Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-04-17
Buyer: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products
Estimated value: 4800000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-05-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The appointed Contractor(s) will provide medical gas cylinders to Trusts in the Thames Valley and Wessex region.
The Contracting Authority for this Framework Agreement is the Thames Valley and Wessex Pharmacy Procurement Service on behalf of:
Contractors will be evaluated on their suitability to be awarded to an overall framework. Further competition at Trust level will then be undertaken and award based on the individual requirements of the above Trusts.
The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is not expected to use the contract initially but may do so at a later date.
The contract period is 24 months from agreed commencement date with 2 further 12 month options to extend.
To download the ITT to participate in the above, please register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once):
— click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page. This will move the ITT into your My ITTs page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
— you can now access any of the attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachment” in the “Actions” box.

Eligibility requirements: The Contracting Authority for this Framework Agreement is the Thames Valley and Wessex Pharmacy Procurement Service on behalf of: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust; Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Isle of Wight NHS Trust; Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust; Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; Solent NHS Trust; Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust; University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. Contractors will be evaluated on their suitability to be awarded to an overall framework. Further competition at Trust level will then be undertaken and award based on the individual requirements of the above Trusts. The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is not expected to use the contract initially but may do so at a later date. The contract period is 24 months from agreed commencement date with 2 further 12 month options to extend. To download the ITT to participate in the above, please register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): — browse to the ESourcing Portal: https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk/bhft/web/login.shtml and click the link to register, — accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”, — enter your correct business and user details, — note the username you chose and click “save” — when complete, — you will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep secure). Login to the portal with the username / password: — click the “ITTs open to all suppliers” link, — click on the relevant ITT to access the content, — click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page. This will move the ITT into your My ITTs page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only), — you can now access any of the attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachment” in the “Actions” box.

Award value: 4800000