Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-09-30
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
CPV classification: 33000000 | 33140000: Medical consumables | 33141740 | 33199000 | 33711630
Estimated value: 1000000 GBP

Technical requirements: This intended procurement is to procure a framework agreement the scope of which is to include orthoses including lymphedema garments, wigs and other related consumables. It is intended to have a separate lot for an orthotic service.
The lot structure is being developed in liaison with stakeholders. It may be one lot for consumables and one lot for the orthotic service or it may be further lotted for wigs, footwear etc. The final lotting structure and scope will be set out in the contract notice should one be published.
The intended commencement date for the this potential framework agreement is 1.3.2017 with a 4-year term.
The Authority is currently in liaison with its member organisations around current usage and future requirements. Therefore the range indicated is purely speculative at this point.
This intended framework agreement will be primarily for use by the Authority's member organisations. A list of current member organisations can be viewed at: https://www.noecpc.nhs.uk/current-members
Any organisations who become NEOCPC members during the term of the intended framework agreement will also be eligible to use it.
Other NHS organisations will also be eligible for example 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).
The above is for illustrative and information purposes only. A full list of eligible organisations will be included in the contract notice when published.
Be aware that eligible organisations will not be mandated to use the framework agreement. The Authority makes no offers or guarantees of business.
The Authority is holding a supplier event. This will take place on Monday 14 November from 10:30 at the Authority's offices in Don Valley House, Sheffield.
The purpose of the supplier event is to talk through the procurement, potential requirement and tendering process to enable the market to have a clear understanding of the process.
If you would like to attend the supplier event please contact Karen Kemp by email (karen.kemp@noecpc.nhs.uk) stating:
Please note that attending the supplier event or otherwise responding to this PIN does not mean you have formally expressed an interest in the procurement.
Once the contract notice is published, you then must formally express an interest in accordance with the process detailed within the contract notice if you wish to be included in the procurement process.