Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-10-15
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: 18310000 | 18400000 | 33000000 | 33141621 | 33700000
Estimated value: 240757650 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-11-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Framework Agreement is for the supply of disposable and washable continence care and associated products including disposable absorbent pull up pants all in one pads belted products shaped pads (including rectangular male and faecal products) fixation pants children's nappies and pull ons under-pads and washable pants and underpants.
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 is for body worn disposable continence products supplied in a wide range of sizes and absorbencies including: — Adult pull ons / Absorbent pull-up pants for moderate to heavy incontinence; —Adult all-in-1 disposable pad for moderate to heavy incontinence; — Adult belt products for moderate to heavy incontinence; — Shaped pads for all levels of incontinence — including male shaped pads, rectangular pads, insert pads and faecal pads.
‘This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first 2 years of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases will be in the region of 93 775 000 GBP however this is approximate only. The figures below for the total estimated 4 year period (if extended) and are based on that initial expenditure and include a forecast for growth.
Appointment within the Lot will be made on a Line by Line basis and all Suppliers who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the Invitation to Tender and who reach or exceed a score of 70 % will be appointed to that Line within the Lot. 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 is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first 2 years of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases will be in the region of 5 464 700 GBP however this is approximate only. The figures below for the total estimated 4 year period (if extended) and are based on that initial expenditure and include a forecast for growth.
Appointment within the Lot will be made on a Line by Line basis and all Suppliers who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the Invitation to Tender and who reach or exceed a score of 70 % will be appointed to that Line within the Lot. 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 is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first 2 years of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases will be in the region of 66 950 GBP however this is approximate only. The figures below for the total estimated 4 year period (if extended) and are based on that initial expenditure and include a forecast for growth.
Appointment within the Lot will be made on a Line by Line basis and all Suppliers who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the Invitation to Tender and who reach or exceed a score of 70 % will be appointed to that Line within the Lot. 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 is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first 2 years of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases will be in the region of 442 500 GBP however this is approximate only. The figures below for the total estimated 4 year period (if extended) and are based on that initial expenditure and include a forecast for growth.
NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing the top scoring 15 Applicants per Line who have met the minimum requirements which are set out in the Invitation to Tender to the Lot. Applicants should refer to the Invitation to Tender for further information in respect of this.
Fixation pants suitable for wearing to hold a disposable/reusable shaped pad firmly in place as part of a 2 piece continence management system.
‘This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first 2 years of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases will be in the region of 3 772 000 GBP however this is approximate only. The figures below for the total estimated 4 year period if extended for a further (if extended) and are based on that initial expenditure and include a forecast for growth.
Appointment within the Lot will be made on a Line by Line basis and all Suppliers who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in the Invitation to Tender and who reach or exceed a score of 70 % will be appointed to that Line within the Lot. 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 is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first 2 years of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases will be in the region of 935 000 GBP however this is approximate only. The figures below for the total estimated 4 year period (if extended) and are based on that initial expenditure and include a forecast for growth.

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. 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. — Applicants are required to answer all mandatory Lot specific questions found in the “Lot evaluation criteria” tab. — 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. ’.