Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Digital Autopsy Services
Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSandwell Metropolitan Borough Council are the relevant authority for the Black Country Coroners Service. The Black Country Jurisdiction covers Sandwell, Walsall, Dudley and Wolverhampton and this contract will provide digital autopsy(CT scanning) services for all four areas and were offered in one lot as we sought a single provider. Digital Autopsy/CT Scanning is used as first line intervention as an alternative to traditional post-mortem examinations within the Black Country. Patients are scanned via a CT Scanner and images from the scan are then used by specially trained radiologists and coroners’ pathologists to assist in ascertaining a cause of death. It is anticipated that a cause of death can be ascertained in approximately 75% of cases where patients have been scanned. This avoids the need to use the more traditional invasive approach to post mortem in these cases.
CPV: Medical imaging services · Medical specialist services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 5 yrs from 3 Jul 2023, Five year duration due to potential building lease arrangements.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Please refer to the ITT DocumentsAwardedPublished value£1,250,000
What it takes to wini
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 20%
- Price: 80%
- Suitability
Please refer to the ITT Documents
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the ITT Documents
Minimum: Please refer to the ITT Documents - Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the ITT Documents
Minimum: Please refer to the ITT Documents
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Provision of Digital Autopsy Services” 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
- 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
- Yes
- First published
- 11 May 2023, 11:54 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Oct 2023, 09:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Jun 2023 – …
- Authority reference
SMBC 23020- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-029773- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c7edFind a Tender
Publisher note: The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the ITT and other related documents. In Order to View the On-Line Questionnaire and Submit a Tender, you will be required to` Opt-In`. For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. If you require further assistance in respect of the system, please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 9 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 9 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST
Timeline
9 Jun 2023 → 10 Oct 2023 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown9 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened9 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST
- Contract starts3 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published10 Oct 2023, 09:47 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Oct 2023, 09:47 BST
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 Digital Autopsy Services
- Signed
- 10 Oct 2023
- Value
- £2,065,000
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of EnglandReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Advanced Visualisation Technologies Limited T/A Digital Autopsy UKFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.