Invitation to tender for the Provision of Outsourced Pathology Reporting Services

Suppliers sought to provide outsourced pathology reporting services to The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust and Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Suppliers must pick up, test, report on and return or dispose of samples in two areas: -Breast Tissue Samples

-Ad hoc pathology samples

Additional information: OJEU Reference: 2016/S 089-158355

Instructions: How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://noecpc.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ — Enter your correct details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (keep secure). Once registered, please follow the steps to import your sid4health profile, the instructions to do so are in the ‘Supplier Import guide’ once logged in. You will then be able to express interest in the tender exercise that is of interest to you; 2. Express an Interest in the Tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open to All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires/ Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box; 3. Responding to the Tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help or contact the eTendering help desk at 0800-3684580 or help@bravosolution.co.uk