Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-12-23
Buyer: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (‘UHCW’)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33100000 | 33186200 | 39143112 | 39511100 | 42131130
Estimated value: 5000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-01-28
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This tender is to establish framework for the supply of total patient temperature management products which encompasses products and devices to maintain patients body temperature before, during and after surgical procedure. The successful tenderer will be expected to provide free of charge supporting services such as training, education, clinical support, reporting and cost reduction initiatives.
The duration of the framework agreement will be 4 years maximum; 2 years initial period with the option to extend by 2 periods of 12 months each.
The successful tenderer should provide a full product offering which meets the following characteristics:
Heating units and consumables used with blankets and jackets/gowns to maintain patients body temperature before, during and after surgical procedure. Please be advised this lot will cover the heating units, blankets, jackets/gowns and consumables for supply of total patient temperature management. This will allow the Trusts with the tools to complete a whole surgical procedure within this lot.
The terms an conditions of this framework agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this framework agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE.
This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows:
— click the PQQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link, these are the PQQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier,
— click the express interest button at the top of the page, this will move the PQQ/ITT into your My PQQs/My ITTs page,
— submit your reply using the submit response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo eTendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk. Sid4Gov HTE utilises the sid4gov supplier information database. Candidates should register on sid4gov at https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on sid4gov must ensure information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the sid4gov helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk. Please note that sid4gov does not prepopulate any fields of the PQQ on HTE's Bravo portal. Candidates must complete the qualification and technical envelopes of the PQQ in Bravo in full.
Blood and fluid heating units used to maintain patients body temperature before, during and after surgical procedure. Please be advised this lot will cover the heating units and consumables for supply of total patient temperature management. This will allow the Trusts with the tools to complete a whole surgical procedure within this lot.
The terms an conditions of this framework agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this framework agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE.
This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows:
— click the PQQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link, these are the PQQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier
— click the Express Interest button at the top of the page, this will move the PQQ/ITT into your My PQQs/My ITTs page,
If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo eTendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk. Sid4Gov HTE utilises the sid4gov supplier information database. Candidates should register on sid4gov at https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on sid4gov must ensure information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the sid4gov helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk. Please note that sid4gov does not prepopulate any fields of the PQQ on HTE's Bravo portal. Candidates must complete the Qualification & Technical Envelopes of the PQQ in Bravo in full.

Eligibility requirements: HTE may request such information as may be required pursuant to Regulation 58 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Details are provided in the SQ guidance document.

Award value: 5000000