Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-07-19
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: 33000000
Estimated value: 1710418 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-08-16
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Lääketieteelliset laitteet, farmaseuttiset valmisteet ja henkilökohtaiseen hygieniaan liittyvät tuotteet
This tender is to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply of Suction Tubing and Tips. 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 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 requirements are split into four Lots and bidders are able to bid for any Lots:
The objective of Lot 1 is to deliver a best value framework for participating members of the GPO in respect of quality, safety, service and price for Suction tubing (surgical and respiratory) and Yankeurs. This Lot will be a sole award and will include Suction tubing, Bubble suction tubing and Yankeurs.
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 24 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months. Additional GPO members may choose to enter a Call-off contract during 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.
Terms and conditions / Activity based income (ABI): The terms and 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. 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 https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk Login to the portal with username/password. Click the PQQs/ITTs Open to all suppliers link. These are the PQQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. Click the Express interest button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your My PQQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer attachments in the PQQ/ITT Details box. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT. 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.
The objective of Lot 2 is to deliver a best value framework for participating members of the GPO in respect of quality, safety, service and price for Open Suction Catheters This Lot will be a sole award.
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 24 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months. Additional GPO members may choose to enter a Call-off contract during 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.
Terms and conditions / Activity based income (ABI): The terms and 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. 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 https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk Login to the portal with username/password. Click the PQQs/ITTs Open to all suppliers link. These are the PQQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. Click the Express interest button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your My PQQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer attachments in the PQQ/ITT Details box. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT. 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.
The objective of Lot 3 is to deliver a best value framework for participating members of the GPO in respect of quality, safety, service and price for Closed Suction Catheters This Lot will be a sole award.
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 24 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months. Additional GPO members may choose to enter a Call-Off Contract during 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.
Terms and conditions / Activity based income (ABI): The terms and 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. 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 https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk Login to the portal with username/password. Click the PQQs/ITTs Open to all suppliers link. These are the PQQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. Click the Express interest button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your My PQQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer attachments in the PQQ/ITT Details box. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT. 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.
The objective of Lot 4 is to deliver a best value framework for participating members of the GPO in respect of quality, safety, service and price for Suction Canisters and Liners. This Lot will be a sole award.
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 24 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months. Additional GPO members may choose to enter a Call-Off Contract during 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.
Terms and conditions / Activity based income (ABI): The terms and 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. 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 https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk Login to the portal with username/password. Click the PQQs/ITTs Open to all suppliers link. These are the PQQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. Click the Express interest button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your My PQQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer attachments in the PQQ/ITT Details box. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT. 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.
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.

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: 1710418