Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
Beech House, Waterside South
Lincoln
LN5 7JH
Contact
Kelly Wilson
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF3 - Lincolnshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=f2d38df2-8535-eb11-8105-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=f2d38df2-8535-eb11-8105-005056b64545
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
LCHS Pathology Services - Sexual Health and HIV
Reference number
DN514214
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85111800 - Pathology services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Contracting Authority seeks the provision of a Pathology Service for the processing and reporting of Sexual Health and HIV screening tests on behalf of Lincolnshire patients. Tests will be undertaken by the LiSH service following which the Pathology Service will undertake collection, delivery, processing and reporting to LiSH. This specification sets out the minimum requirements of this service.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £3,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF30 - Lincolnshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This service will primarily cover screening for the following tests:
• Chlamydia (NB There is a separate contract for online Chlamydia Screening for 15-24 year olds)
• Gonorrhoea
• Trichomonas
• Herpes
• Syphilis
• HIV
• Blood borne Viruses eg Hep A, Hep B and Hep C
• Non STI organisms such as Candida and Bacterial Vaginosis, streptococcus etc
• Mycoplasma Genitalium
• Lymphogranuloma Venereum
The Pathology Service will include the BASHH recommended tests for STIs: (April 2019 or any subsequent update) – https://www.bashh.org/about-bashh/publications/standards-for-the-management-of-stis/
A three year contract will be let by the Contracting Authority for the provision of this service, with the option to extend by up to one year (3+1). There is no guarantee of activity in the provision of this service. The estimated value of the services is based on the full estimated value of the opportunity should the contract extension be exercised by the Contracting Authority.
This procurement is subject to the "Light Touch Regime" as described within Regulations 74-77 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as a Schedule 3 service.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £3,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 June 2021
End date
31 May 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
8 February 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
8 February 2021
Local time
12:05pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS England and NHS Improvement
Skipton House, 80 London Road
LONDON
SE1 6LH
Country
United Kingdom