Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2017-11-04
Buyer: NHS Supply Chain acting as agent for NHS Business Services Authority
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
CPV classification: 33169000
Estimated value: 24000000 GBP

Technical requirements: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of 1 500 000 GBP to 6 000 000 GBP in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.
It is the intention for the Framework Agreement to be for the procurement of Robotic Surgical Equipment and Related accessories to this equipment.
Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of 1 500 000 GBP to 6 000 000 GBP in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.
The following certification will be a requirement of the upcoming tender exercise and Applicants will be required to include evidence of this with their tender submission.
— ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent externally accredited and up-to-date quality standard certificate(s) to cover all segments of the Applicant's (and the product's) supply chain. If such certificates are not in the name of the Applicant then the Applicant must supply a copy of agreements setting out the authority and responsibilities of all parties in the supply chain.
The purpose of this notice is to draw attention to a procurement that NHS Supply Chain intends to commence during the subsequent 12 months. The invitation to tender will be the subject of a separate notice and it is that notice to which potential suppliers will need to respond at the appropriate time.
The Framework Agreement will be between NHS Supply Chain and the Supplier, however any NHS Trust; other NHS entities; any private sector entity which is active in the United Kingdom Healthcare Sector; any government department, government agency or other statutory body (for the avoidance of doubt including local authorities); or any primary, secondary, tertiary, vocational or higher educational establishment (and those purchasing on their behalf) including, for example, nursery schools, primary schools, middle or high schools, secondary schools, academies, free schools, pupil referral units (PRUs), further education colleges and universities will be able to enter into a direct contract with the Supplier for any of the supplies and/or services under the Framework.
The participating contracting authorities reserve the right to finance the purchase of the supplies through a [lease and/or a loan] transaction using a third party financing organisation. Any such financial services will be obtained by the participating contracting authorities through a separate procurement exercise, and not as part of this procurement. The financial services may be sourced from the NHS Supply Chain's Leasing or Finance Solutions Framework Agreement(s). In this event, the supplier appointed to the Framework Agreement may receive from a third party lessor appointed by the participating contracting authority a purchase order for delivery to the participating contracting authority. The supplier appointed to the Framework Agreement will then be required to supply in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Framework Agreement.
As part of its pre-tender strategy, NHS Supply Chain would also like to engage with suppliers of these products via a Request for Information (RFI). If you would like to complete the Request for Information document in respect of the products which are the subject of this procurement then please follow the below instructions; Candidates wishing to complete the Request for Information must register their expression of interest. The Request for Information document will then be sent via the Intenda Messaging Centre.
1. Use URL http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/ to access the NHS Supply Chain Procurement portal.
— View PIN content by clicking on the ‘view notice’ button for the procurement event. This opens a PDF document.
— Applicants will then have 4 weeks from the dispatch of this notice to complete and return the Request for Information document.


Award value: 24000000