Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Maidstone Hospital, Hermitage Lane
Maidenstone
ME16 9QQ
UK
E-mail: sarahstevens@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.mtw.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mtw.nhs.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=c339ded1-981d-ea11-80fb-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=c339ded1-981d-ea11-80fb-005056b64545
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
Courier Services
Reference number: DN453421
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital in the South East of England. The Trust was legally established on 14.2.2000 and provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 560 000 people living in the South of West Kent and the North of East Sussex.
The Trusts core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs and it operates from 2 main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. The latter is a private finance initiative (PFI) hospital and provides wholly single bedded en-suite accommodation for in patients.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
322 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To provide a courier service for the conveyance of goods, specimens and light goods for both routine and ad-hoc requirements, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days per year unless stated as otherwise in the specific schedules.
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
Start:
01/04/2020
End:
31/03/2022
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/02/2020
Local time: 14:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
17/02/2020
Local time: 10:30
Place:
Maidstone Hospital.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Transport manager;
General manager and principal BMS (Pathology);
Cellular pathology service manager;
General manager integrated sexual health.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone
ME16 9QQ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/01/2020