Published date: 12 July 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 15 September 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical imaging services - 85150000

Location of contract

Any region, North West, East Midlands, West Midlands, London, South East, South West

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_146155/596018

Published date

12 July 2017

Closing date

15 September 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This procurement will be conducted by AGCSU on behalf of NHS England Specialised
Commissioning. Any contract arising from this procurement will be between the
successful Provider and NHS England (National Health Service Commissioning Board).
The procurement will consist of 11 Lots. The maximum number of Lots awarded to a single Bidder will be limited to 4 (Not more than 3 (three) lots from Lots 1 -8 plus not more than 1 (one) lot from Lots 9-11).
The successful Provider for each Lot will be awarded the contract included within the tender
documents and will be responsible for delivery of the overall PET-CT Service in accordance with the Service Specification and Contract, however NHS England will mandate the Provider of Standard Tracers for that Lot.
The Standard Tracer Provider for each Lot will therefore be a nominated subcontractor to the PET-CT Service Provider for that Lot.
Selection of the Standard Tracer Provider for each Lot will be the subject of a
separate procurement
The Standard Tracers are:
• FDG (18F - fluorodeoxyglucose)
• FEC (18F - fluoro-ethyl-choline);
• FMC (18F - fluoro-methyl-choline); and
• NaF (18F - Sodium Fluoride)
Bidders must, as a minimum, submit proposals to deliver PET-CT Services utilising
Standard Tracers. In addition Bidders may offer to provide PET-CT Services utilising
Non-Standard Tracers.

Further details are available on the Bravo e-tendering portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk.
The ITT deadline is 12:00 noon on 15/09/2017

More information

Additional text

NHS Arden & GEM CSU is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations"). The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system in this procurement exercise.

Suppliers Instructions on how to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
-Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register
- Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue'
- Enter your correct business and user details
- You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure)
2. Express an Interest in the tender
- Login to the portal with the username/ password
- Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre- Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier)
- Click on the relevant ITT (ITT_799) to access the content.
- Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page.
- This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ITT Details' box
3.Responding to the tender
- Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining)
- You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT
- There may be a mixture of on-line and off-line actions for you to perform (there is detailed on-line help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the on-line help, or contact the eTendering helpdesk.

About the buyer

Contact name

Mark Perkins

Address

Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
England

Email

mark.perkins@nhs.net