Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
B15 2WB
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG3 - West Midlands
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk
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
Provision of a Managed Service for Imaging / Radiology (Including Nuclear Medicine and PET) and related services across University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Reference number
PROC.08.0004
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 51411000 - Installation services of imaging equipment
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Trust is seeking to appoint a Supplier to deliver a fully integrated end-to-end managed service solution to provide benefits and efficiencies to the Trust, Clinical staff and service users.
The successful bidder will manage the provision of the complete service as described in this and other attached documents. This will include funding, equipment installation and commissioning and the supply of, training, maintenance, consumables, service availability and supporting services, along with any third party involvement.
The successful bidder will take over existing assets and contracts from the Trust and enter into contracts with new providers on behalf of the Trust.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 33111000 - X-ray devices
- 33112000 - Echo, ultrasound and doppler imaging equipment
- 33113000 - Magnetic resonance imaging equipment
- 33115000 - Tomography devices
- 33140000 - Medical consumables
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
UHB Imaging Services are situated across four main sites, Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), Birmingham Heartlands Hospital (BHH), Good Hope Hospital (GHH) and Solihull Hospital (SH).
Additional Departments include Nuclear Medicine, Birmingham PET Centre and Birmingham Chest Clinic (BCC). The Breast Service for QEH (which include Breast Screening) is located at Birmingham Women’s Hospital (BWH) but is a function of UHB.
UHB Imaging Services provides comprehensive services, accepting both regional and supra-regional diagnostic and interventional referrals to a wide range of clinical specialties. The service also supports large and busy emergency departments across all sites except Solihull Hospital. The Department at QEH provides imaging support for the Royal Centre Defence Medicine and is a Level 1 Major Trauma Centre.
Across the sites Imaging Services carries out in the region of 900.000 examinations and procedures each year, spread across all of the diagnostic and interventional modalities.
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
Start date
31 July 2023
End date
31 July 2038
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The term of the contract will be fifteen (15) years from service commencement extendable by up to a maximum of a further twenty-four (24) months at the Trusts request. It is estimated the contract will commence in July 2023.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Option 1 – equipment only
Option 2 – equipment and inventory management system / consumables
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
6 February 2023
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
6 February 2023
Local time
12:05pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.3) Additional information
Tenders must be submitted via the Bravo procurement portal by 12:00 on 6 February 2023
Bravo Reference of ITT: itt__32823 - Provision of a Managed Service for Imaging / Radiology (Including Nuclear Medicine and PET) and related services across University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Direct Link: https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/go/579913700184C39B1E10
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham
Country
United Kingdom