Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-02-05
Buyer: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (‘UHCW’)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33100000 | 33110000: Imaging equipment for medical use | 33111000: X-ray equipment | 33111800 | 33124120
Estimated value: 20000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-03-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: HealthTrust Europe is seeking to establish a multi-lot framework agreement for the supply of contrast media, injectors and associated consumables. The contrast media helps to contrast selected areas of the body from the surrounding tissue. It enables visibility of specific organs, blood vessels or tissues to help diagnose a range of conditions. Suppliers must possess the ability and licenses to deliver these products.
Lot 1, supplies under this lot are intended to improve the visibility of internal organs and structures in X-ray imaging with the use of computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and/or ultrasound. Suppliers must possess the ability and relevant licenses to store, transport and deliver contrast media and any associated consumables, which shall include but not limited to:
The terms and conditions of this framework agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this framework agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE.
This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: Register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk Login to the portal with username/password. Click the SQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the SQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant SQ/ ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the SQ/ITT into your My SQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the SQ/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the SQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo eTendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk Sid4Gov HTE utilises the sid4gov supplier information database. Candidates should register on sid4gov at https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on sid4gov must ensure information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the sid4gov helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk
Please note that sid4gov does not pre-populate any fields of the SQ on HTE's Bravo portal. Candidates must complete the qualification and technical envelopes of the SQ in Bravo in full.
The framework agreement resulting from this procurement process will remain in force for an initial period of 2 years and subject to approval by HealthTrust Europe may be extended for up to a 24-month period thereafter.
This lot will incorporate the provision of contrast injectors and associated consumables. These products are medical devices intended for use in imaging and the administration of contrast to patients that can allow for enteral, parenteral and/or other routes of administration.
Suppliers must possess the ability and licenses to store, transport and deliver injector equipment and any associated technologies and or consumables which shall include but not limited to:
The terms and conditions of this framework agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this framework agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE.
This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk Login to the portal with username/password. Click the SQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the SQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant SQ/ ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the SQ/ITT into your My SQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the SQ/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the SQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo eTendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk Sid4Gov HTE utilises the sid4gov supplier information database. Candidates should register on sid4gov at https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on sid4gov must ensure information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the sid4gov helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk Please note that sid4gov does not pre-populate any fields of the SQ on HTE's Bravo portal. HTE reserves the right to reject bids, products or services where it is deemed inappropriate, irrelevant or incompatible. Candidates must complete the qualification and technical envelopes of the SQ in Bravo in full.
The framework agreement resulting from this procurement process will remain in force for an initial period of 2 years and subject to approval by HealthTrust Europe may be extended for up to a 24-month period thereafter.
One or more contracting authorities that wish to commit in advance to purchasing a particular value/volume or both of their requirements from Lot 1 and/or Lot 2 may enter into a further competition to do so pursuant to this lot on an aggregated basis. All Tenderers awarded on to Lots 1 and 2 will be automatically awarded on to Lot 3 if they confirm interest during their submission.
The terms and conditions of this framework agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this framework agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE.


Award value: 20000000