Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI32 - Westminster
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
DHSC Assisted Testing Framework
Reference number
C21934
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75131100 - General personnel services for the government
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Department of Health and Social Care is tendering for a 4-year UK-wide Framework to cover Assisted Testing requirements for the Authority (DHSC and other Contracting Authorities). This Framework is for the provision of Assisted Testing Services to support the Authority with outbreaks of viruses or diseases that require a testing programme. As part of this Framework the Government’s Test and Trace Programme aims to deliver a comprehensive Assisted Testing Services across all four nations. The fully managed Assisted Testing Services are for any type of test site or location across the UK allowing for any test devices or technologies. The Services incl. but are not limited to the provision of Assisted Testing Services, training of own workforce or third parties, support of pilots and service evaluation of test devices, SOP development and deployment of the different roles individually. For additional information please refer to Section 'VI.3.0.1 Additional Information'.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £386,584,484
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 7
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75131100 - General personnel services for the government
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- 79625000 - Supply services of medical personnel
- 80561000 - Health training services
- 85148000 - Medical analysis services
- 79421100 - Project-supervision services other than for construction work
- 80500000 - Training services
- 38900000 - Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
- 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
- 79421000 - Project-management services other than for construction work
- 80320000 - Medical education services
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
- 80330000 - Safety education services
- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
- 79632000 - Personnel-training services
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
London, South East England, South West England
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contractor requires to provide all elements of Assisted Testing Services as set out in document ‘FTS Notice - OJEU-001988 – Additional Information’ for Lot 1.Lot 1 covers the following counties:Berkshire, East Sussex, Oxfordshire, West Sussex, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Cornwall, Kent, Surrey, City of London, Greater London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Isle of Wight, Bristol
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75131100 - General personnel services for the government
- 80561000 - Health training services
- 79421100 - Project-supervision services other than for construction work
- 79632000 - Personnel-training services
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- 85148000 - Medical analysis services
- 79625000 - Supply services of medical personnel
- 80330000 - Safety education services
- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
- 79421000 - Project-management services other than for construction work
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- 80500000 - Training services
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
- 80320000 - Medical education services
- 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
- 38900000 - Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
East Midlands, East of England, West Midlands
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contractor requires to provide all elements of Assisted Testing Services as set out in document ‘FTS Notice - OJEU-001988 – Additional Information’ for Lot 2.Lot 2 covers the following counties:Buckinghamshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Rutland, Herefordshire, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Worcestershire, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, Derbyshire, West Midlands, Shropshire, Lincolnshire
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 3
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75131100 - General personnel services for the government
- 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
- 80320000 - Medical education services
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- 80561000 - Health training services
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- 38900000 - Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
- 79421100 - Project-supervision services other than for construction work
- 80330000 - Safety education services
- 85148000 - Medical analysis services
- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
- 79421000 - Project-management services other than for construction work
- 79632000 - Personnel-training services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 79625000 - Supply services of medical personnel
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and The Humber
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contractor requires to provide all elements of Assisted Testing Services as set out in document ‘FTS Notice - OJEU-001988 – Additional Information’ for Lot 3.Lot 3 covers the following counties:Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cumbria, Cheshire, Lancashire, North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Northumberland, Durham, East Riding of Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 4
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75131100 - General personnel services for the government
- 79625000 - Supply services of medical personnel
- 80330000 - Safety education services
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
- 80320000 - Medical education services
- 79421000 - Project-management services other than for construction work
- 79421100 - Project-supervision services other than for construction work
- 79632000 - Personnel-training services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 85148000 - Medical analysis services
- 38900000 - Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
- 80561000 - Health training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance
Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contractor requires to provide all elements of Assisted Testing Services as set out in document ‘FTS Notice - OJEU-001988 – Additional Information’ for Lot 4.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 5
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75131100 - General personnel services for the government
- 38900000 - Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
- 79632000 - Personnel-training services
- 80330000 - Safety education services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80561000 - Health training services
- 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
- 79421100 - Project-supervision services other than for construction work
- 79625000 - Supply services of medical personnel
- 80320000 - Medical education services
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
- 79421000 - Project-management services other than for construction work
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- 85148000 - Medical analysis services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance
Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contractor requires to provide all elements of Assisted Testing Services as set out in document ‘FTS Notice - OJEU-001988 – Additional Information’ for Lot 5.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 6
Lot No
6
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75131100 - General personnel services for the government
- 38900000 - Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
- 79421100 - Project-supervision services other than for construction work
- 79632000 - Personnel-training services
- 80320000 - Medical education services
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- 79625000 - Supply services of medical personnel
- 80561000 - Health training services
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
- 80330000 - Safety education services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 85148000 - Medical analysis services
- 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
- 79421000 - Project-management services other than for construction work
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
Main site or place of performance
Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contractor requires to provide all elements of Assisted Testing Services as set out in document ‘FTS Notice - OJEU-001988 – Additional Information’ for Lot 6.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 7
Lot No
7
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75131100 - General personnel services for the government
- 80330000 - Safety education services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 79421000 - Project-management services other than for construction work
- 80320000 - Medical education services
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- 38900000 - Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
- 85148000 - Medical analysis services
- 80561000 - Health training services
- 79625000 - Supply services of medical personnel
- 79632000 - Personnel-training services
- 79421100 - Project-supervision services other than for construction work
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
England
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contractor requires to provide all elements of Assisted Testing Services as set out in document ‘FTS Notice - OJEU-001988 – Additional Information’ for Lot 7.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
As set out in the Selection Questionnaire (SQ)
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As set out in the Framework Agreement and (if applicable) Call-Off Contract
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
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
4 June 2021
Local time
3:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
4 June 2021
Local time
3:00pm
Place
-
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure
-
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
For additional information please refer to Attachment 'FTS Notice - OJEU-001988 – Additional Information'.Bidders should note that the estimated values per Lot are indicative only as the Authority cannot predict with any certainty which Lots may be used for requirements. The Authority therefore reserves the right to go beyond the estimated value of a Lot where there is underspend on another Lot(s) and provided always that the Authority remains within the overall Framework value.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
generaloffice@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom