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The Trust are seeking to select a partner to provide an Outpatient Dispensing Service, including oral chemotherapy and antiviral treatment of Hepatitis C, to cover two sites, one in Bristol Royal Infirmary and one at Weston General Hospital. This notice has also been published on Find a Tender - reference: 2023/S 000-019511 Further information can be found at https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=70509&B=NHSSW ITT documents will be available via the above link when published. This is planned to be on 11th Aug 2023.

The Trust are seeking to select a partner to provide an Outpatient Dispensing Service, including oral chemotherapy and antiviral treatment of Hepatitis C, to cover two sites, one in Bristol Royal Infirmary and one at Weston General Hospital.

Bristol and Weston Purchasing Consortium ("BWPC") on behalf of the Authority North Bristol NHS Trust ("NBT") are submitting a Planned Procurement Notice for the replacement of the Genomics Laboratory Information Management Systems ("GLIMS") at NBT and Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust ("RDUH"). Both Trusts are responsible for the provision of genomic testing on behalf of the South-West Genomic Medicine Service ("SWGMS"). SWGMS serves nine acute Trusts, five mental health Trusts, and six integrated care boards across the geography. Across the sites, ~300 users regularly use the system, receiving 78,693 samples, and performing and reporting 80,820 tests per year. Organic growth of approximately 12% is seen across services per annum. From April 2026 the Southwest Genomic Medicine Service Alliance (SWGMA) and Southwest Genomic Laboratory Hub (SWGLH) will operate as part of a 'single' Southwest SWGMS. The Genomic Laboratories are located at NBT and RDUH. The current LIMS platforms at both NBT and RDUH are 15 years old and do not support the level of integration, scalability, or interoperability required to meet the SWGMS future needs. The aim is to deliver a future-ready digital platform with regional integration capability, aligned with the NHS England (NHSE) Genomic Medicine Service strategy, supporting the delivery of interoperable, scalable, and efficient genomic services and the ambitions for genomic medicine outlined in the 10-year plan. NBT are therefore seeking a strategic GLIMS partner capable of supporting an integrated, multi-site, high-throughput genomic service. The scope of the procurement includes the provision, implementation, configuration, and ongoing support of a GLIMS to support SWGMS laboratory services across both in-scope sites. This includes core laboratory workflow management, sample tracking, test ordering, results management, reporting, audit, quality management support, and administration. The scope also includes system hosting (where applicable), system integration, data migration from legacy systems, training, change management support, and business-as-usual support services. The system will align with the SWGMS demands of • Increasing test volumes and complexity • Rapid turnaround times for urgent pathways • National data interoperability • Regulatory compliance • Research integration and innovation • Scalable, resilient digital infrastructure For further detail of this requirement, please refer to the Target Operating Model ("TOM") attached to this Notice. The prospective route to market for any award will be via a Competitive Flexible Procedure under the jurisdiction of the Procurement Act 23 ("PA 23"). The anticipated contract length is planned for 8 years with two optional extensions (8+1+1). Please indicate whether your organisation intends to register interest in bidding for this requirement. Indicative procurement timelines will be shared with interested suppliers as part of the procurement process. Suppliers are requested to submit their interest via email to: jake.seville@nbt.nhs.uk. Future procurement process will then run through our e-procurement portal for contracting opportunities SAP Ariba. Bristol & Weston NHS Purchasing Consortium ("BWPC") would like to advise that our e-procurement portal for contracting opportunities is SAP Ariba. We represent and provide procurement services for North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. If you are interested in quoting on future opportunities for these Trusts and would like to register for free as a supplier, please visit: SAP Business Network Discovery (ariba.com) Link detail: https://service.ariba.com/Discovery.aw/109591059/aw?awh=r&awssk=tqusy3Ad&dard=1&ancdc=1

Bristol and Weston Purchasing Consortium ("BWPC") on behalf of University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust ("UHBW") and North Bristol NHS Trust ("NBT") (hereafter individually referenced as "Authority" and jointly referred to as the "Bristol NHS Group") are undertaking a further competition, to appoint a suitable Supplier for the Provision of External Audit Services. The Bristol NHS Group requires the provision of a suitably experienced provider that has the skills to undertake a comprehensive and efficient external audit service, which will assist in meeting its roles and responsibilities, whilst maintaining the necessary level of professional independence.

Bristol & Weston NHS Purchasing Consortium (BWPC) on behalf of University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is doing a pre-market engagement activity where the Trust is looking to engage with qualitied and experienced service providers who can offer a proven solution for a MRI Scanner Enhancement Software. UHBW Radiology provides diagnostic imaging for many imaging modalities including Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) which encompasses all types of examinations including Emergency Department, Inpatient, Outpatient and referrals primary care. UHBW provides a wide range of complex MRI examinations which can require the patient to lie still for up to 1hour. The demand for these very complex examinations has significantly increased, so patients are waiting longer for their examinations especially on the Weston General site only a single MRI scanner is available to accommodate the demand. In 2023 NHS England (NHSE) provided National funding to procure accelerator software which enables the MRI scanner to reduce scan times while maintaining image quality. This was widely taken up nationally but was only applicable to new MRI systems. The Trust is now having 2 MRI systems (1.5T Siemens Magnetom Advanto Refit) which were installed in 2010 and refurbed in 2018, were too old for the funded software. But as the Trust is in desperate need of improving patient throughput due to rising demand, they would still like to explore what supplier(s) is/are able to provide this accelerator software solution for their 2 legacy scanners in clinical use. Suppliers are requested to provide a response via the SAP Ariba portal via https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/20118144. A questionnaire has been provided to request some further information. Suppliers may be required to do the registration to the SAP Ariba portal before proceeding to the questionnaire. If you have any question to access the portal, please kindly email to Eric Chan at eric.chan@nbt.nhs.uk. Additional information: Please complete the questionnaire and upload your response via SAP Ariba portal https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/20118144 by the deadline. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Eric Chan at: eric.chan@nbt.nhs.uk