Published date: 20 March 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 20 March 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory services - 71900000

Location of contract

DY1 2HQ

Value of contract

£134,000

Procurement reference

QOO5441

Published date

20 March 2018

Closing date

20 March 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

SPECIFICATION

1. Introduction

1.1 The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (Trust) requires an organisation to provide comprehensive Pharmaceutical microbiological monitoring and validation testing with quality assurance support. The quality assurance services provided under this contract are essential to ensuring that the Trust's Pharmacy Aseptic Unit complies with all the necessary regulatory requirements.

1.2 The range and estimated annual activity of the services the Trust will require to be carried out are as follows:-

Service Estimated Number of Tests per annum
Media Settle Plates (TSA) and (SDA) 18,000
Finger Plates 2,500
Contact Plates 3,100
Surface Swabs 1,000
Active Air Samples (Plate) 1,000
Broth Transference Test (Excluding Kit) 30
Broth Transference Test (Shield Kit) (Inclusive of Kit) 80(sets)
Sterility Tests 52
End of Session Media Fill (Including Kit) 210

Please note that the activity under this contract is estimated to increase by 5% per annum.

1.3 The Trust will have the following responsibilities under the Contract:-

1.3.1 The Trust will be responsible for arranging packaging and transportation to the Contractor of any samples for analysis. Samples will be labelled with a batch number or another suitable identification code.
1.3.2 The Trust will ensure that samples will be accompanied by a written instruction from the Trust to carry out testing according to a nominated, supplied specification and analytical methods.
1.3.3 The Trust will endeavour to give the Contractor 48 hours, and not less than 24 hours, prior notice of extra ad hoc delivery of samples that are outside of the agreed sessional / weekly/ monthly monitoring schedule.

Award information

Awarded date

31 March 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2019

Total value of contract

£134,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Financial Services Department
2nd Floor
Derwent House
188-192 London Road
Liverpool
L7 8XP

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

David Lewis

Address

Pensnett Road
DUDLEY
DY12HQ
England

Telephone

01384 244287

Email

david.lewis@dgh.nhs.uk