Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2019-12-02
Buyer: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (‘UHCW’)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
CPV classification: 33157110 | 33157200 | 33157400 | 33171110 | 33171210
Estimated value: 5000000 GBP

Technical requirements: This prior information notice (PIN) is to advise that HTE Intends to procure for a multi-supplier agreement for CPAP, BiPAP, NIV, sleep therapy devices and associated products for adults, paeds and neonates. Suppliers who respond will be attend a supplier day on 8.1.2020/14.1.2020.
2) To demonstrate the range of products suppliers have which falls within the remit of this procurement;
Due to venue constraints suppliers are advised that only a maximum number of 8 suppliers will be invited to the supplier day and selection will be based on the first 8 applicants received.
Suppliers invited will provide a 30 minute presentation followed by 30 minutes of questions.The closing date for applicants is 5 p.m. 20.12.2019.
HTE are seeking to establish a new framework agreement for the provision of CPAP, BiPAP, NIV, sleep therapy devices and associated products for adults, paediatrics and neonates. The scope will include positive airway pressure treatment devices which pump air into the lungs to prevent episodes of collapsed airways which obstructs breathing with people with sleep apnoea or other respiratory, cardiopulmonary or neuromuscular disorders, that are used in either a Public or Private Healthcare Environment, Private Enterprises, or within the Patient Home Environment.
— CPAP, BiPAP, NIV and sleep therapy devices for use at the patients home, public/private healthcare environments or in private enterprises, and
CPAP, BiPAP, NIV and Sleep Therapy Devices Accessories and Associated Products for Adults, Paediatrics and Neonates
HTE are seeking to establish a new framework agreement for the provision of CPAP, BiPAP, NIV and sleep therapy devices accessories and associated products for adults, paediatrics and neonates. The scope will include accessories and associated products that will aid the use of positive airway pressure treatment devices which pump air into the lungs to prevent episodes of collapsed airways which obstructs breathing with people with sleep apnoea or other respiratory, cardiopulmonary or neuromuscular disorders, that are used in either a public or private healthcare environment, private enterprises, or within the patient home environment.
— humidification devices for use at the home, public/private healthcare environments or in private enterprises,
HTE is a central purchasing body who is able to carry out this tender exercise by virtue of its appointment as an agent of UHCW.
Notwithstanding HTE's relationship with UHCW, it is HTE conducting this tender exercise and will exercise and will execute the resultant framework agreement with successful bidders.
The bodies to whom the use of this framework agreement will be open include all contracting authorities in the UK as defined in Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as may be updated from time to time. In particular, the following entities in the UK (particularly those of a health and/or social care nature) are envisaged as framework agreement users:
(3) All NHS bodies in Northern Ireland (known as Health and Social Care), including but not limited to:
(4) Social enterprises undertaking some or all of the previous service provider functions of contracting authorities in relation to health and/or social care services (including charitable incorporated organisations, cooperatives, industrial and provident societies and community interest companies listed on the Companies House WebCheck service).
(5) Ministerial departments and non-ministerial departments of central government, nondepartmental agencies and other public bodies, and public corporations (as listed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations);


Award value: 5000000