Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-07-07
Buyer: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (‘UHCW’)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33000000 | 37000000 | 38000000 | 39800000 | 63120000
Estimated value: 5000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-08-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This procurement exercise is to establish a framework agreement for the acquisition of goods and distribution service providers. The resulting framework agreement would be for the supply of goods and delivery to HealthTrust Europe’s participating authorities.
The resulting framework agreement will encompass, but not limited to, the distribution of the goods defined under the clause titled Product requirement and the service is defined under service requirement of the specification. The successful provider(s) will have full ownership of the supply chain i.e. the participating authorities will place their orders directly with the successful provider(s) who will in return process orders, deliver and invoice the participating authorities as a direct supplier.
1.1) rationalisation of supplier base who have the ability of providing a ‘one-stop shop’ of products that meets the customer’s requirements;
1.7) offer added contract value (quality, safety, service and price) for member organisations through positive working relationships with successful supplier(s);
1.8) all of the above as a combination, leading to improved quality and responsiveness for our member organisations.
The specification file contains an indication, but not limited to, of products expected to be supplied under the resulting agreement.
HTE will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
HTE proposes to enter into the framework agreement for a maximum period of 4 years with the successful tenderer (Successful Tenderer), being an initial 3 years period and the option to extend by 12 months, after the initial period.
HTE may request such information as may be requested pursuant to Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015. Details are provided in the standard selection questionnaire (‘SQ’).
HTE may request such information as may be requested pursuant to Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015. Details are provided in the Standard Selection Questionnaire (‘SQ’).
HTE is a central purchasing body who is able to carry out this tender exercise by virtue of its appointment as an agent of UHCW. Notwithstanding HTE’s relationship with UHCW, it is HTE conducting this tender exercise and will execute the resultant framework agreement with successful bidders. The bodies to whom the use of this framework agreement will be open include all contracting authorities in the UK as defined in Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as may be updated from time to time. In particular, the following entities in the UK (particularly those of a health and/or social care nature) are envisaged as framework agreement users:
(ii) health and care trusts (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx),
(iii) mental health trusts (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspx),
(iv) clinical commissioning groups (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx),
(v) ambulance trusts (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx),

Eligibility requirements: HTE may request such information as may be requested pursuant to Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015. Details are provided in the standard selection questionnaire (‘SQ’).

Award value: 5000000