Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road
Sheffield
S10 2JF
Contact
Emma Rodgers
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE32 - Sheffield
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Managed Services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Managed Service Contract
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85111800 - Pathology services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
SYBP seeks to secure a long-term strategic partner for the provision of an MSC in support pathology providing services to the five NHS Partners. These include:
Barnsley NHS Foundation Trust
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85111800 - Pathology services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE3 - South Yorkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is for information only, to communicate that the Authority invites interested providers to attend a virtual market engagement event for the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology (SYBP) Managed Services Contract (MSC) procurement opportunity. This event will be broadcast via Microsoft (MS) Teams Live Event on 21 February 2024 at 15:30-17:30.
SYBP seeks to secure a long-term strategic partner for the provision of an MSC in support pathology providing services to the five NHS Partners. These include:
Barnsley NHS Foundation Trust
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
The establishment of a new MSC will support transition to a single pathology service, delivering quality and efficiency benefits for patients, clinicians, staff and wider stakeholders, including (but not limited to):
Common equipment platforms and middleware
Equitable access to tests and algorithms for all patients
Standardisation of testing
Facilitating essential movement of staff and/or workloads, as required
Integration of equipment and platforms
Integration of new Oracle health Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) for consolidated reporting.
This is a pre-procurement market engagement event, the purpose of which is to provide an update to the market following previous engagement events ahead of our tender process going live. The Live Event will occur on 21 February 2024 at 15:30-17:30.
The format of the Live Event will be a presentation from the project team followed by an opportunity for the market to ask any questions.
All organisations wishing to attend the event must complete the following booking form.
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ec1040b7-4a4e-4609-ae26-ca0e61be8a36@37c354b2-85b0-47f5-b222-07b48d774ee3
The link to enable you to access the webinar will be provided automatically via email when registered.
Should you require any information regarding this event please respond to this message via the etendering portal.
The Authority shall not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by respondents to this market engagement event, in preparing and/or submitting responses and or attenda
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
29 March 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes