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Published 13 Jul 2021, 15:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Blood Transport Containers · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsRestricted procedure
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UKSouth West (UKK1)
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,800,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 17 Aug 2022
Next notice expected 13 Jul 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT) requires a container to transport and maintain temperature of donated human whole blood and platelet concentrates. The proposed solution must be robust, hygienic, cost effective,space saving, simple and safe to operate. Manufacturers will be required to provide validation data showing details of container temperature performance.

CPV: Miscellaneous medical devices and products · Special-purpose mobile containers

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1NHSBT requires a transport container solution for the movement of donated whole blood,…Renewal

NHSBT requires a transport container solution for the movement of donated whole blood, platelets and plasma from a component donation centre to an NHSBT manufacturing centre or stock holding unit. The preferred transport containers will not require temperature stabilisation materials but an integral phase change material may be acceptable with the minimal amount of pre-conditioning.This Framework Contract is for a period of 5 years with option to extend for up to 5 further years . It is the intension of NHSBT to award a Framework contract by December 2022 and will be available for other Blood Services to utilize. Further information can be obtained from the procurement documentation.

Delivery: UK, South West
Extensions: Discretionary contract extensionVariant bids: not allowed
33190000 Miscellaneous medical devices and products34221000 Special-purpose mobile containers

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Blood Transport Containers” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
13 Jul 2021, 15:47 BST
Last source update
19 Jul 2022, 15:39 BST
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019673
Classification (CPV)
Miscellaneous medical devices and productsSpecial-purpose mobile containers
Delivery area
UKSouth West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c77f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Appointment period ends
17 Aug 2022, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

13 Jul 2021 → 16 Jan 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    13 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    18 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    19 Jul 2022, 15:39 BST
  4. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    17 Aug 2022, 17:00 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    16 Jan 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jul 2022
  1. Published value published: £1,800,000
    19 Jul 2022, 15:39 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    19 Jul 2022, 15:39 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    19 Jul 2022, 15:39 BST
  4. Deadline published: 17 Aug 2022, 17:00 BST
    19 Jul 2022, 15:39 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    19 Jul 2022, 15:39 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Blood and Transplant

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth NHS Blood and Transplant 500 North Bristol Park, Bristol, South West, BS34 7QHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria