that they can support for the duration of the contract, but not necessarily required within the specification. The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The Contracting Authority is not responsible or liable for any costs incurred by those expressing interest in for this opportunity. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to cancel the award procedure at any time and does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Luton:-Pathology-services./5BBD9H63M6 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5BBD9H63M6 GO Reference: GO-2022923-PRO-21012392

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ ↗

Submission deadline
24 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
24 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Sept 2022 → 24 Oct 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    23 Sept 2022, 16:05 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    24 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    24 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Lewsey Road, Luton, East of England, LU4 0DZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Trust appointed evaluation teamReview body Luton

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.