Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-11-12
Buyer: NHS Supply Chain acting as agent for NHS Business Services Authority
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33000000 | 33190000 | 33641200 | 33750000 | 33771100
Estimated value: 22522000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-12-12
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: The Framework Agreement is for the supply of Obstetric Maternity and Gynaecological Consumables this includes but is not limited to Obstetric Products Maternity Products Gynaecological Products and Associated Accessories.
This Framework Agreement is for 24 months with the option to extend in incremental stages for up to a total period of 48 months.
This Lot includes Maternity Products, this includes but is not limited to products associated with childbirth, antenatal as well as postnatal and associated accessories.
This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first 24 months of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases for this lot will be in the region of 800 000 GBP to 1 000 000 GBP however this is approximate only. The figures below for the total estimated value are based on that initial expenditure.
Per Product Line within this Lot NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing the top scoring 10 Applicants who have met the minimum requirements which are set out in the Invitation to Tender. Applicants should note that they may therefore be appointed for one or a number of the Lines across this Lot and should refer to the Invitation to Tender for further information in respect of this.
This Lot includes Obstetric Products, this includes but is not limited to products that are used during pregnancy and shortly after childbirth.
This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first 24 months of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases for this lot will be in the region of 4 000 000 GBP to 6 000 000 GBP however this is approximate only. The figures below for the total estimated value are based on that initial expenditure.
Per Product Line within this Lot NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing the top scoring 10 Applicants who have met the minimum requirements which are set out in the Invitation to Tender. Applicants should note that they may therefore be appointed for 1 or a number of the Lines across this Lot and should refer to the Invitation to Tender for further information in respect of this.
This Lot includes Gynaecological Products, this includes but is not limited to products that are used to deal with the health of the female reproductive systems (Vagina, Uterus and Ovaries) and the breasts and associated accessories.
‘This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first 24 months of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases for this lot will be in the region of 4 000 000 GBP to 6 000 000 GBP however this is approximate only. The figures below for the total estimated value are based on that initial expenditure.
Appointment in this Lot will take place on a Product Line by Product Line basis. There are 151 Product Lines in total within this Lot:
NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing the top scoring 2 Applicants who have met the minimum requirements which are set out in the Invitation to Tender to each of the 48 Product Line (please refer to the Invitation to Tender for further details on applicable lines) within the Lot.
Appointment to the remaining 103 Product Lines (please refer to the Invitation to Tender for further details on applicable lines) within the Lot will be made on a Product Line by Product Line basis and all Applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the Invitation to Tender and who reach over a score of 30 % or over will be appointed to that Product Line within the Lot.
Applicants should note that they may therefore be appointed for one or a number of the Lines across this Lot and should refer to the Invitation to Tender for further information in respect of this.
This Lot aims to offer Pessary Flexible Vinyl, these devices are used in the case of uterine prolapse and other uterine displacement.

Eligibility requirements: ‘submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information: This procurement exercise will be conducted on the NHS Supply Chain eTendering portal at http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/ Candidates wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement-specific information (if required) through the NHS Supply Chain eTendering portal as follows: Registration 1. Use URL http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/ to access the NHS Supply Chain Procurement portal. 2. If not yet registered: — Click on the “Not Registered Yet” link to access the registration page. — Complete the registration pages as guided by the mini guide found on the landing page. Portal access If registration has been completed: — Login with URL http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/ . — Click on the “Supplier Dashboard” icon to open the list of new procurement events. Expression of interest — View Contract Notice content by clicking on the “view notice” button for the procurement event. This opens a PDF document. — Express an interest by clicking on the “express interest” button. — To start the response process after the expression of interest has been done select the “My Active Opportunities” option and click on the “Apply” button. — Select the procurement event from the list by clicking on the description — In the detail view click on the orange coloured “Framework Agreement” button to start responding to the tender. Tender response Header level requirements: — Applicants are required to read all Framework Header Documents which can be accessed using the “NHS SC header documents” button which is located in the “select framework” tab. — Applicants are required to upload the documents requested using the “SUPPLIER HEADER DOCUMENTS” button which is located in the “select framework” tab. — The “framework questionnaire” tab has no requirement for completion in this tender. Lot level requirements: — A preview of the Lot line details can be viewed using the “lot header” tab by selecting the Lot and using the “lot line information” button. In order to respond to a Lot Applicants must select the relevant Lot and then use the “express intent” button. This expression of intent does not place any obligation on the Applicant to respond the action unlocks the ability to respond. — Complete price offers per line for the Lot by completing the required fields for the lines the Applicant wants to include in the bid using the “lot line detail” tab. There are a number of mandatory fields to complete on a product line basis these are highlighted in yellow in the “lot line detail” tab. — The “lot evaluation criteria” tab and “lot questionnaire” tab has no requirement for completion in this tender. — Applicants are then required to click on the “terms and conditions” button in the “submit individual lot response(s)” tab to view and accept the ISS Terms and Conditions. — Accept the ISS “terms and conditions” button to access this function. — Submit Lot response by clicking on the “submit response to selected lot” button in the “submit individual lot response(s)” tab to submit response for the Lot. Each Lot must be submitted independently. — Applicants are able to view their submission using the “supplier submission report” button found in the “submit individual lot response(s)” tab. ’.