Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-06-18
Buyer: NHS Supply Chain acting as agent for NHS Business Services Authority
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33120000: Physiological monitoring systems | 33140000: Medical consumables | 33141120 | 33141122 | 33141126
Estimated value: 90000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-07-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Non-exclusive framework agreement for the supply to the NHS Supply Chain depots via the Stock and Blue Diamond routes and to the NHS Supply Chain Customer base via the E-Direct route of trocars; mechanical stapling products; energy products (used in open and laparoscopic surgery); ligation products; laparoscopic instruments and laparoscopic packs; and abnormal uterine bleeding products.
The estimated value of the purchases throughout the term (including the extension option described in II.2.2) of the framework agreement is between 90 000 000 and 120 000 000 GBP. The actual value of the framework agreement may be less than or exceed the estimated value dependent upon the requirements of those bodies eligible to purchase from the framework agreement throughout the duration.
This Framework Agreement is for 12 months with the option to extend in incremental stages for up to a total period of 36 months.
Trocars are instruments placed through the wall of the abdomen during a minimally invasive surgical procedure. The trocar must function as a portal for the subsequent placement of other instruments into the body cavity such as graspers, scissors and staplers.
This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first year of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases will be in the region of 4 000 000 GBP to 4 500 000 GBP however this is approximate only. The figures below for the total estimated value are based on that initial expenditure.
Appointment within the Lot will be made on a product line by product line basis and all Applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the Invitation to Tender and who reach over a score of 45 % will be appointed to that product line within the Lot. Applicants should note that they may therefore be appointed for 1 or a number of the product lines across this Lot and should refer to the Invitation to Tender for further information in respect of this.
Mechanical internal stapling devices designed for open or laparoscopic surgery that can be used via a trocar or during an open procedure.
This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first year of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases will be in the region of 4 000 000 GBP to 4 500 000 GBP however this is approximate only. The figures below for the total estimated value are based on that initial expenditure.
Appointment within the Lot will be made on a product line by product line basis and all Applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the Invitation to Tender and who reach over a score of 45 % will be appointed to that product line within the Lot. Applicants should note that they may therefore be appointed for 1 or a number of the product lines across this Lot and should refer to the Invitation to Tender for further information in respect of this.
Energy products must be designed to cut and seal blood vessels using ultra sound, bipolar electro-surgery or radio frequency in conjunction with a power source. Products can be used during open or laparoscopic procedures and must be able to cut and seal at the same time using the same technology.
This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first year of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases will be in the region of 4 500 000 GBP to 5 000 000 GBP however this is approximate only. The figures below for the total estimated value are based on that initial expenditure.
Appointment within the Lot will be made on a product line by product line basis and all Applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the Invitation to Tender and who reach over a score of 45 % will be appointed to that product line within the Lot. Applicants should note that they may therefore be appointed for 1 or a number of the product lines across this Lot and should refer to the Invitation to Tender for further information in respect of this.
Ligation products must be designed for marking or ligating tissue structures or vessels during a minimally invasive procedure.
This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first year of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases will be in the region of 3 000 000 GBP to 4 000 000 GBP however this is approximate only. The figures below for the total estimated value are based on that initial expenditure.
Appointment within the Lot will be made on a product line by product line basis and all Applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the Invitation to Tender and who reach over a score of 45 % will be appointed to that product line within the Lot. Applicants should note that they may therefore be appointed for one or a number of the product lines across this Lot and should refer to the Invitation to Tender for further information in respect of this.

Eligibility requirements: The Framework Agreement includes obligations with respect to environmental issues and a requirement for successful suppliers to comply with the NHS Supply Chain Code of Conduct.