United Kingdom-London: Haematology analysers – Framework Lead

The current contract for Haematology analysers – Framework Lead is projected to end on 11-NOV-19 and may be available for retender.
Description:
Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:: Clinical.

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Services
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: St Georges Healthcare NHS Trust.
NUTS code UKI1

Information on framework agreement: Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 5
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 25 000 000 and 30 000 000 GBP

Short description of the contract or purchase(s): St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust (the Trust) is the host organisation for all South West London Pathology (SWLP) services, which cover Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust diagnostic pathology provision.
SWLP wishes to procure a contract for a pathology managed equipment service (MES) for the provision of a comprehensive end to end pathology service to SWLP across the three hospital sites, including (but not limited to) the procurement and supply of the following;
– Analysers,
– Reagent management / inventory, stock control, supply chain resilience,
– Maintenance,
– Initial training,
– Full contract/ lifelong training,
– Super user training,
– Middleware training,
– Upgrades to software and technology,
– In house account manager,
– On site engineers/ out of hours preventative maintenance,
– Middleware / management of interfaces,
– Estates enabling work/ installation,
– Process mapping and flow/Lean redesign consultancy,
– Validation / commissioning documentation for accreditation visits,
– Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s),
– Customer / Technical support 24/7/365,
– Equipment Refresh options available,
– Automated sample handling (to include pre and post analytical solutions eg sample Archiving,
– Disposal of existing equipment if required.
Under the new SWLP model most pathology services are provided from the main ‘hub’ laboratory located at St George’s Hospital. Clinical Blood Science laboratories have been retained at the Kingston and Croydon hospital sites to ensure that essential clinical services such as A&E, theatres and obstetrics continue to receive the same level of pathology support. It also enables local knowledge and clinical expertise to be retained within each Trust, but the whole partnership benefits from the larger scale and improved technology that can be provided through the establishment of a ‘hub’ laboratory.
Solutions provided must ensure that the service is compliant with all accreditation and mandatory requirements such as UKAS and Blood Safety and Quality regulations
Please note that the named Trusts above are those at present part of SWL Pathology. Other organisations may join during the lifetime of the contract. At present St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust is hosting the project and it is envisaged that this will not change during the contract
There are 5 lots being tendered
– Lot1: Haematology and Coagulation
To include: Blood Count analysers, Coagulation analysers, ESR analysers, Viscosity analysers, Hb Variant testing analysers, Slidemaker/stainers, Digital Morphology (which could be subject to digital image transfer across the three sites) , staining machines, sample sorting/archiving solutions, automated sample handling.
– Lot 2: Chemistry and Immunoassay (plus MES Management as Primary Contractor)
To include: Biochemistry Analysers, Immunoassay analysers, centrifugation, aliquoting, sample sorting/archiving solutions, automated sample handling. This bidder will be the Primary Contractor for the Managed Equipment Service, and will also manage all interfaces to the LIMS
– Lot 3: Serology (Infectious Diseases)
To include: Serology (infectious diseases immunoassays) -tracked, Confirmatory Serology (alternative platforms using alternative assays required tracked or not tracked) additional specialist Serology (tracked or not tracked)
– Lot 4: Blood Transfusion
To include: Blood Grouping, Antibody screening, cross-matching, antibody investigation (panels). Direct antiglobulin test and Rh phenotyping, supply and management of cold chain equipment.
– Lot 5: Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometer
To: include Tandem Mass Spectrophotometer nitrogen generation, pre-analytical automation for sample preparation

Information about variants: Variants will be accepted: yes