Published Date: 20 March 2018
Tender Status: complete
Tender Opening Date: n/a
Tender Closing Date: 20 March 2017
Award Date: 31 March 2017
Contract Start Date: 1 April 2017
Contract End Date: 31 March 2019
Contract is suitable for SMEs: Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs: Yes
Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) Contract Type: Services
SPECIFICATION
1. Introduction
1.1 The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (Trust) requires an organisation to provide comprehensive Pharmaceutical microbiological monitoring and validation testing with quality assurance support. The quality assurance services provided under this contract are essential to ensuring that the Trust's Pharmacy Aseptic Unit complies with all the necessary regulatory requirements.
1.2 The range and estimated annual activity of the services the Trust will require to be carried out are as follows:-
Service Estimated Number of Tests per annum
Media Settle Plates (TSA) and (SDA) 18,000
Finger Plates 2,500
Contact Plates 3,100
Surface Swabs 1,000
Active Air Samples (Plate) 1,000
Broth Transference Test (Excluding Kit) 30
Broth Transference Test (Shield Kit) (Inclusive of Kit) 80(sets)
Sterility Tests 52
End of Session Media Fill (Including Kit) 210
Please note that the activity under this contract is estimated to increase by 5% per annum.
1.3 The Trust will have the following responsibilities under the Contract:-
1.3.1 The Trust will be responsible for arranging packaging and transportation to the Contractor of any samples for analysis. Samples will be labelled with a batch number or another suitable identification code.
1.3.2 The Trust will ensure that samples will be accompanied by a written instruction from the Trust to carry out testing according to a nominated, supplied specification and analytical methods.
1.3.3 The Trust will endeavour to give the Contractor 48 hours, and not less than 24 hours, prior notice of extra ad hoc delivery of samples that are outside of the agreed sessional / weekly/ monthly monitoring schedule.
Contact name: David Lewis
Address: Pensnett Road
DUDLEY
DY12HQ
England
Telephone: 01384 244287
Fax: n/a
Email: [email protected]
Price Range: £134,000
