Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-05-06
Buyer: NHS Blood and Transplant
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33141000: Disposable medical supplies | 33141613 | 33141614 | 33141630
Submission deadline: 2016-06-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: All EBA members are eligible(but not mandated) to use this framework agreement. The delivery locations will be confirmed by members at the mini competition stage. The Australian Red Cross Blood Service and New Zealand Blood Service will also confirm their place of delivery as part of their mini competition(s).
The framework will be 4 years however, under the mini competition, call off orders can be received until 01 March 2022.
This tender will be run by NHSBT, working with other European Blood Alliance members (full details of the EBA and their members are available at www.europeanbloodalliance.eu/), the Australian Blood Service (ARCBS) and New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) who will all be beneficiaries to the new agreement. Confirmation as to which EBA members will be involved has yet to be confirmed but as standard, primary whole blood collection specification together with an ancillary processing system specification will form the majority of the tender requirements.
Eurobloodpack Bottom & Top (BAT) with integral plasma filter whole blood collection systems — Whole Blood Collection Dry System — Quadruple Transfer Set — Sextuplet Transfer Set — Single Transfer Pack — Cryoprecipitate Pooling System — Plasma Filter Set — Single Transfer System — Platelet Pooling Filter System — Platelet Storage System. The current EBA, ARBS and NZBS combined purchased volumes is close to 3 000 000 packs across the whole blood collection and ancillary processing system range detailed above. There is the potential for this to increase over the the life of the new agreement.
Please note that, if applicable, some EBA members may be private sector and any purchases by the private sector will not be made by or through the NHSBT as a Central Purchasing Body.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
Please refer to the document titled — Guidance for completing the tender for Whole Blood Collection Systems and Ancillary Processing Systems which is located in the ITT.
Please refer to the document titled Guidance for completing the tender for Whole Blood Collection Systems and Ancillary Processing Systems which is located in the ITT.
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the e-Sourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the e-Sourcing Portal: https://nhsbt.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender 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. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the e-Tendering help desk.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

Eligibility requirements: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the e-Sourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the e-Sourcing Portal: https://nhsbt.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender 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. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the e-Tendering help desk.