Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2017-02-02
Buyer: Department of Health (DH)
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Supplies
CPV classification: 33100000 | 33140000: Medical consumables | 33190000 | 38000000 | 38300000
Estimated value: 2500000 GBP

Technical requirements: The Department of Health is looking to engage with suppliers regarding the procurement of equipment that will be used in the health system to scan surgical instruments to identify prion proteins contamination before they are re-used. The scanning equipment will be used by Sterile Service Departments to measure residual proteins on a range of surgical instruments after the decontamination process to ensure that no contaminated surgical instrument is re-used and ensure compliance to Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 01-01: Management and decontamination of surgical instruments (medical devices). The equipment required for this detection is also required to be CE marked as a medical device (MHRA Class iia Accredited) as it will be checking the presence of proteins on medical instruments which directly contact patients. The equipment needs to be ready and available to purchase and meet all the requirements, including compliance during the financial year 2017 — 2018.
(a) interested suppliers that have the capabilities to meet the initial requirement in the short term (2017-2018); and
It is the Authority's intention to contract for the purchase of between 50 and 200 units of the required equipment. It is expected that only suppliers that have expressed an interest and can demonstrate that they can meet the initial requirement in the short term (2017-2018) will be invited to tender.
If there are a number of suppliers that are unable to meet the initial requirement in the short term (2017-2018) but are able to demonstrate that they will meet the requirement in the future this may impact on the estimated total value of the initial requirement.
Suppliers that have an interest in engaging with the Authority should express an interest via email as above by 6.3.2017.
Expressions of interest should state whether a supplier can meet the initial requirement (2017-2018) and if not, at what future date it is expected a supplier will be able to meet the requirement.
This notice is for Information only and the Department reserves the right to not proceed to tender additionally the Department reserves the right to discontinue the tendering process and not to award the contract. The information contained in this notice, including information relating to the nature and scope of the requirements, the estimated value, the service classification of this requirement or the list of CPV codes, is only indicative of current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding and the Authority reserves the right at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notice or notices or at any other time. The publication of this notice in no way obliges the Authority to commence any competitive tender process. The Authority is not/shall not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in participating in this market engagement exercise. Any contracts subject to http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ content/transparencyoverview.


Award value: 2500000