Hospital beds

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The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust are seeking a partner who can provide a full service for a total bed management and pressure area care solution for the new Royal hospital. Construction is well under way and the ‘New Royal’ is due to open September 2017. It is expected the new contract will be awarded initially for a period of 7 years with the option to extend for a further 3 years maximum. The new Royal hospital will have: 646 beds, including a 40-bed Intensive Therapy Unit. 18 state-of-the-art theatres. 23 wards and units, including a large clinical research facility. The Royal will provide every patient with a single bedroom with en-suite facilities. We believe that modern healthcare is as much about privacy, comfort and dignity as it is about pioneering treatments and cutting-edge technology. We will also have a comprehensive cancer centre on site working in collaboration with Clatterbridge comprehensive cancer centre, meaning that patients who live in Liverpool will have a world-class service closer to home. The overall aim of this service is to provide the most appropriate bed and mattress for each patient that aids rest and recovery and meets their clinical needs. Improvement in terms of efficiency, quality and sustainability to enable the Trust to meet the changing needs of the patient population, deliver financial and resource efficiencies, and reduce the Trusts environmental and carbon impact. The NHS are facing an increasingly complex and costly situation of providing care for a changing demographic including an aging population and an increasing number of bariatric patients. It is anticipated that the following equipment and services will be included: Provision of hospital electric profiling beds which will all be low beds, respiratory beds, specialist therapy beds, static foam mattresses, pressure relieving mattresses and accessories. Delivery, collection, decontamination, storage, repair, maintenance, PPM, training, education and clinical support. **pre-market engagement event** To assist in the strategic direction of the procurement and overall solution, the project team at RLBH will be holding a supplier day where they hope to gather market information to inform the Trust with respect to development of the specification of requirements. The purpose of the event is: — To tell you more about the ‘New Royal’ and the vision. — To inform you about the service requirements. — To inform you of the procurement process and anticipated timeline. — To enable you to ask questions in this forum regarding the above. — Opportunity for suppliers to have 1-2-1s with the project team. Time allowed for these individual sessions will be dependent on the number of suppliers in attendance. Agenda: — 10:30 Welcome and Purpose (5 min). — Introducing the New Royal (10 min). — Overview of Service requirements (15 min). — Procurement and Process (10 min). — Q&A session (15min). — 1-2-1 discussions (tbc) Event Details: Date: Tuesday 23.8.2016 Time: 10:30 Location: Liverpool Royal Hospital. Event Registration: To register for the event and get further details of the venue please send a message to the HealthTrust Europe buyer by the Bravo messaging portal by 12:00 midday on Wednesday 3rd August 2016. You will need to provide details of your company, names and role of persons wishing to attend and a contact email address. We kindly ask that no more than two representatives attend from each organisation. This day will be held in accordance with Regulation 40 & 41 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Please direct any enquiries about this project through HealthTrust Europe via the eSourcing Portal Bravo Solution. No direct contact should be made with The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.