Modular and portable buildings

Tender description

NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a non-exclusive Framework Agreement for the supply to the NHS Supply Chain customer base via the direct route of supply of mobile and strategic clinical solutions. The scope of the proposed Framework Agreement is intended to cover the following categories of services (listed as lots) and shall supplement the end and/or permanent facilities that the end users may wish to rent on a temporary basis. The length of service will be determined by the customer’s local clinical requirement. It is anticipated that in the first 24 months of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases will be in the region of circa 250 000 000 GBP. For the full 48 month term (if extended) the anticipated value is circa 600 000 000 GBP. These values are approximate only and are based on the most recent historical usage information, with a forecasted level of growth. The values provided are for guidance only and are not a guarantee of business. The service within this Lot 1 is to facilitate the capture of diagnostic images, and for the provision of patient care, within a mobile or modular unit (This may include, the supply of vehicular, modular, demountable or relocatable facilities) at a location, as chosen by the customer organisation. This may or may not be on the customer's site. Provider(s) on this Lot will be required to provide the relevant type of imaging equipment as requested by the customer. Services, as ultimately defined by the customer, that may be provided by successful Applicants in respect of this Lot may include (but shall not be limited to) the provision of: — at least one member of staff (including Radiographers and any other clinical support staff) who must be skilled and fully qualified in the operation of the (imaging) equipment, — (imaging) equipment including any consumables, — a booking service; and — an imaging reporting service to facilitate clinical patient diagnosis (by the customer). The types of imaging services that may be required in this lot are (but shall not be limited to): — Bone Densitometry, — Cardiac Angiography, — CT, — Mammography, — MRI, — PET CT, — X-ray. Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of 56 000 000 GBP in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement. The estimated value over the full 48 month term, if extended (NHS Supply Chain reserve the right to vary this in any future Contract Notice) is 320 000 000 GBP NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing all applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the tender documents and whose total score meets or exceeds a hurdle of at least 50 % at tender evaluation stage and appointment (or award) shall be made to the relevant Lot. The service within this Lot 2 is to facilitate the capture of diagnostic images within a mobile or modular unit (This may include, the supply of vehicular, modular, demountable or relocatable facilities) at a location as chosen by the customer organisation. This may or may not be on the customer's site. Provider(s) on this Lot will be required to provide the relevant type of imaging equipment as requested by the customer. Services, as ultimately defined by the customer, that may be provided by successful Applicants in respect of this Lot may include (but shall not be limited to) the provision of: — (imaging) equipment including any consumables, — a booking service; an — an imaging reporting service to facilitate clinical patient diagnosis (by the customer). This service provision within this Lot is unstaffed. The types of imaging services that may be required in this lot are (but shall not be limited to): — Bone Densitometry, — Cardiac Angiography, — CT, — Mammography, — MRI, — PET CT, — X-ray. Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of 7 000 000 GBP in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement. The estimated value over the full 48 month term, if extended (NHS Supply Chain reserve the right to vary this in any future Contract Notice) is 32 000 000 GBP NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing all applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the tender documents and whose total score meets or exceeds a hurdle of at least 50 % at tender evaluation stage and appointment (or award) shall be made to the relevant Lot. The services required within this Lot 3 are to enable the customer to carry out various surgical procedures and the provision of patient care within a sterile mobile or modular unit (This may include, the supply of vehicular, modular, demountable or relocatable facilities) at a location, as chosen by the customer organization. This may or may not be on the customer's site. Services, as ultimately defined by the customer, that may be provided by successful Applicants in respect of this Lot may include (but shall not be limited to) the provision of: — at least one member of staff (including Operating Department Practitioners, Operating Department Assistants and other clinical support staff) who must be skilled and fully qualified in the procedures and use of equipment within the operating theatre environment, — operating theatre equipment including any consumables, — a booking service and/or reporting service. Typically, the services required under this Lot do not include the supply of any anaesthetist or surgeons to perform a procedure, as these members of staff would be supplied by the customer procuring the service. However, Operating Department Practitioners, Operating Department Assistants and other clinical support staff must be provided by the successful Applicant(s) where these are required by the customer. The types of mobile/modular theatre services that may be required in this lot are (but shall not be limited to): — Cardiology, — Dental, — Endoscopy, — ENT, — General Surgery, — Gynaecology, — Lithotripsy, — Minors/A & E, — Wards, — Clinics, — Consultation Rooms, — Visiting Hospital, — Day Surgery. Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of 13 000 000 GBP in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement. The estimated value over the full 48 month term, if extended (NHS Supply Chain reserve the right to vary this in any future Contract Notice) is 64 000 000 GBP NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing all applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the tender documents and whose total score meets or exceeds a hurdle of at least 50 % at tender evaluation stage and appointment (or award) shall be made to the relevant Lot. The services required within this Lot 4 are to enable the customer to carry out various surgical procedures within a sterile mobile or modular unit (This may include, the supply of vehicular, modular, demountable or relocatable facilities) at a location, as chosen by the customer. This may or may not be on the customer's site. Services, as ultimately defined by the customer, that may be provided by successful Applicants in respect of this Lot may include (but shall not be limited to) the provision of: — operating theatre equipment including any consumables, — a booking service and/or reporting service. This service provision within this Lot is unstaffed. The type of theatre services that may be required under this lot are (but shall not be limited to): — Cardiology, — Dental, — Endoscopy, — ENT, — General Surgery, — Gynaecology, — Lithotripsy, — Minors/A & E, — Wards, — Clinics, — Consultation Rooms, — Visiting Hospital, — Day Surgery. Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of 5 000 000 GBP in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement. The estimated value over the full 48 month term, (NHS Supply Chain reserve the right to vary this in any future Contract Notice) is 8 000 000 GBP. NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing all applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the tender documents and whose total score meets or exceeds a hurdle of at least 50 % at tender evaluation stage and appointment (or award) shall be made to the relevant Lot. The service within this Lot 5 is to facilitate the capture of diagnostic images (such as CT/MRI examinations) and the provision of patient care at a location as chosen by the customer which may or may not be on the customer's, permanent or fixed, site location (i.e. excluding mobile). Services, as ultimately defined by the customer, that may be provided by successful Applicants in respect of this Lot may include (but shall not be limited to) the provision of: — All staff (including Radiographers and any other clinical support staff) who must be skilled and fully qualified in the operation of the (imaging) equipment, — (imaging) equipment including any consumables, — a booking service; and — an imaging reporting service to facilitate clinical patient diagnosis (by the customer). Provider(s) must therefore be able to offer these services. The type of imaging services that may be required under this lot are (but shall not be limited to): — Bone Densitometry, — Cardiac Angiography, — CT, — Mammography, — MRI, — PET CT, — X-ray. Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of 18 000 000 GBP in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement. The estimated value over the full 48 month term, if extended (NHS Supply Chain reserve the right to vary this in any future Contract Notice) is 64 000 000 GBP. NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing all applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the tender documents and whose total score meets or exceeds a hurdle of at least 50 % at tender evaluation stage and appointment (or award) shall be made to the relevant Lot. The services required within this Lot 6 are to enable the customer to carry out various surgical procedures and the provision of patient care within a sterile operating theatre environment at a permanent location as chosen by the customer which may or may not be on the customer's, permanent or fixed, site location (i.e. excluding mobile units). Services, as ultimately defined by the customer, that may be provided by successful Applicants in respect of this Lot may include (but shall not be limited to) the provision of: — staff who are qualified to perform or assist in operations (e.g. in respect of orthopaedic or general surgery), — consumables and other related equipment required to perform the procedure(s), — admission service, — facilities to aid the recovery of patients; and — a booking service. The type of theatre services that may be required under this lot are (but shall not be limited to): — Cardiology, — Dental, — Endoscopy, — ENT, — General Surgery, — Gynaecology, — Lithotripsy, — Minors/A & E, — Wards, — Clinics, — Consultation Rooms, — Visiting Hospital, — Day Surgery. Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of 8 000 000 GBP in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement. The estimated value over the full 48 month term, (NHS Supply Chain reserve the right to vary this in any future Contract Notice) is 32 000 000 GBP. NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing all applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the tender documents and whose total score meets or exceeds a hurdle of at least 50 % at tender evaluation stage and appointment (or award) shall be made to the relevant Lot. The service requirement within this Lot 7 is for an ultrasound scanning service, to meet the customer's (clinical speciality) needs. This service may be mobile or delivered at static site as defined by the customer; which may or may not be on a customer's site. Services, as ultimately defined by the customer, that may be provided by successful Applicants in respect of this Lot may include (but shall not be limited to) the provision of: — obtaining an ultrasound image for diagnosis purposes, — reporting of the ultrasound findings to the customer to enable the customer to make clinical patient diagnosis, — consumables and ultrasound scanner equipment required to produce the diagnostic report(s) and in order to perform the ultrasound procedure(s), — a booking service; and — at least one member of staff (Sonographer) who must be skilled and fully qualified in the operation of the (ultrasound) equipment. The types of ultrasound services that are covered by this Lot are (but shall not be limited to): — General Such as Abdomen, Liver, Kidneys, — Cardiac, — Breast, — Neonatal, — Vascular, — Obstetrics/Gynaecology, — Musculoskeletal, — Interventional Musculoskeletal. Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of 4 000 000 GBP in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement. The estimated value over the full 48 month term, if extended, (NHS Supply Chain reserve the right to vary this in any future Contract Notice) is 16 000 000 GBP. NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing all applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the tender documents and whose total score meets or exceeds a hurdle of at least 50 % at tender evaluation stage and appointment (or award) shall be made to the relevant Lot. The service requirement within this Lot 8 is for the provider(s) to supply a provision for the reporting of medical diagnostic images to alleviate the pressures of in-house diagnostic reporting. Services, as ultimately defined by the customer, that may be provided by successful Applicants in respect of this Lot may include the following clinical areas (but shall not be limited to) the provision of: — Radiology, — Endoscopy, — Ultrasound. Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of 15 000 000 GBP in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement. The estimated value over the full 48 month term, if extended (NHS Supply Chain reserve the right to vary this in any future Contract Notice) is 64 000 000 GBP NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing all applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the tender documents and whose total score meets or exceeds a hurdle of at least 50 % at tender evaluation stage and appointment (or award) shall be made to the relevant Lot.