Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-12-28
Buyer: NHS Supply Chain acting as agent for NHS Business Services Authority
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 66114000
Estimated value: 200000000 GBP

Technical requirements: ‘Leasing solutions (Services) are required to provide operating and finance leases for the provision of a range of assets to the NHS Supply Chain's customers. This may include the leasing services that are required in connection with a wide range of equipment including but not be limited to:
Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of 20 000 000 GBP in the first year of this Framework Agreement however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement. The estimated value for the leasing services that are to be covered by this framework over the lifetime of the agreement (4 years) is shown below’.
‘The purpose of this notice is to draw attention to a procurement that NHS Supply Chain intends to commence during the subsequent 12 months. The invitation to tender will be the subject of a separate notice and it is that notice to which potential suppliers will need to respond at the appropriate time.
The Framework Agreement between NHS Supply Chain and successful suppliers will reserve the right to lease the same or similar services from suppliers not appointed to the Framework Agreement at its sole discretion.
Whilst it is anticipated that initial (first year) expenditure under any forthcoming procurement will be in the region of 20 000 000 GBP for this contract award this is approximate only and the values will be to such level as those purchasing under the Framework Agreement consider necessary to provide suitable requirements.
The Framework Agreement will be between NHS Supply Chain and the Supplier however 1) NHS Supply Chain 2) any NHS Trust; 3) any other NHS entity; 4) Any government department agency or other statutory body (for the avoidance of doubt including local authorities) and/or 5) Any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector will be able to enter into a direct contract with the Supplier for any of the supplies and/or services under the Framework.
The Supplier will be required to report to and pay a direct contract management fee to NHS Supply Chain as detailed in the tender documents.
NHS Supply Chain is currently considering the use of lots for this procurement. However it reserves the right not to as part of any future tender process. Further information in respect of the lot strategy will be set out in the notice for the forthcoming procurement.
As part of its pre-tender strategy NHS Supply Chain anticipates engaging with suppliers of these services. If you would like to contract with NHS Supply Chain in respect of the services which are the subject of this procurement then please contact Leon Holleboom by registering your expression of interest and using the Intenda Messaging Centre via http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS.
1. Use URL http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/ to access the NHS Supply Chain Procurement portal.
— Click on the “Supplier Dashboard” icon and select “Prior Information Notice” towards the top right of the screen to open the list of new Prior Information Notices.
— View PIN content by clicking on the “View Notice” button for the procurement event. This opens a PDF document.