Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-02-08
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: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 33169000
Estimated value: 1400000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-03-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This tender is to establish a Framework for the supply of Surgical Instruments-Single Use and Reusable. The Framework will cover a comprehensive range of instruments for general surgery and the following specialty areas: ENT, Gynae and Obstetrics, Neurosurgery, Vascular, Orthopaedics, and Cardiothoracic.
The ITT will be run as a GPO Open exercise and is exclusively limited to HTE GPO members who have agreed to participate and commit volume to the awarded suppliers for a period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further year. Additional GPO members may choose to enter a Call-Off Contract during the first year of the Term of the Framework Agreement on a direct award basis provided that those members agree to adhere to the commitment requirements of this Contract.
The objective of Lot 1 is to deliver the best value framework for participating members of the GPO in respect of quality, safety, service and price for Single Use Surgical Instruments. This Lot will be awarded to two suppliers and will include instruments for General surgery, ENT, ENT Accessories, Gynaecology Cardiothoracic, and Vascular.
Terms and Conditions / Activity Based Income (ABI). The terms and conditions of this Framework Agreement and any resulting Call-Off contract are 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. Submission of Expressions of Interest and Procurement Information.
This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: Register on the HTE portal at:
— click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your My PQQs/My ITTs page,
— — 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:
The duration of the framework will be 3 years maximum (2 years initial period with the option of extending for a period of 12 months).
The objective of Lot 2 is to deliver the best value framework for participating members of the GPO in respect of quality, safety, service and price for Reusable Surgical Instruments. This Lot will be awarded to two suppliers and will cover a range of instruments for General Surgery, ENT, Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Cardiothoracic, Vascular, and Neurology.
Terms and Conditions / Activity Based Income (ABI). The terms and conditions of this Framework Agreement and any resulting Call-Off contract are 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.
Submission of Expressions of Interest and Procurement Information. This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal.
— click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your My PQQs/My ITTs page,
— — 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:

Eligibility requirements: HTE may request such information as may be required pursuant to Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Details are provided in the Supplier Questionnaire.

Award value: 1400000