Provision of Medical Technology External Assessment Centre Services
Prior information notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence
Level 1A, City Tower, Piccadilly Plaza
Contact point(s): Procurement
For the attention of: Irene Walker
M1 4BD Manchester
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1618703198
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.nice.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/default.aspx
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Section II.B: Object of the contract (Supplies or services)
Manchester.
NICE uses its Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme and related programmes to identify medical technologies that have the potential to offer substantial benefit to patients and/or the NHS and that are likely to be adopted more consistently and more rapidly if NICE evaluates and develops guidance on them. NICE also encourages collaborative research between industry and the NHS to generate evidence on the clinical utility or longer term use of selected technologies, to ensure that its recommendations on medical technologies remain current and relevant.
Services to be commissioned
NICE seeks to commission external assessment centre (EAC) services to support the Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme and related NICE programmes from 1.4.2014 for a period of 3 years in the first instance. More information on the medical technologies programmes can be found at:
Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme: http://www.nice.org.uk/mt
Diagnostics Assessment Programme: http://www.nice.org.uk/DT
Interventional Procedure Programme: http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ip/index.jsp
NICE is using Lean Procurement methodology to run this tender and invites potential suppliers to attend a workshop regarding this work. The workshop allows NICE to engage with potential suppliers to assist and inform NICE in its decision making in regards to areas of the specification where there is uncertainty.
Purpose of the workshop
The aims of the workshop are:
To provide an introduction to the medical technologies programmes;
To provide potential suppliers with an overview of services to be commissioned, contract requirements and tender timescale;
To seek comments and feedback from potential suppliers about some of the services to be commissioned.
Suppliers should note that once the workshop is completed, NICE will finalise the tender documentation and release an OJEU contract notice, estimated to be released in June 2013.
Delegates will be provided with a copy of the Requirement Specification for the current service once they have registered.
Please see the additional information section (II.8) of the PIN for details on how to register for the Lean workshop.
Estimated cost excluding VAT: 0,00 GBP
Lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes73000000, 85148000, 33110000, 33150000, 33160000, 33170000, 33180000, 33190000, 38970000, 79311400, 73111000, 73200000, 73300000, 85150000
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
Level 1A, City Tower
Piccadilly Plaza
Manchester
M1 4BT
Maps and directions available from: http://www.nice.org.uk/getinvolved/contact_us.jsp
Interested organisations can register a maximum of two delegates for the day with by 16:00 hrs GMT on 19.4.2013. The email subject line must read EAC Tender Workshop 29.4.2013 and the body text should show the delegate's name and full contact details, including the name of the company, address, direct telephone number and email address. Late registrations will not be accepted. NICE will not pay any travel expenses, subsistence or other costs for delegates attending the workshops. NICE reserves the right to further restrict the number of delegates if necessary because of accommodation or other organisational factors.
Information about lots
Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Lot No: 1 Lot title: EAC 173000000, 85148000, 33110000, 33150000, 33160000, 33170000, 33180000, 33190000, 38970000, 79311400, 73111000, 73200000, 73300000, 85150000
in days: 36( from the award of the contract)
73000000, 85148000, 33110000, 33150000, 33160000, 33170000, 33180000, 33190000, 79311400, 73111000, 73200000, 73300000, 85150000
Duration in months: 36( from the award of the contract)
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