This assignment concerns the outsourcing of logistics, organisation and staffing of Perfusion employees/transplant technicians in PMO procedures. As of 1 January 2025, UMCs (Groningen, Nijmegen and Rotterdam) intend to enter into an agreement with Med-Assist two (2) times two (2) years with the possibility of an extension of two (2) times one (1) year. This contract specifically concerns: - human resources for renal perfusion within the independent removal team (ZUT); - 24/7 reachable with kidney machine perfusion; - Organisation of training of perfusion workers (PM-er/Transplanttechnicians (TT-er)). This training consists of, among other things, the operation/construction/cleaning/error messages/reading out of the Kidney Assist and/or the LifePort, course of events on OK, sterility training, lab training (running the perfusion samples), giving insight into various donation procedures. The course concludes with an exam. Med-Assist maintains continuity in the training so that there are always enough well-trained PM/TT-ers available. - Overall logistical coordination. It consists of; keep track of which machines are true and the distribution of machines among the 3 HUB's (Leiden, Maastricht and Groningen), deploy PM/TT'ers from the 3 HUB's, keep track of how long the oxygen bottles are open and timely send new ones to the receiving center, control local PM/TT-er if replenishment of the ice is necessary, check whether everything has been completely returned and has arrived clean in the HUB; - Transport perfusion equipment to outgoing hospital; - Additional tasks Perfusion worker/Transplant technicians; keeping machine distribution right/left on LP/KA, having machine kidneys picked up at allocation abroad, organising return logistics if machine kidney went abroad (Leuven), contacting local PM/TT-er to have machine returned to correct HUB, removing defective machines from circulation and having them repaired, signalling and taking action on repeated error messages from machines, accessible to drivers and OK staff in case of questions about the machine before the PM-er is present, contact person between ODC and PM/TT-er before and after the procedure and always accessible for PM/TT-er, among others. In addition, the PM/TT coordinators ensure that sufficient PM/TT staff are always available, that the protocols/work instructions are kept up to date and that they are involved and approachable in case of any problems; - Organization of local PM/TT-ers in AMC/UMCU/UMCG/MUMC including training and 24/7 availability. In doing so, informing the local PM/TT-er in all transplant hospitals that a procedure is taking place and informing the PM/TT-er of the relevant receiving centre at the time of allocation; - Request return journeys for the machines from Topkoeriers; - Read out the perfusion data and send it to the receiving centre; - Decrease perfusion samples, process and store; - Adoption and remuneration of the PM/TT ers.; - Overall coordination of the different PM/TT and local PM/TT teams; - Overview of kidney procedures. This includes the use of number of disposables, selected perfusion data, machine distribution right/left kidney, etc.; - Inventory management in the HUBs. Ensure sufficient disposables, machines and oxygen bottles; - Having available cars, telephones, laptops, etc. - Sufficient liability insurance in case of damage caused by PM/TT to the machines during transport. The Client will receive a confirmation of this prior to the commencement of the services. Med-assist has ample experience and a pool of medical students, who are specifically trained for this, available for the logistical deployment. According to the project group (based on the results of a recently conducted market consultation), there are no other suppliers with the experience and quality required to set up this process in a short period of time in such a way that the organ donation process and patient safety are guaranteed. Procedure This notice is only used to make the intended choice of procedure known to the market in advance in order to give interested parties the opportunity to raise any objections. If, despite the above reasoning, interested parties wish to object to the above-mentioned intention, they must submit a reasoned objection to the continuation of this proceeding within 20 calendar days of the date of publication of this notice. For this you can use the e-mail address as stated in the contact details. The UMCG takes any objection into account in its assessment. If no objection has been raised during that period, the rights of undertakings to challenge the proposed procedure shall lapse.
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