Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-11-08
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: 33170000: Anaesthesia and resuscitation
Estimated value: 4500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-12-06
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This tender is to establish a framework agreement for the supply of goods including nebulization and humidification devices, oxygen and aerosol therapy and associated consumables and accessories, breathing/anaesthetic systems and resuscitation devices and associated consumables and accessories, endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes and associated consumables and accessories:
— Lot 1: nebulization/aerosol and humidification/oxygen therapy and associated consumables and accessories,
— Lot 2: breathing/anaesthetic systems, resuscitation devices and associated consumables and accessories,
This lot is for nebulization and humidification therapy (single use disposables or reusable products) used in the course of treatment for respiratory ailments such as asthma, bronchitis and cystic fibrosis. Both nebulizers and humidifiers convert liquids into a fine mist that can easily be inhaled into the airways to alleviate respiratory symptoms.These products include but are not limited to water sterile humidification/nebulization with either connector or nebulizer adapter, mouthpiece/mask with plastic connector and adult/paediatric facemasks oxygen and aerosol mask with head strap, nasal cannulas, aerosol drainage bags.
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 and technical envelopes of the PQQ in Bravo in full.
Resuscitation devices and consumables (single use products or reusable products) used in the course of manual resuscitation devices offering a reliable, affordable option for nearly every patient situation. These products include but are not limited to CPR masks, mouth to mouth face shield, resuscitation manual bag value mask (disposable), breathing/anaesthetic systems and accessories (single use products and reusable products) used in the course for delivering oxygen and anaesthetic agents and to eliminate carbon dioxide during anaesthesia. They consist of different components: breathing tubes, aerosol drainage bags, breathing system nitrous oxide filter with mouthpiece or breathing circuit.
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 and technical envelopes of the PQQ in Bravo in full.
Endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes.This lot is for endotracheal tubes that serve as an open passage through the upper airway. The purpose of endotracheal/tracheostomy intubation is to permit air to pass freely to and from the lungs in order to ventilate the lungs. Endotracheal/tracheostomy tubes can be connected to ventilator machines to provide artificial respiration. These products include but are not limited to nasal endotracheal tubes cuffed with murphy eye, endotracheal tube header comfort fix and reinforced endotracheal tube cuffed. Tracheostomy tubes both cuffed and uncuffed, fenestrated and un-fenestrated tubes.

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

Award value: 4500000