Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Shared Business Services Limited
Three Cherry Trees Lane
Hemel Hempstead
HP2 7AH
Contact
Lorraine McMorrow
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
05280446
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Public Sector Framework Provider https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/nhs-sbs-about-us
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Clinical Managed Services including Managed Maintenance Services and Consultancy Services to support the Managed Service Provision
Reference number
10251
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85110000 - Hospital and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework.
NHS SBS intends to put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Clinical Managed Services and related Goods and Services for Healthcare to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations.
Our Approved Organisation list can be found on:
https://sbs.nhs.uk/proc-framework-agreements-support
We are committed to working with suppliers who are dedicated to Sustainability and Social Value and there will be a significant weighting on these elements in the tender.
The new Framework, subject to review and change, is expected to go live shortly after the expiry of the existing Framework Agreement SBS/18/OA/FBY/9308 on 31/12/2023
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £750,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
The Lot structure is indicative at this stage and will be confirmed in any resultant Contract Notice.
Tenders may be submitted for any number of lots
Further Lots will be defined as an outcome of this initial market engagement PIN.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Clinical Managed Services
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 33100000 - Medical equipments
- 66114000 - Financial leasing services
- 66140000 - Portfolio management services
- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is anticipated that the Clinical Managed Services required will cover multiple types of Healthcare settings, specialties and areas of expertise. Within the tender documentation a full list of areas to be covered in the lot is included. Details will be included in the procurement documentation.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Managed Maintenance Services MMS
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 33100000 - Medical equipments
- 66114000 - Financial leasing services
- 66140000 - Portfolio management services
- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is anticipated that the Managed Maintenance Service required will cover multiple types of Healthcare settings, specialties and areas of expertise. Within the tender documentation a full list of areas to be covered in the lot is included. Details will be included in the procurement documentation.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Equipment Asset Management and Advisory Services
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 33100000 - Medical equipments
- 66114000 - Financial leasing services
- 66140000 - Portfolio management services
- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is anticipated that the Equipment Asset Management and Advisory Services required will cover multiple types of Healthcare settings, specialties and areas of expertise. Within the tender documentation a full list of areas to be covered in the lot is included. Details will be included in the procurement documentation
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
19 June 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: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to signal an intention to commence market engagement with those within the Clinical Managed Services market.
Please complete and return the RFI (Request for Information - available from the e-mail address shown) by 12 noon on Friday 10th February 2023 to the below email address:
NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) reserves the right to withdraw this notice at any time. NHS SBS is not bound to accept any proposals submitted by Bidders and is not liable for any costs incurred as a result of Bidders engaging with this process. This early market engagement exercise does not guarantee that a Procurement will take place and NHS SBS reserves the right to defer from any Procurement entirely.
NHS SBS intends to hold market engagement sessions throughout February & March 2023 with industry experts and suppliers interested in potentially bidding for the resulting Framework.
Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a Framework Agreement if invited to do so.
The value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over 4 years from 02/01/2024
The date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please monitor Find a Tender Service https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search for the publication of the relevant high value contract notice.