Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-12-21
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: 33000000 | 33140000: Medical consumables | 33141110 | 33141111 | 33141112
Estimated value: 223300000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-01-16
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Large range of products to assist healing prevent infection and skin breakage. The Framework Agreement will also include a number of general absorbent products. Categories include: Film Dressings and Associated Products Skin Protectants Medical Adhesive Tapes Non Woven Island Dressings Super Absorbent Dressings Dressings Pads Bandages Medical Swabs Gauze Absorbents Oral Swabs Medical Prep Swabs Nasal Swabs and Tampons Cotton Wool Non-Woven Balls First Aid Kits Plasters Ambulance and Emergency Products and Oral Mucositis and Associated Products.
A range of film dressings (with and without pad) IV film dressings, fixation devices and products relating to IV.
‘This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first 12 months of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases for this lot will be in the region of £19 600 000 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 an average basket basis and Applicants must be able to provide at least 1 of the goods which are in the basket. All Applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the Invitation to Tender and whose score meets or exceeds a hurdle of at least 50 % (when rounded up or down to two decimal places) will be appointed to that Lot.
A range of creams, sprays and films to form a barrier between the skin and contaminants in order to protect the skin.
‘This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first 12 months of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases for this lot will be in the region of £6 000 000 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 an average basket basis and Applicants must be able to provide at least 1 of the goods which are in the basket. All Applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the Invitation to Tender and whose score meets or exceeds a hurdle of at least 50 % (when rounded up or down to two decimal places) will be appointed to that Lot.
Adhesive medical tapes in a variety of widths and lengths including; cloth, foam, paper, plastic, silicone, silk and zinc oxide based medical tapes.
‘This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first 12 months of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases for this lot will be in the region of 3 400 000 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 an average basket basis and Applicants must be able to provide at least 1 of the goods which are in the basket. All Applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the Invitation to Tender and whose score meets or exceeds a hurdle of at least 50 % (when rounded up or down to two decimal places) will be appointed to that Lot.
‘This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first 12 months of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases for this lot will be in the region of 1 600 000 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 an average basket basis and Applicants must be able to provide at least 1 of the goods which are in the basket. All Applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the Invitation to Tender and whose score meets or exceeds a hurdle of at least 50 % (when rounded up or down to two decimal places) will be appointed to that Lot.
A range of super absorbent dressings, which are either adhesive or non-adhesive and which are in a variety of sizes.
‘This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first 12 months of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases for this lot will be in the region of £4 300 000 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 an average basket basis and Applicants must be able to provide at least 1 of the goods which are in the basket. All Applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the Invitation to Tender and whose score meets or exceeds a hurdle of at least 50 % (when rounded up or down to two decimal places) will be appointed to that Lot.

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. Each Lot must be submitted independently. — Applicants are able to view their submission using the “supplier submission report” button found in the “submit individual lot response(s)” tab. ’.