Published date: 27 August 2024
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.
Contract summary
Industry
Health services - 85100000
Miscellaneous health services - 85140000
Medical analysis services - 85148000
Location of contract
SW1H 0EU
Value of contract
£0 to £334,000
Procurement reference
CF-2542100D0O000000rwimUAA
Published date
27 August 2024
Closing date
30 September 2024
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 November 2024
Contract end date
31 March 2025
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Department of Health and Social Care are looking to appoint a supplier to facilitate the delivery of end-to-end blood sampling service through the digital NHS Health Check platform during the private Beta testing phase of the new digital NHS Health Check.
This service will measure cholesterol and, where required, HbA1c via a self-sampling capillary blood test to enable eligible people to self-complete a digital NHS Health Check at home. Integration with the NHS Health Check will be an essential aspect of the service.
Contract Project Reference: C296916
Title: DHSC: NHS Health Check Self-Sampling Cholesterol and HbA1c Testing Services
Contract term: From contract signature to 31/03/2024 with the option to extend for a period or periods of up to further 8 months
Estimated contract value (including extensions): £184,000 + £150,000 optional extension = £334,000 excluding VAT (£191,000 + £150,000 = £341,000 including VAT - kits are exempt from VAT)
This Tender process will be issued by in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 as amended by the Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 ("the Regulations) Schedule 3 ("Light Touch") services. This Procurement Exercise will therefore be run in accordance with 'the Regulations' as they apply to "light touch" services.
While the Authority is following a process broadly corresponding to an Open Procedure under 'the Regulations' neither that fact nor any other statements, acts or omissions of the Authority in connection with this Procurement Exercise should be taken as indicating that the Authority intends to be bound by the provisions of the 'Regulations' or the general principles to any greater extent than applies by law to the Light Touch Regime.
The opportunity is available on the DHSC Atamis eTendering System. Select this link to access and register your organisation to the Atamis system https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, if you have not already done so.
To find this opportunity in the eTendering system, select "Find Opportunities" and then search by project number or title. Once you have found the Opportunity, press the 'Register Interest' button to register your interest. This will make the project to appear on 'My proposals and quotes'. From there you can review documents, send clarification messages, submit the response, or decline to respond, if you decide not to participate in the opportunity. For full details on the instruction to tender and terms of participations please refer to the Invitation to Tender document.
More information
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To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk
About the buyer
Contact name
Emily Wells
Address
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
United Kingdom
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Closing: 30 September 2024, 12pm