Published date: 22 November 2016

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: 16 December 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£650,000

Procurement reference

ECG2-BSC

Published date

22 November 2016

Closing date

16 December 2016

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

31 October 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Arden & Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of Birmingham South Central CCG is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified providers for a 12 Lead Electrocardiogram (ECG) Interpretation Service. For the avoidance of doubt, separate arrangements are already in place for the provision of the associated recording services. It is the intention of the commissioning organisation to run an Any Qualified Provider (AQP) process. This is the 2nd window for this requirement. The contracts awarded as a result of this process will initially be for a period of 31 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months at the sole discretion of the commissioning body. It is important to note that the award of a contract to any Bidder does not guarantee any volume of activity or payment to a Bidder. Organisations wishing to express an interest and complete the AQP documentation must register their expression of through Arden & Greater East Midlands CSU's Bravo portal. i) If not already registered, candidates should register on the portal at:- https:// ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge).

i) If already registered, candidates can use the existing registration.
ii) Once registered, candidates must express interest by:
a) logging-in to the Arden & GEM CSU e-Tendering portal,
b) selecting 'ITTs Open to All Suppliers',
c) search for and access listing related to this contract and view details,
d) click on Express Interest
iii) Once you have expressed interest, the opportunity will appear in 'My ITTs' page where you can download documentation (if required) & construct your reply as instructed. You must submit your reply on the website by the deadline stated.

For technical support in submitting your expression of interest contact the BravoSolution Helpdesk on 0800 368 4850 or e-mail help@bravosolution.co.uk.

Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU are managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the Regulations). The Services are being procured are Schedule 3 - Social and Other Specific Services and Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU are bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services.

About the buyer

Contact name

Michael Barlow

Address

Kingston House
438-450 High Street
West Bromwich
B70 9LD
England

Email

michael.barlow1@nhs.net