Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-03-01
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: 33100000 | 33124100 | 33152000: Incubators | 33172200
Estimated value: 8000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-03-27
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a non-exclusive Framework Agreement for supply to the NHS Supply Chain customer base via the Direct Route of supply of Neonatal Incubators Jaundice Management and Related Products including but not limited to:
Closed Incubator; Radiant Warmers with and without Beds; Combined Incubators and Warmer Systems; Warmers with Integrated Resuscitation Systems; Transport Incubators with and without Ventilators; Jaundice Meters and Phototherapy Devices.
Related products within this Framework include but shall not be limited to cables trolleys software and any option or accessory used to configure a device within the Framework.
This Framework Agreement is for 36 months with the option to extend in incremental stages for up to a further 12 months.
The Framework also includes installation maintenance and servicing where applicable of the goods bought through the Framework Agreement.
There are a total of 9 product lines within the Basket which are set out in the ‘Lot Line Detail’ tab.
Applicants should note that in order to be able to provide (and therefore submit a bid for) the Jaundice Meter and/or the Phototherapy Device Applicants must be able to provide (and therefore submit a bid for) at least one of the following: Closed Incubator; Radiant Warmer with Bed; Radiant Warmer without Bed; Combined Incubator and Warmer System; Warmer with Integrated Resuscitation System;Transport Incubator without Ventilator; Transport Incubator with Ventilator.
If Applicants are unable to meet the above requirement (to submit 1 of the 7 lines stated) and instead submit a response for either just the Jaundice Meter and/or the Phototherapy Device then NHS Supply Chain reserves the right to exclude the Applicant from the procurement process and not to consider the tender response for this Framework Agreement any further.
NHS Supply Chain anticipates awarding all Applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in these tender documents and whose Average Basket Score (based on the methodology and definition as stated within Sections 8.3 — 8.5 of the Invitation to Tender document) meets or exceeds a hurdle of at least 55 % (when rounded up or down from four decimal places (as the case may be) to the nearest whole number) at tender evaluation stage the whole basket of product lines. This means that those applicants whose Average Basket Score meets or exceeds the hurdle of 55 % will be awarded all of the product lines submitted for evaluation and should these applicants be able over the lifetime of the Framework Agreement to supply any of the other product lines in the basket such applicants will be offered the opportunity to do so.
Please note that Applicants must submit a bid against all evaluated product lines which they propose to supply under the Framework Agreement if successfully awarded. If pricing has not been submitted for a particular product line and an applicant is able to supply that particular product line at the time of the Tender submission then NHS Supply Chain reserves the right not to allow the Applicant (if successful) to supply that particular product line over the lifetime of the Framework Agreement.
This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first 36 months of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases will be in the region of 6 000 000 to 12 000 000 GBP however this is approximate only. The figures below for the total estimated value are based on that initial expenditure and include a forecast for growth.
This Framework Agreement will have the option to extend incrementally for a further period of up to 12 months in addition to the initial 36 month period as set out in the Framework Agreement.
Parent company or other guarantees may be required in certain circumstances. Further details will be in the tender documents.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to require groupings of entities to take a particular form or to require one party to undertake primary legal liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.
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.

Eligibility requirements: Submission of Expression of Interest and Procurement Specific Information: This procurement exercise will be conducted on the NHS Supply Chain eTendering portal at http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/ Candidates wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement-specific information (if required) through the NHS Supply Chain eTendering portal as follows: Registration 1. Use URL http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/ to access the NHS Supply Chain Procurement portal. 2. If not yet registered: — Click on the “Not Registered Yet” link to access the registration page. — Complete the registration pages as guided by the mini guide found on the landing page. Portal Access If registration has been completed: — Login with URL http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/ — Click on the “Supplier Dashboard” icon to open the list of new procurement events. Expression of Interest — View Contract Notice content by clicking on the “View Notice” button for the procurement event. This opens a PDF document. — Express an interest by clicking on the “Express Interest” button. — To start the response process after the expression of interest has been done select the “My Active Opportunities” option and click on the “Apply” button. — Select the procurement event from the list by clicking on the description. — In the detail view click on the orange coloured “Framework Agreement” button to start responding to the tender. Tender Response Header Level Requirements: — Applicants are required to read all Framework Header Documents which can be accessed using the “NHS SC Header Documents” button which is located in the “Select Framework” tab. — Applicants are required to upload the documents requested using the “Supplier Header Documents” button which is located in the “Select Framework” tab. Lot Level Requirements: — A preview of the Lot line details can be viewed using the “Lot Header” tab by selecting the Lot and using the “Lot Line Information” button. In order to respond to a Lot Applicants must select the relevant Lot and then use the “Express Intent” button. This expression of intent does not place any obligation on the Applicant to respond the action unlocks the ability to respond. — Complete price offers per line for the Lot by completing the required fields for the lines the Applicant wants to include in the bid using the “Lot Line Detail” tab. There are a number of mandatory fields to complete on a product line basis these are highlighted in yellow in the “Lot Line Detail” tab. — Applicants are required to answer all mandatory Lot specific questions found in the “Lot Evaluation Criteria” tab. — Applicants are then required to click on the “Terms and Conditions” button in the “Submit Individual Lot Response(s)” tab to view and accept the ISS Terms and Conditions. — Accept the ISS “Terms and Conditions” button to access this function. — Submit Lot response by clicking on the “Submit Response to Selected Lot” button in the “Submit Individual Lot Response(s)” tab to submit response for the Lot. — Applicants are able to view their submission using the “Supplier Submission Report” button found in the “Submit Individual Lot Response(s)” tab.