Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-12-08
Buyer: North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) (hosted by and acting through Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust)
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33000000 | 33100000 | 33140000: Medical consumables | 33141110 | 33190000
Estimated value: 6000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-01-27
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Authority (NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative) is seeking to let a framework agreement to cover the provision of a range of topical negative pressure (TNP) devices and related consumables.
The approximate gross spend based on information from the sourcing group comprising of a number of NEOCPC member trusts including TNP devices and consumables over last 12 months is GBP 741 954. We do not have a more granular level of information by Lot.
The estimated value of GBP 6 000 000 is an estimated figure and for illustrative purposes based on the wider potential for framework use during the term as it marketed to (amongst others) NOECPC member trusts and the wider NHS.
Parent company or other guarantees, bonds, deposits, insurance or other forms of security may be required in certain circumstances. See the invitation to tender for further details.
Bids by groups or consortia of economic operators are permitted. However, the member organisations of NOE CPC reserve the right to require groupings or consortia of economic operators if they are the successful bidder to take a particular legal form in order to contract for this contract opportunity or to require one party to undertake primary legal liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.
Accordance with the format and instructions of this requirement. Prior to entering your general information and Expressing an Interest in this requirement, candidates are requested to provide their profile in Sid4gov. The NOE CPC utilizes the NHS Supplier Information Database (sid4gov) to manage & assess general pre-qualification info in the form of a profile. To register your profile on Sid4gov you must:
i) Obtain a Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) DUNS(R) Number to enable registration on sid4health. Normally its provided within 48 hours but may take up to 5 days. The DUNS(R) No. is the standard supplier coding for the NHS and must be obtained for trading with the NHS. Check if your company has a DUNS(R) No on theSid4gov registration page.
ii) Go to: https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/login and select Register Supplier Organisation and enter the first part or the whole of your organisation name or DUNS number. Click on Search, follow instructions to complete the registration or select an existing registration to create a new user account. (Candidates must publish at least one validated profile to make their profile available for buyers to view generally — see Help page on Sid4govwithin Profile Management for details). iii) ensure all mandatory fields of their Sid4gov profile are completed. D&B data will be supplied automatically by D&B.
Once your sid4gov profile has been completed and validated progress to express interest in this tender as per section VI.3) Please ensure YOU keep your profile updated within Sid4gov regularly.
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc and click the link to register — Enter your correct business and user details — Note: your username will be the email address you have entered — you will also then shortly receive an email confirmation.
2. Once registered access the site and from the Home page hover over ‘Tenders’ on the tool bar and select ‘current tenders’ from the drop down options
3. Express Interest in the tender you are interested in — Select ‘Express Interest’ within the Tender Details ( located at the bottom of the synopsis). On doing so, you will instantly have access to the Tender Management area for that tender. Any available documentation will be available via the various relevant tabs. You can access this area at any point by logging in, navigating to ‘My Tenders’ and selecting ‘View Details’.
4. Responding to the tender — There will be a tab allocated to any tender stage (e.g. PQQ and/or ITT). Under the ‘My Tender Return’ area, you will be required to complete any mandatory questionnaires and upload any requested documentation. You can now use the ‘Correspondence’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification (any clarifications will be found within the ‘Clarifications’ tab). — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete and submit your response. — There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the bottom of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the In-tend Support Desk. Alerts will be sent to your request email addresses when any correspondence, alterations or clarifications are issued.
NOE CPC member bodies as listed at: http://www.noecpc.nhs.uk/our-current-customers, and any additional new CPC members for the duration of the contract, plus any other NHS/Public Sector bodies located in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, subject to the approval of NOE CPC, including but not limited to Acute Trusts, Foundation Trusts, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Ambulance Trusts, Care Trusts, Hospital Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, Community Health Trusts, Special Health Authorities, Health Boards, NHS Commissioning Boards, Commissioning Support Units and other health organisations (Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland), Health and Social Care Trusts (Northern Ireland), Community Health Councils, Local Health Boards, Social Enterprises, NHS Collaborative Procurement Hubs/Organisations, GP Practices, Primary Care Commissioners, Department of Health, Public Health England and Local Authorities (where Local Authorities are engaged in the provision or commissioning of health related services, for example (but not limited to) the fields of healthcare, social care, early years care and public health).

Eligibility requirements: Accordance with the format and instructions of this requirement. Prior to entering your general information and Expressing an Interest in this requirement, candidates are requested to provide their profile in Sid4gov. The NOE CPC utilizes the NHS Supplier Information Database (sid4gov) to manage & assess general pre-qualification info in the form of a profile. To register your profile on Sid4gov you must: i) Obtain a Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) DUNS(R) Number to enable registration on sid4health. Normally its provided within 48 hours but may take up to 5 days. The DUNS(R) No. is the standard supplier coding for the NHS and must be obtained for trading with the NHS. Check if your company has a DUNS(R) No on theSid4gov registration page. ii) Go to: https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/login and select Register Supplier Organisation and enter the first part or the whole of your organisation name or DUNS number. Click on Search, follow instructions to complete the registration or select an existing registration to create a new user account. (Candidates must publish at least one validated profile to make their profile available for buyers to view generally — see Help page on Sid4govwithin Profile Management for details). iii) ensure all mandatory fields of their Sid4gov profile are completed. D&B data will be supplied automatically by D&B. iv) Where access to Sid4gov is unavailable, contact the sid4health Helpdesk: sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk Once your sid4gov profile has been completed and validated progress to express interest in this tender as per section VI.3) Please ensure YOU keep your profile updated within Sid4gov regularly. Please refer to the invitation to tender documents. Please refer to the invitation to tender documents. Please refer to the invitation to tender documents. Please refer to the invitation to tender documents.
Please refer to the invitation to tender documents. Please refer to the invitation to tender documents.
Please refer to the invitation to tender documents.