Published date: 6 August 2021

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: 6 September 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Rubidium - 14773000

Location of contract

NW1 2PG

Value of contract

£2,500,000

Procurement reference

CF-0293500D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

6 August 2021

Closing date

6 September 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 January 2022

Contract end date

31 December 2027

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is seeking to appoint an organisation for the supply of Strontium-82/Rubidium-82 generators, a Rubidium 82 delivery system and consumables to support the cardiac PET service provided at UCLH. The current UCLH's workload for Rubidium PET imaging is approximately 1650 patients (1650 x 2 elutions) per year, and we expect a 5% annual increase on this figure over the three years.

The annual contract value is in the range of £400,000- £500,000 GBP. The total estimated total value for five years is £2,000,000 - £2,500,000. The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 3 years with the options to extend for a further 2 years. It is anticipated that the requirement will commence in January 2022.

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") regulate how we procure. This procurement will use the Open Procedure under the Regulations. The Procedure that UCLH is following is set out in the Invitation to Tender Documents.

We are using the e-Tendering Portal, Atamis to manage this Procurement. Tenders must be submitted via this portal. All communications relating to the tender will conducted through Atamis. In order to ensure you receive messages in relation to this procurement (including responses to questions) you should register and express interest through Atamis, (e-tendering portal: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

To respond to this Invitation to Tender, Bidders must register on the portal, log in, complete the tender response documents and submit them via the e-tendering portal.
Please note that any communication from UCLH regarding this tender will be via Atamis messaging board. Bidder must use the e-tendering messaging board for their communication with UCLH regarding this procurement.


About the buyer

Contact name

Sandra Baiden

Address

250 Euston Road
London
NW1 2PG
GB

Email

sandra.baiden@nhs.net