UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

NHS Lanarkshire (the Board) in collaboration with NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) seeks engagement with potential service providers in advance of publishing an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for medical instrument sterilisation services. The aim of this market engagement is to help the Board understand market capacity to provide the services and obtain feedback in a number of areas which will support the Board’s development of its procurement documents.

NHS Lanarkshire (NHSL) intends to commence procurement of a new laboratories managed services contract in the first half of 2024, with its current estimate being that a contract notice will be published around March 2024 and the procurement concluded by Spring 2025. The health board’s existing laboratories managed service contract incorporates the core disciplines of biochemistry, cellular pathology, haematology and microbiology, and it’s anticipated that all of these disciplines (plus any relevant sub-disciplines) will be included in the new managed service contract being procured. The managed services are required for laboratories at NHSL’s three district general hospitals (University Hospitals Hairmyres, Monklands and Wishaw) and the value of the contract is estimated to be between 6.5 and 7.5 million GBP per annum.

This is a requirement within NHS Lanarkshire to contract for the support and maintenance for the unified communications platform. The current 5 year contract is due to expire on 31st March 2024. Voice communications within NHS Lanarkshire is a critical service that enables real time communications with the public as well as internal and inter-board/partner communications. The board currently supports around 10,000 handsets across the whole estate with around 3,000 handsets being provided by PFI (Private Finance Initiative). NHS Lanarkshire has spent the last 5 years consolidating its telephony estate to a single high availability platform that provides a single user experience to all staff regardless of site and location and has also played a key part in keeping communications running throughout the pandemic with minimal disruption to the business and patients. The requirement is for the continued support of the Avaya Aura High availability unified communications solution, which is an on premises solution with core components located at acute hospital sites and strategically placed survivable gateways located at key sites. The Board are also looking to see how they can further advance their investment in the platform as well as making some changes to elements that have not performed as expected and provide additional functionality that would benefit the board and improve patient engagement as well as looking at ingenuity with a digital first approach.

NHS Lanarkshire (NHSL) intends to commence procurement of a new contract for the supply of dietetic products and the associated services at the end of November 2023. The health board currently has two separate contracts in place for the supply of these products and services, one for the supply of Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) and one for the supply of Home Enteral Feeds (HEF). The supply of ONS to the Board is currently provided on an off-script basis whilst the supply of HEF is provided via GP10. NHSL’s intention is to tender for a new contract which will be inclusive of both ONS and HEF and their associated services with the supply of both being on an off-script basis.

NHS Lanarkshire require a cleaning service for bed screens and ward curtains. The service should include the uplift of screens and curtains, laundering, and return to the following locations: West of Scotland Laundry, Hairmyres Hospital, Wishaw General Hospital, and Monkland Hospital, on an agreed frequency. The services provided must adhere to the highest quality standards, and in line with agreed HSE/Infection control guidelines. The successful supplier must meet all legislative requirements, in particular Infection Control Guidelines HSG (95) 18 (Laundry treatments at high and low temperatures) eliminating the risk of cross infection within the locations supplied with screens/curtains. The successful supplier must also have a Quality Management System in place (ideally ISO9001) and have an Environmental Management Policy (ideally ISO14001) Independent verification of compliance will be required relating to HSG (95) 18, Quality Assurance Attainment (e.g. ISO Accreditation), and the Environmental Management Policy. NHS Lanarkshire wish to invite suppliers who can provide these requirements, to register interest.

NHS Lanarkshire’s Property Services and Support Division (PSSD) is planning the procurement of a new Joinery Contractor Framework for reactive works and project works below GBP 50,000. This notice provides information on NHSL's service requirements, and seeks feedback from potential bidders to help inform the development of the procurement process.

The Contractor for the new Monklands Hospital (under separate procurement) will be required to provide and install a chute system for the disposal of waste and used linen. In order for NHS Lanarkshire to provide a specification to the contractor for the Chute System, NHS Lanarkshire would like to have dialogue with the market to understand what is available.

The Contractor for the new Monklands Hospital (under separate procurement) will be required to provide and install a system which can dispose of all food waste generated on the site. In order for NHS Lanarkshire to provide a specification to the contractor for the Food Waste System, NHS Lanarkshire would like to have dialogue with the market to understand what is available.

The Contractor for the new Monklands Hospital (under separate procurement) will be required to provide and install a Pneumatic Tube System (PTS) as part of the project. The PTS will be used to transport pods containing materials, goods, samples to various wards and departments within the hospital via a tube system infrastructure. In order for NHS Lanarkshire to provide a specification to the contractor for the PTS, NHS Lanarkshire would like to have dialogue with the market to understand what is available.

The Contractor for the new Monklands Hospital (under separate procurement) will be required to provide and install Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) as part of the project. In order for NHS Lanarkshire to provide a specification to the contractor for the AGVs, NHS Lanarkshire would like to have dialogue with the market to understand what is available.

NHS Lanarkshire is Scotland’s third largest territorial health board, responsible for improving the health of more than 655,000 people living within the North and South Lanarkshire local authority areas. The Board has a series of local trade frameworks in place however Mechanical & Electrical Planned Preventative Maintenance and the associated Remedial Works has been identified as an area with limited Contract or Framework coverage. In order to reduce the number of individual tenders that the Board has to run relating to this area, we are looking to put a Mechanical and Electrical framework in place covered both PPM and associated remedial works. The scope of the framework will be: HVAC Power Generators HV Electrical Systems (Inc. lightning protection systems) Medical Gas Systems Boilers and Pressure Systems Alarms, CCTV and Access Control Entrance Doors Building Management Systems Life Safety Systems

NHS Lanarkshire is considering the fit out of patient bedrooms in the new Monkland’s Hospital. A screen may be required in each single patient bedroom throughout the hospital and other areas yet to be defined. Within the single patient bedroom, the display screen will need to provide a number of features and functionalities that are easily accessed by a number of different user types such as patients, clinicians, support staff etc. It should be made clear how this access is achieved for each anticipated user type. Please register interest to mrp.team@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk as described in this notice.

The procurement for the new Monklands hospital design and delivery partner is currently underway. NHS Lanarkshire is considering appointing an NEC Supervisor/clerk of works service for the ECC contracts which will be part of the Monklands Replacement Project.