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Published 1 Aug 2022, 15:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of a Laboratories Managed Service on behalf of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Official notice

Authority: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£393,548,112≈ £25m / year
Submissions closed 20 Sept 2022
Contract term 16 yrsends 12 Sept 2039 · extension options published · starts 12 Sept 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, were looking to obtain a Contractor for The Provision of a Laboratories Managed Service.

CPV: Laboratory services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GG&C) require a Provider/Contractor to provide a…CancelledRenewal 16 yrsPublished value£393,548,112

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GG&C) require a Provider/Contractor to provide a Managed Laboratory Service for the large majority of analyses performed within the NHS GG&C Laboratory Medicine Department across the full range of laboratory specialties. The maximum affordability limit for the total Contract (including any potential extensions) is 393,548,112 GBP and the Contract will be for the duration of a 7 year initial period with either the option to extend for 2 further periods of 7 years and 2 years or a single further period of 2 years only, with a service commencement date of 12th September 2023. NHS GG&C is the largest of 14 territorial NHS Boards in Scotland. It serves a population of 1.2 million and employs circa 39,000 staff. Therefore it is essential that the proposed solution to provide the Managed Service is customised to the operational and clinical requirements of all Departments. The individual requirements for the Procurement are:-

  • A - General - includes Board IT Requirements
  • B - Biochemistry & Immunology - includes electrophoresis & POCT
  • C - Haematology and H&I - includes electrophoresis & POCT
  • D - Genetics
  • E - Pathology
  • F - Microbiology, Virology and Reference Laboratories - includes POCT
  • G - Blood / Urine / Fluid Collection Systems
  • H - Ultra Low Freezers/Incubators/Centrifuges/Gases
Contract period: 12 Sept 2023 – 12 Sept 2039 (16 yrs)
Delivery: Scotland · Glasgow and Clyde
Extensions: The Contract will be for the duration of a 7 year initial period with either the option to extend for 2 further periods of 7 years and 2 years or a single further period of 2 years only, with a service commencement date of 12th September 2023.Variant bids: not allowed

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Questions as per ITT: 60%
  • Finance as per the ITT: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Questions as per ITT: 60
  • Finance as per the ITT: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
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
1 Aug 2022, 15:09 BST
Last source update
28 Jun 2023, 16:32 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Sept 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-018451
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0357e6 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Please note that, in accordance with Paragraph 4.15 (Right to Cancel or Vary the Process) of ITT Document 1 (Invitation to Tender: Bidder Instructions) dated 1 August 2022, the Authority has taken the decision not to proceed with the Procurement.

How it was run

Official notice
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Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free buyer-specific invitations
Submission deadline
20 Sept 2022, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
20 Sept 2022, 16:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Sept 2022 → 12 Sept 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 Sept 2022, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    20 Sept 2022, 16:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    28 Jun 2023, 16:32 BST
  4. Contract starts
    12 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jun 2023
  1. Status changed to cancelled
    28 Jun 2023, 16:32 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    28 Jun 2023, 16:32 BST
Published amendments (4 · 2 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextAll · II.2.4NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GG&C) require a Provider/Contractor to provide a Managed Laboratory Service for the large majority of analyses performed within the NHS GG&C Laboratory Medicine Department across the full range of laboratory specialties. The maximum affordability limit for the total Contract (including any potential extensions) is 393,548,112 GBP and the Contract will be for the …NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GG&C) require a Provider/Contractor to provide a Managed Laboratory Service for the large majority of analyses performed within the NHS GG&C Laboratory Medicine Department across the full range of laboratory specialties. The maximum affordability limit for the total Contract (including any potential extensions) is 393,548,112 GBP and the Contract will be for the …
—TextAll · I.3The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at http://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/13715750 Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via http://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/13715750The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at http://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/13726003 Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via http://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/13726003
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2—30 Sept 2022
—DeadlineIV.2.230 Sept 20224 Oct 2022+4 d

Tender document can be viewed using http://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/13726003

Tender deadline has been extended to 30th September 2022 at 3pm. Site visits have also been extended to 16th September 2022.

NHS GG&C can confirm that the submission deadline will be extended until Tuesday 4th October 2022 at 09:00. This is to reflect the day lost for the extra-ordinary public holiday following the death of HM the Queen.

After consideration of the most recent clarification question and previous questions, NHS GG&C have carefully considered a number of different submission options to ensure the least impact and inconvenience for Suppliers regarding the size limits of Bid submissions. Therefore, bid submissions are required to be submitted slightly differently than as described in the Bidder Instructions. To ensure …

Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2022-08: 3 releases · 1 Aug 2022, 10 Aug 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Not on any register Procurement Department, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 84 Castle Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G4 0SFContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Glasgow

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria