Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-07-12
Buyer: North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) (Hosted by and Acting through Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust)
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 18100000 | 18800000 | 33000000 | 39330000 | 39830000
Estimated value: 500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-08-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This requirement is to create a framework agreement with a number of suppliers who can support participating Trusts with a range of services required in their aseptic and manufacturing clean room environments. Presently Trusts have varying requirements across the areas of garment supply, mopping systems and consumables. They require flexibility to be able to purchase from 1 or all of these areas.
A clean room garment rental/purchase and laundering service is required to support the licensed and unlicensed aseptic and radio pharmacy facilities. The garments may be assigned to each area as general pool garments and in some cases specific to each user.
A clean room Mop System rental/purchase and service is required to support the licensed and unlicensed aseptic and radio pharmacy facilities.
Suppliers are required to provide and supply clean room cleaning products for use in the pharmacy aseptic dispensing and manufacturing suites. The products will be used in the cleaning and decontamination of the aseptic processing areas and for aseptic manipulation of sterile medicines as appropriate to the product. Other associated consumables are also required.
A clean room garment rental/purchase and laundering service is required to support the licensed and unlicensed aseptic and radio pharmacy facilities. The garments may be assigned to each area as general pool garments and in some cases specific to each user.
A clean room Mop System rental/purchase and service is required to support the licensed and unlicensed aseptic and radio pharmacy facilities.
Suppliers are required to provide and supply clean room cleaning products for use in the pharmacy aseptic dispensing and manufacturing suites. The products will be used in the cleaning and decontamination of the aseptic processing areas and for aseptic manipulation of sterile medicines as appropriate to the product. Other associated consumables are also required.
The approximate current annual spend based on information gathered the sourcing group representing a number of Trusts indicates the following:
The above amounts are indicative and for information only. The range below is indicative and estimated for information only.
Parent company or other guarantees, bonds, deposits, insurance or other forms of security may be required in certain circumstances. See Invitation to Tender.
Bids by groups or consortia of economic operators are permitted. However, the member organisations of NOE CPC reserve the right to require groupings or consortia of economic operators if they are the successful bidder to take a particular legal form in order to contract for this contract opportunity or to require 1 party to undertake primary legal liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability. See Invitation to Tender.
Candidates may be disqualified who do not respond in accordance with the format and instructions of this requirement. Prior to entering your general information and Expressing an Interest in this requirement, candidates are requested to provide their profile in Sid4gov. The NOE CPC utilizes the NHS Supplier Information Database (sid4gov) to manage and assess general pre-qualification info in the form of a profile. To register your profile on Sid4gov you must:
i) Obtain a Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) DUNS(R) Number to enable registration on sid4health. Normally its provided within 48 hours but may take up to 5 days. The DUNS(R) No is the standard supplier coding for the NHS and must be obtained for trading with the NHS. Check if your company has a DUNS(R) No on the Sid4gov registration page.
ii) Go to: https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/login and select Register Supplier Organisation and enter the 1
iii) Ensure all mandatory fields of their Sid4gov profile are completed. D&B data will be supplied automatically by D&B.

Eligibility requirements: Candidates may be disqualified who do not respond in accordance with the format and instructions of this requirement. Prior to entering your general information and Expressing an Interest in this requirement, candidates are requested to provide their profile in Sid4gov. The NOE CPC utilizes the NHS Supplier Information Database (sid4gov) to manage and assess general pre-qualification info in the form of a profile. To register your profile on Sid4gov you must: i) Obtain a Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) DUNS(R) Number to enable registration on sid4health. Normally its provided within 48 hours but may take up to 5 days. The DUNS(R) No is the standard supplier coding for the NHS and must be obtained for trading with the NHS. Check if your company has a DUNS(R) No on the Sid4gov registration page. ii) Go to: https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/login and select Register Supplier Organisation and enter the 1 st part or the whole of your organisation name or DUNS number. Click on Search, follow instructions to complete the registration or select an existing registration to create a new user account. (Candidates must publish at least 1 validated profile to make their profile available for buyers to view generally — see help page on Sid4gov within Profile Management for details). iii) Ensure all mandatory fields of their Sid4gov profile are completed. D&B data will be supplied automatically by D&B. iv) Where access to Sid4gov is unavailable, contact the sid4health help desk: sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk Once your sid4gov profile has been completed and validated progress to express interest in this tender as per section VI.3) Please ensure You keep your profile updated within Sid4gov regularly. How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc and click the link to register — Enter your correct business and user details — Note: your username will be the email address you have entered — you will also then shortly receive an email confirmation. 2. Once registered access the site and from the Home page hover over ‘Tenders’ on the tool bar and select ‘current tenders’ from the drop-down options. 3. Express Interest in the tender you are interested in — Select ‘Express Interest’ within the Tender Details ( located at the bottom of the synopsis). On doing so, you will instantly have access to the Tender Management area for that tender. Any available documentation will be available via the various relevant tabs. You can access this area at any point by logging in, navigating to ‘My Tenders’ and selecting ‘View Details’. 4. Responding to the tender — There will be a tab allocated to any tender stage (e.g. PQQ and/or ITT). Under the ‘My Tender Return’ area, you will be required to complete any mandatory questionnaires and upload any requested documentation. You can now use the ‘Correspondence’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification (any clarifications will be found within the ‘Clarifications’ tab) — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete and submit your response — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the bottom of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the In-tend Support Desk. Alerts will be sent to your request email addresses when any correspondence, alterations or clarifications are issued. The standards and criteria are available in the ITT documents available as indicated above. See Invitation to Tender. See Invitation to Tender. See Invitation to Tender.
How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc and click the link to register — Enter your correct business and user details — Note: your username will be the email address you have entered — you will also then shortly receive an email confirmation. 2. Once registered access the site and from the Home page hover over ‘Tenders’ on the tool bar and select ‘current tenders’ from the drop-down options. 3. Express Interest in the tender you are interested in — Select ‘Express Interest’ within the Tender Details ( located at the bottom of the synopsis). On doing so, you will instantly have access to the Tender Management area for that tender. Any available documentation will be available via the various relevant tabs. You can access this area at any point by logging in, navigating to ‘My Tenders’ and selecting ‘View Details’. 4. Responding to the tender — There will be a tab allocated to any tender stage (e.g. PQQ and/or ITT). Under the ‘My Tender Return’ area, you will be required to complete any mandatory questionnaires and upload any requested documentation. You can now use the ‘Correspondence’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification (any clarifications will be found within the ‘Clarifications’ tab) — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete and submit your response — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the bottom of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the In-tend Support Desk. Alerts will be sent to your request email addresses when any correspondence, alterations or clarifications are issued. The standards and criteria are available in the ITT documents available as indicated above. See Invitation to Tender.
How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc and click the link to register — Enter your correct business and user details — Note: your username will be the email address you have entered — you will also then shortly receive an email confirmation. 2. Once registered access the site and from the Home page hover over ‘Tenders’ on the tool bar and select ‘current tenders’ from the drop-down options. 3. Express Interest in the tender you are interested in — Select ‘Express Interest’ within the Tender Details ( located at the bottom of the synopsis). On doing so, you will instantly have access to the Tender Management area for that tender. Any available documentation will be available via the various relevant tabs. You can access this area at any point by logging in, navigating to ‘My Tenders’ and selecting ‘View Details’. 4. Responding to the tender — There will be a tab allocated to any tender stage (e.g. PQQ and/or ITT). Under the ‘My Tender Return’ area, you will be required to complete any mandatory questionnaires and upload any requested documentation. You can now use the ‘Correspondence’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification (any clarifications will be found within the ‘Clarifications’ tab) — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete and submit your response — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the bottom of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the In-tend Support Desk. Alerts will be sent to your request email addresses when any correspondence, alterations or clarifications are issued. The standards and criteria are available in the ITT documents available as indicated above.
See Invitation to Tender.
See Invitation to Tender. See Invitation to Tender.