United Kingdom-Birmingham: Framework for Laboratory Information Management Systems

Type of document: Pre-information procedures
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2018/S 074-163720/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Global bid

Prior information notice without call for competition
Supplies
Directive 2014/24/EU

This notice aims at reducing time limits for receipt of tenders
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (“UHCW”)
Postal address: 19 George Road
Town: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Postal code: B15 1NU
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Hannah Nicholls
Telephone: +44 08458875000
Email: hannah.nicholls@htepg.com
Internet address(es):
Main address:

The contract is awarded by central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
electronically via:
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Framework for Laboratory Information Management Systems
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 48814000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
HealthTrust Europe (HTE) is seeking expressions of interest to establish a framework agreement for the provision of Laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and any associated products and/or equipment.
It is envisaged this will be a multi-source framework agreement to include, but not limited to, LIMS software, associated hardware, support and maintenance.
To assist in the strategic direction of the procurement and overall solution, HealthTrust Europe is seeking supplier engagement.
Please send your expressions of interest to pathology@htepg.com and quote “Framework for LIMS” in the email subject; the deadline for expressions of interest is 27.4.2018. HTE will be holding engagement discussions with interested suppliers to discuss the potential framework and strategic growth and change of the market between 20th April and 11th May.
Supplier engagement will be carried out in accordance with Regulations 40 and 41 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 1000000 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 48000000
Main CPV code: 48814000
Main CPV code: 85111800

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
HealthTrust Europe (HTE) is seeking expressions of interest to establish a framework agreement for the provision of Laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and any associated products and/or equipment.
It is envisaged this will be a multi-source framework agreement to include, but not limited to, LIMS software, associated hardware, support and maintenance.
To assist in the strategic direction of the procurement and overall solution, HealthTrust Europe is seeking supplier engagement.
Please send your expressions of interest to pathology@htepg.com and quote “Framework for LIMS” in the email subject; the deadline for expressions of interest is 27.4.2018. HTE will be holding engagement discussions with interested suppliers to discuss the potential framework and strategic growth and change of the market between 20th April and 11th May.
Supplier engagement will be carried out in accordance with Regulations 40 and 41 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:24
This contract is subject to renewal
Description of renewals:Option to extend for up to a further 24 months.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:no
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2018-06-01

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participationIII.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures:2018-10-01

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information:
HTE is a central purchasing body who is able to carry out this tender exercise by virtue of its appointment as an agent of UHCW. Notwithstanding HTE’s relationship with UHCW, it is HTE conducting this tender exercise and will execute the resultant framework agreement with successful bidders. The bodies to whom the use of this framework agreement will be open include all contracting authorities in the UK as defined in Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as may be updated from time to time. In particular, the following entities in the UK (particularly those of a health and/or social care nature) are envisaged as framework agreement users:
(1) All National health service (NHS) bodies in England, including but not limited to
(i) acute trusts (as listed at: );
(ii) health and care trusts (as listed at: );
(iii) mental health trusts (as listed at: );
(iv) clinical commissioning groups (as listed at: );
(v) ambulance trusts (as listed at: );
(vi) area teams (as listed at: );
(vii) special health authorities (as listed at: );
(viii) NHS England; and
(ix) clinical senates and strategic clinical networks.
(2) All NHS bodies in Wales, including, but not limited to all;
(i) health boards;
(ii) NHS trusts;
(iii) the national delivery group;
(iv) community health councils; and
(v) NHS Wales shared services partnership (as listed at
(3) All NHS bodies in Northern Ireland (known as Health & Social Care), including but not limited to:
(i) health and social care trusts (as listed at: );
(ii) health agencies (as listed at: +agencies);
(iii) hospitals (as listed at: );
(4) Other public bodies, and public corporations (as listed at: ).
(5) Devolved governmental and parliamentary organisations within the UK, including but not limited to the Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, and Scottish public bodies (as listed at: ), as well as the Welsh Government, Welsh Assembly and Welsh unitary authorities (as listed at:
(6) The Ministry of Defence (as detailed at: ).
Any private sector (i.e. all non-public sector) organisations operating in the United Kingdom and/or any country in the European Union which are of a health and/or social care nature who may also use this framework agreement, including HCA International Limited. This list includes each organisation’s successors and assigns, any equivalent organisations and associated organisation created due to any organisational changes. This framework agreement will be open to any bodies or organisations operating in the UK of a health, and/or social care nature or which have a similar procurement need, and/or any UK based central government authority listed at Annex of Directive 2014/24/EU, in respect of any goods or services to any of the above listed organisation.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Legal Department, HTE
Postal address: 19 George Road
Town: Birmingham
Postal code: B15 1NU
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2018-04-13