Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-02-27
Buyer: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (“UHCW”)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 30192125 | 33000000 | 33162000: Operating theatre instruments | 33191000 | 33692000
Estimated value: 2631000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-03-27
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Lääketieteelliset laitteet, farmaseuttiset valmisteet ja henkilökohtaiseen hygieniaan liittyvät tuotteet
HealthTrust Europe (HTE) is seeking to establish a framework agreement for the provision of supplies utilised by Surgical Staff in Theatres for the purpose of preparing and cleansing the skin prior to surgery and to reduce the risk of the patient contracting a surgical site infection. The Contract shall be available to Public and Private Sector Healthcare Organisations participating as a "GPO Member" of HTE. The supplies shall categorised into the following Lots:
HTE is seeking to establish a sole sourced contract for Lot 1. The scope of this Lot includes Pre Op Skin Preparation Bottled Solutions and Surgical Hand Cleansing Solutions as specified in the Specification. This process will be run as a Group Purchasing Organisation Open procurement exercise and is exclusively limited to HTE members who have agreed to participate and commit volume to the awarded supplier for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year. The product offering in Lot 1 will include;
Pump dispenser Wall bracket which are installed free of charge. HTE will go to market with an initial group of Participants including;
It is envisaged that the above Participating Authorities will enter into call-off contracts for a minimum period of 3 years with the Successful Tenderer for the purchase of at least 80 % by volume of each Participating Authority’s requirements for the Goods in each year of the contract term.
Terms and conditions / Activity Based Income (ABI). The terms and conditions of this Framework Agreement and any resulting Call-Off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this framework agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE. Submission of expressions of interest and procurement information This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: Register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk. Login to the portal with username/password. Click the PQQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the PQQs/ITTs 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. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the PQQ/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo eTendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk. Sid4Gov HTE utilises the sid4gov supplier information database. Candidates should register on sid4gov at https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on sid4gov must ensure information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the sid4gov helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk. Please note that sid4gov does not prepopulate any fields of the PQQ on HTE's Bravo portal. Candidates must complete the Qualification & Technical Envelopes of the PQQ in Bravo in full.
The Framework Agreement resulting form this Procurement process will remain in force for an initial period of 3 years and may be extended by HTE for a further 12 month period thereafter. The Maximum Term shall be 4 years.
HTE is seeking to establish a sole sourced contract for Lot 2. The scope of this Lot includes Single Use Surgical Scrub Brushes as specified in the Specification. The supplies are to be utilised by Theatre staff, to ensure optimal pre-operative hygiene and reduce the risk of surgical site infection in patients. This process will be run as a GPO Open procurement exercise and is exclusively limited to HTE members who have agreed to participate and commit volume to the awarded supplier for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year. The product offering in Lot 2 will include;
It is envisaged that the above Participating Authorities will immediately enter into call-off contracts for a minimum period of 3 years with the Successful Tenderer for the purchase of at least 80 % by volume of each Participating Authority’s requirements for the Goods in each year of the contract term.
Terms and conditions / Activity based income (ABI). The terms and conditions of this Framework Agreement and any resulting Call-Off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this framework agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE. Submission of expressions of interest and procurement information This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: Register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk. Login to the portal with username/password. Click the PQQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the PQQs/ITTs 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. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the PQQ/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo eTendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk. Sid4Gov HTE utilises the sid4gov supplier information database. Candidates should register on sid4gov at https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on sid4gov must ensure information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the sid4gov helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk. Please note that sid4gov does not prepopulate any fields of the PQQ on HTE's Bravo portal. Candidates must complete the Qualification & Technical Envelopes of the PQQ in Bravo in full.
HTE is seeking to establish a sole sourced contract for Lot 3. The scope of this Lot includes Pre-operative Surgical Hair Clippers as specified in the Specification. This process will be run as a GPO Open procurement exercise and is exclusively limited to HTE members who have agreed to participate and commit volume to the awarded supplier for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year.
It is envisaged the above Participating Authorities will immediately enter into call-off contracts for a minimum period of 3 years with the Successful Tenderer for the purchase of at least 80 % by volume of each Participating Authority’s requirements for the Goods in each year of the contract term.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI). The terms and conditions of this Framework Agreement and any resulting Call-Off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this framework agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND PROCUREMENT INFORMATION This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: Register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk. Login to the portal with username/password. Click the PQQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the PQQs/ITTs 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. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the PQQ/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo eTendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk. Sid4Gov HTE utilises the sid4gov supplier information database. Candidates should register on sid4gov at https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on sid4gov must ensure information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the sid4gov helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk. Please note that sid4gov does not prepopulate any fields of the PQQ on HTE's Bravo portal. Candidates must complete the Qualification & Technical Envelopes of the PQQ in Bravo in full.
The framework agreement resulting from this procurement process will remain in force for an initial period of three (3) years and may be extended by HTE for a further twelve (12) months thereafter. The maximum term shall be 4 years.
HTE is seeking to establish a sole sourced contract for Lot 4. The scope of this Lot includes Surgical Skin Marker Pens as specified in the Specification. The supplies are to be utilised by Theatre staff, in order to precisely mark the skin of a patient prior to and during surgery. The purpose of these supplies will be to, as a minimum, ensure surgery is carried out on the correct site and to ensure natural realignment of skin flaps wound closure. The supplies should have accompanying flexible rulers and labels.

Eligibility requirements: HTE may request such information as may be requested pursuant to Regulation 57 and Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Details are provided in the SQ.

Award value: 2631000