Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-03-12
Buyer: NHS Supply Chain Operated by DHL Supply Chain Ltd acting as agent of Supply Chain Coordination Ltd (SCCL)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33140000: Medical consumables | 33141310 | 33141624
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Framework Agreement for Medical Consumables Products for the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Programme (‘PIPP’)
NHS Supply Chain Operated by DHL Supply Chain Ltd acting as agent of Supply Chain Coordination Ltd (SCCL) wishes to procure for the benefit of Public Health England and the UK Devolved Administrations (Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland) Medical Consumables Products to be distributed in the event of a pandemic influenza outbreak or any other health related emergency across the UK. These products form part of a suite of products for the treatment of patients within healthcare settings in the event of such a pandemic or health related emergency Influenza Pandemic. The approximate volumes required in the Movianto (or other nominated) depots during a Pandemic (defined below) outbreak are as follows:
This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that quantities will be in the region of 4 080 000 eaches and that expenditure will be in the region of GBP 3 060 000 to GBP 3 380 000 for this lot. However this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the framework agreement. The figure below at II.2.6) for the total estimated value are based on that initial expenditure.
NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing the top scoring 5 applicants who have met the minimum requirements which are set out in the invitation to tender to each line within the lot.
This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that quantities will be in the region of 4 080 000 eaches and that expenditure will be in the region of GBP 367 200 to GBP 430 000 for this lot. However this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the framework agreement. The figure below at II.2.6) for the total estimated value are based on that initial expenditure.
NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing the top scoring 5 applicants who have met the minimum requirements which are set out in the invitation to tender to each line within the lot.
NHS Supply Chain has taken the decision to cancel lot 1 IV administration set and lot 3 Hypodermic syringe, of this procurement exercise for the supply of medical consumables products for the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Programme (‘PIPP’). OJEU Ref 2019/S 120-293230. The invitation to tender document (paragraph 3.2.9) permits NHS Supply Chain ‘to cancel the tender process (or any part of it) at any point, make no award at all, award incrementally, change the basis of and the procedures for the tender process at any time, award individual lot(s), line(s) or procure the subject matter of the framework agreement by alternative means if it appears that it can be more advantageously procured by alternative means’. This is not a right which NHS Supply Chain exercises lightly but on this occasion, we have taken the decision to cancel lot 1 and lot 3 of the procurement. We will not therefore be making any award pursuant to this procurement for Lot 1 IV administration set and Lot 3 hypodermic syringe. All other lots will continue as planned:
NHS Supply Chain anticipates being able to publish the documentation for a new procurement process for these lots (administration set and hypodermic syringe) imminently. The opportunity to tender for this will be advertised through the appropriate channels including the contracts finder and tenders electronic daily websites.