Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board (the "Contracting Authority") is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified contractor to provide Bench-top blood gas analysers, cartridges/reagents and associated consumables for blood gas analysis, electrolites, glucose, lactate and co-oximetry in defined clinical areas by way of a fully managed equipment services arrangement. Bidder's solutions must satisfy statutory requirements. The envisaged contract duration is 7 + 1 + 1 years. It is the expectation of the Contracting Authority to enter into an arrangement for the supply of a managed laboratory medicine diagnostic service that will be structured in a manner that will facilitate VAT recovery by the Contracting Authority on all associated costs of the arrangement under the appropriate NHS VAT contracted out services reliefs, on the basis it qualifies as a fully managed laboratory service by meeting all the requirements for such arrangements as laid down by the relevant tax authority. It is also the expectation of the Contracting Authority to enter into an arrangement for the supply of the laboratory medicine diagnostic service that will be structured in a manner that will allow all associated costs of the arrangement to be kept off balance sheet in relation to international reporting standards. Further details are set out in the Memorandum of Information (MOI) which is available on request (see section V1.3).

Community benefits do not apply to this contract.