Published date: 4 September 2018

Last edited date: 4 September 2018

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: 8 October 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Analysers - 38434000

  • Chemistry analyser - 38434560

  • Immunoassay analysers - 38434580

Location of contract

YO31 8HE

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

RCBN2553-T

Published date

4 September 2018

Closing date

8 October 2018

Contract start date

1 November 2018

Contract end date

31 October 2023

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Microbiology Department at York Hospital processes approximately 50,000 urine samples per year on the York site and 35,000 samples per year on the Scarborough site and provides this service on a 24 hours a day, 365 days a year basis.
There is a requirement to:
a) Process 200 - 300 urines per day and enable analysis of increasing volumes of workload at a level of 5-7% per annum. The instrument must have a minimum process capacity of 80 samples per hour.

a) Maintain or improve turnaround times for final reports for negative urine samples. It is anticipated that at least 40% of the workload will be reported the same day.

b) Enable continuous mode operation if required.

c) Have a fully automated walk-away system.

d) Enable the analyser to be operated by a Medical Laboratory Assistant with minimal BMS involvement.

e) Remove the requirement to process any urines by manual microscopy

f) Ensure clear audit trails of data are available to meet Clinical Governance and UKAS accreditation requirements.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Joanne Paddock

Address

Wigginton Rd
York
North Yorkshire
YO31 8HE
United Kingdom

Telephone

01723 342404

Email

joanne.paddock@york.nhs.uk