Planning

The provision of a managed service to provide Haemodialysis Services at Lings Bar Hospital, Nottingham

  • Nottingham City Campus, Hucknall Road

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-011280

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03c22d

Published 19 April 2023, 6:02pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Nottingham City Campus, Hucknall Road

NG5 1PB

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

Contact

Priya Hawthorne

Email

priya.hawthorne@nuh.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF14 - Nottingham

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/

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

Other type

NHS Hospital Trust

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

The provision of a managed service to provide Haemodialysis Services at Lings Bar Hospital, Nottingham

Reference number

W74728

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85111900 - Hospital dialysis services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is using this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as notification to inform bidders of the an up and coming tender opportunity and to provide immediate notice of the mandatory clinical presentation and site visit dates that will form part of this tender process.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £2,117,388

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF14 - Nottingham
Main site or place of performance

Lings Bar Hospital, Gamston, Nottingham, NG2 6PR

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is using this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as notification to inform bidders of the an up and coming tender opportunity and to provide immediate notice of the mandatory clinical presentation and site visit dates that will form part of this tender process.

The Supplier is required to provide routine adult haemodialysis services from a satellite facility at Lings Bar Hospital in Gamston, Nottingham, NG2 6PR

This is to support the Nottingham University Hospitals Renal and Transplant Unit, which is a major regional centre for the provision of renal therapy healthcare services. The unit includes two inpatient wards, a dedicated outpatient department and dialysis facilities based on the Nottingham City Hospital Campus plus satellite facilities in Kings Mill Hospitals, Ilkeston Community Hospital and the Lings Bar Hospital.

The Authority supports both peritoneal and haemodialysis treatments in the local community. The unit services currently support a population of approximately 1 million for dialysis with most patients coming from Nottinghamshire but also parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

The catchment area for adult transplants is roughly 1.79 million as patients from the Derby Renal Unit are referred to Nottingham for Transplantation.

The service is supported by twelve (12) renal physicians and five (5) transplant surgeons. It has dedicated clinical psychology and pharmacy input and has a range of nurse led services including AKI, anaemia and home therapies.

Bidders will be required to attend (via MS Teams) a clinical presentation as part of the tender process, which will be held on Friday 19th May 2023 between 10-11am. The Renal team will provide a high-level overview of the clinical services required to be delivered, and an outline of the wider renal services provided at NUH. This will be a mandatory requirement that all interested bidders must attend. Failure to attend the presentation will mean that bidders will not be able to bid for this opportunity.

Bidders must visit the satellite facility at Lings Bar Hospital in Gamston, Nottingham before submitting tender bid. The bidders have the opportunity to visit the site on Monday 22nd May 2023. This will be a mandatory requirement that bidders must meet as part of the tender process. Failure to attend the site survey will mean that bidders will not be able to bid for this opportunity.

Bidders please note – No clarifications questions regarding this procurement activity will be answered on-site. Bidders must submit all clarifications questions in relation to this requirement through the e-tendering portal.

The Trust will allow bidders to send a maximum of three (3) supplier representative(s) per supplier to attend the clinical presentation and site survey. The bidder may choose to send three (3) different supplier representative(s) to attend the clinical presentation and the site survey.

Bidder can register their interest in the both the clinical presentation and site survey by responding through e-tendering portal with the following information;

• Supplier Name
• Supplier Address
• Supplier representative(s) name
• Supplier representative(s) email address
• Specify representative(s) attendance e.g. Clinical Presentation / Site Survey / Both


Event Date
Prior Information Notice Wednesday 19th April 2023
ITT issued Thursday 27th April 2023
Trust presentation 10-11 am Friday 19th May 2023
Opportunity to visit the site Monday 22nd May 2023
Deadline for return of Non-Disclosure Agreement Wednesday 7th June 2023
Deadline for the receipt of clarification questions Thursday 8th June 2023
Authority to issue TUPE information Monday 12th June 2023
Target date for responses to clarification questions Tuesday13th June 2023
Deadline for receipt of Tenders Friday 23rd June 2023 at 17:00pm
Evaluation of Tenders Friday 14th July 2023
Supplier Clarification Meetings (if required) Monday 21st July 2023
Notification of contract award decision Friday 25th August 2023
Contract award Tuesday 12th September 2023
Implementation period starts Tuesday 10th October 2023
Contract commences Sunday 7th January 2024

two.2.14) Additional information

Bidders will be required to attend (via MS Teams) a clinical presentation as part of the tender process, which will be held on Friday 19th May 2023 between 10-11am. The Renal team will provide a high-level overview of the clinical services required to be delivered, and an outline of the wider renal services provided at NUH. This will be a mandatory requirement that all interested bidders must attend. Failure to attend the presentation will mean that bidders will not be able to bid for this opportunity.

Bidders must visit the satellite facility at Lings Bar Hospital in Gamston, Nottingham before submitting tender bid. The bidders have the opportunity to visit the site on Monday 22nd May 2023. This will be a mandatory requirement that bidders must meet as part of the tender process. Failure to attend the site survey will mean that bidders will not be able to bid for this opportunity.

Bidders please note – No clarifications questions regarding this procurement activity will be answered on-site. Bidders must submit all clarifications questions in relation to this requirement through the e-tendering portal.

The Trust will allow bidders to send a maximum of three (3) supplier representative(s) per supplier to attend the clinical presentation and site survey. The bidder may choose to send three (3) different supplier representative(s) to attend the clinical presentation and the site survey.

Bidder can register their interest in the both the clinical presentation and site survey by responding through e-tendering portal with the following information;

• Supplier Name
• Supplier Address
• Supplier representative(s) name
• Supplier representative(s) email address
• Specify representative(s) attendance e.g. Clinical Presentation / Site Survey / Both

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

19 April 2023


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: No