Tender

Sterile Services

  • Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

F01: Prior information notice (call for competition)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-023679

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02e3f2

Published 23 September 2021, 12:38pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Papworth Road Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Contact

Laura Davies

Email

laura_davies1@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=39721&B=NHSSBS

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=39721&B=NHSSBS

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

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

Sterile Services

Reference number

Sterile Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Royal Papworth NHS Foundation Trust are currently developing their Service Specification, contracting process and commercial model for Sterile Services and intend to commence a procurement process to award a contract to provide the Service from 1st April 2022. The new Service will be for a period of 3 years, with the option to extend for a further 2-year period at the Contracting Authority’s discretion. The estimated costs associated with provision of this Service (based on 5 years) are approximately £5m.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £5,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 33191000 - Sterilisation, disinfection and hygiene devices
  • 42924720 - Decontamination equipment
  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

Cambridge

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Royal Papworth NHS Foundation Trust are carrying out some initial market engagement in relation to Sterilisation, disinfection and hygiene services in relation to surgical instrumentation and medical devices.

This notice intends to facilitate early engagement with potential Providers to seek the views and opinions of organisations that may be interested in delivering Sterile Services and relates only to a pre-procurement Market Engagement Questionnaire (MEQ).

Royal Papworth NHS Foundation Trust are currently developing their Service Specification, contracting process and commercial model for Sterile Services and intend to commence a procurement process to award a contract to provide the Service from 1st April 2022. The new Service will be for a period of 3 years, with the option to extend for a further 2-year period at the Contracting Authority’s discretion. The estimated costs associated with provision of this Service (based on 5 years) are approximately £5m.

More detail on the proposed Service can be found in the draft Service Specification which has been shared via Eu Supply along with the MEQ.

Royal Papworth NHS Foundation Trust are seeking to establish what interest there might be in providing such a Service from suitably qualified, capable and competent organisations. Royal Papworth NHS Foundation Trust will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise. Interested parties should note that a response to this notice does not guarantee an automatic invitation to any subsequent formal procurement, which Royal Papworth NHS Foundation Trust will consider in due course. Participation in this Market Engagement activity is not a mandatory requirement for participating in any potential future procurement; however, the responses will inform Royal Papworth NHS Foundation Trust with regards to the level of market interest.

CONFIRMATION OF YOUR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT.

Providers wishing to express an interest should submit their completed Market Engagement Questionnaire (MEQ) via EU-Supply no later than 12pm on Monday 11th October 2021.

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: £5,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

60

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.2.14) Additional information

Note this is a market engagement process not a formal procurement at this stage.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date

11 October 2021

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English, Finnish

four.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures

1 December 2021


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS Improvement

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

NHS Improvement

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

NHS Improvement

London

Country

United Kingdom