Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-02-20
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: 03116000 | 03116300 | 24951100 | 33112000: Echo and ultrasound equipment | 33190000
Estimated value: 7200000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-03-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: ‘The value above is based upon a four year term (i.e. assumes that the Framework Agreement will be extended by the full 24 months). The actual value of the framework agreement may be less than or exceed the estimated value above dependent upon the requirements of those bodies eligible to purchase from the framework agreement throughout the duration’.
Non-exclusive framework agreement for the supply to NHS Supply Chain depots via the Stock and/or Blue Diamond route and to the NHS Supply Chain customer base via the E-Direct Route of Condoms Dental Dams Implantable Contraception Non-Implantable Contraception Sterile Lubricants Non-Sterile Lubricants Ultrasound Gels Probe Covers and Teaching Aids.
Non Spermicidally Lubricated Condoms (Latex and Non Latex) and Condom Cases. Condoms can be male and female, lubricated, non-spermicidal, latex and non-latex in a range of styles, shapes, flavours and sizes.
‘This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first year of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases will be in the region of £661 000 to £740 000 however this is approximate only. The figures below for the total estimated value over the full 4 year term are based on that initial expenditure.
Applicants which achieve a final score of 60 % or above for a product line following evaluation of their Tender response in relation to that product line will be awarded the Framework Agreement and have the opportunity to supply that product line. Applicants may tender for one more than one or all the product lines within this Lot. More than one Applicant may be appointed to each product line within this Lot. Applicants should note that they may therefore be appointed for one more than one or all of the product lines within this Lot.
Dental Dams (Latex and Non Latex) for use to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections during oral sex. Can be either Non Flavoured or Flavoured and coloured or non-coloured.
‘This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first year of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases will be in the region of 8 000 GBP to 10 000 GBP however this is approximate only. The figures below for the total estimated value over the full 4 year term are based on that initial expenditure.
Applicants which achieve a final score of 70 % or above for a product line following evaluation of their Tender response in relation to that product line will be awarded the Framework Agreement and have the opportunity to supply that product line. Applicants may tender for 1 more than 1 or all the product lines within this Lot. More than one Applicant may be appointed to each product line within this Lot. Applicants may therefore be appointed for 1 more than 1 or all of the product lines within this Lot.’.
This Lot is for implantable and non-implantable contraception products including cervical caps, diaphragms and IUD's and associated support products.
‘This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first year of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases will be in the region of 70 000 GBP to 85 000 GBP however this is approximate only. The figures below for the total estimated value over the full 4 year term are based on that initial expenditure.
Applicants which achieve a final score of 70 % or above for a product line following evaluation of their Tender response in relation to that product line will be awarded the Framework Agreement and have the opportunity to supply that product line. Applicants may tender for one more than one or all the product lines within this Lot. More than one Applicant may be appointed to supply each product line within this Lot. Applicants may therefore be appointed for one more than one or all of the product lines within this Lot.’.
‘This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the first year of the Framework Agreement the value of purchases will be in the region of 1 173 GBP 000 to 1 150 000 GBP however this is approximate only. The figures below for the total estimated value over the full 4 year term are based on that initial expenditure.
For Lot 4 only NHS Supply Chain will invite Applicants who have submitted Tender responses for product lines within Lot 4 and who have passed Step 1 Grounds for Exclusion and Minimum Requirements and Step 2 Specification Compliance to a price-only reverse e-Auction. The 3 Applicants with the lowest product line price (after conclusion of the eAuction) for each product line will be awarded the opportunity to supply that product line under the Framework Agreement; however only the Applicants with the lowest price for each product line will be entitled to supply that product line for the initial 24 months of the Term.
In order to mitigate the risks associated with a sole supplier arrangement NHS Supply Chain will award a Framework Agreement to the Applicants which finish in first second and third place (on a product line by product line basis) on conclusion of the eAuction. The first placed Applicant per product line will be listed in NHS Supply Chain's product catalogue as sole supplier for the first 24 months of the Term. The Framework Agreement with the second placed Applicant will only become effective on a product line by product line basis where the first placed Applicant suffers either a Temporary Supply Issue or a Permanent Supply Issue (as set out in Schedule 7 of the Framework Agreement) and the Framework Agreement with the third placed Applicant will only become effective on a product line by product line basis where the second placed Applicant suffers either a Temporary Supply Issue or a Permanent Supply Issue (as set out in Schedule 7 of the Framework Agreement).
If NHS Supply Chain chooses to extend the Term it may run an eAuction on a product line by product line basis for those product lines in Lot 4 only to determine the Applicant with the lowest price for each product line and therefore sole supplier for each product line for the period to be specified by NHS Supply Chain which could be for 24 months or less. Only the three Applicants awarded the opportunity to supply under the Framework Agreement to supply a product line under Lot 4 at the Commencement Date will be invited to attend eAuctions for any re-opening of competition in relation to that product line.’.

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 — 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’.