Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-02-09
Buyer: NHS Supply Chain acting as agent for NHS Business Services Authority
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Supplies
CPV classification: 18100000 | 18444000 | 33140000: Medical consumables
Estimated value: 23600000 GBP

Technical requirements: ‘Framework Agreement for Surgical Face Masks Type IIR (the “Facemasks”) for the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Programme (“PIPP”)’.
‘NHSBSA wishes to procure for the benefit of Public Health England and the UK Devolved Administrations (Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland) in the region of 236 000 000 Face Masks (which form part of a suite of products procured under separate Framework Agreements) to be distributed in the event of a pandemic Influenza or any other health related emergency across the UK.
It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of 5 900 000 GBP to 8 260 000 GBP excluding VAT. However this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement’.
‘The purpose of this notice is to draw attention to a procurement that NHS Supply Chain intends to commence during the subsequent 12 months. The invitation to tender will be the subject of a separate notice and it is that notice to which potential suppliers will need to respond at the appropriate time.
The Framework Agreement between NHS Supply Chain and successful suppliers will reserve the right to purchase the same or similar supplies and/or services from suppliers not appointed to the Framework Agreement at its sole discretion.
Whilst it is anticipated that initial expenditure under any forthcoming procurement will be in the region of 5 900 000 GBP to 8 260 000 GBP for this contract award this is approximate only and the values will be to such level as those purchasing under the Framework Agreement consider necessary to provide suitable requirements.
As part of its pre-tender strategy NHS Supply Chain anticipates engaging with suppliers of these products. If you would like to contract with NHS Supply Chain in respect of the products which are the subject of this procurement then please contact Zainab Adewumi by registering your expression of interest and using the Intenda Messaging Centre via http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS
As part of its pre-tender strategy NHS Supply Chain would also like to engage with suppliers of these products via a Request for Information (RFI). If you would like to complete the Request for Information document in respect of the products which are the subject of this procurement then please follow the below instructions;
Candidates wishing to complete the Request for Information must register their expression of interest. The Request for Information document will then be sent via the Intenda Messaging Centre.
1. Use URL http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/ to access the NHS Supply Chain Procurement portal.
— View PIN content by clicking on the “View notice” button for the procurement event. This opens a PDF document.
— Applicants will then have 1 week from the dispatch of this notice to complete and return the Request for Information document.
NHS Supply Chain at present do not have anticipated timescales for the commencement of this procurement (if it chooses to proceed)’.