Managed Service Contract for the Provision of Blood Glucose Monitoring and Ketone Testing Systems and Services at Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services

Award via mini competition utilising the NHS Supply Chain - Laboratory Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing & Pathology Managed Services Framework.

The Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services Network (POCT) glucose and ketone service is currently standardised across ASPH, FH, RBH and RSFT with a single device platform for glucose and ketone testing (although not all are enabled for ketone testing). A total of 110 of these are connected via a data manager with the remaining 10 used as standalone devices.

BSPS is appointing a managed service provider to supply and install a Wi-Fi-connected POCT solution for both blood glucose and ketones. The solution will cover all Trusts served by the network for existing and new areas that require this service including the POCT team. The solution must include all devices and Wi-Fi connections and the capability to hard wire connections to the current IT Data System. Included as part of the solution are battery and storage cases, internal quality control (IQC), external quality assessment (EQA), training support, IT interfacing as well as service and maintenance contracts.