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Published 26 Jul 2021, 12:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Clinical Trolleys and Equipment

Official notice

Authority: Procurement and Logistics Service·Consortium: 8 public authorities

Framework agreement2 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitableMax 2 lots to bid
Framework ceiling (notional)£7,055,679total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 2 Sept 2021awarded 9 Nov 2021
Lots 2max 2 to bid

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Ward Trolleys and Equipment

CPV: Anaesthesia and resuscitation · Medical equipments · Medical furniture · Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts · Storage and retrieval services · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation · Trolleys

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 5 suppliers · 7 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (1.4 per place) · 2 appointed

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them
Lot #1Ward Trolleys and EquipmentAwardedRenewalPublished value£6,761,059

Ward Trolleys and Equipment. Additional information: The estimated total value for Lot 1 as per the Contract Notice OJS2021/S 000-017639 excluding VAT was £ 6,761,059 which is for a 4 year period plus 18 month emergency extension

Extensions: Framework Agreement is subject to renewal dependent on client requirementsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Resuscitation Trolleys and EquipmentAwardedRenewalPublished value£294,620

Ward Trolleys and Equipment. Additional information: The estimated total value for Lot 2 as per the Contract Notice OJS2021/S 000-017639 excluding VAT was £ 294,620 which is for a 4 year period plus 18 month emergency extension

Extensions: Framework Agreement is subject to renewal dependent on client requirementsVariant bids: not allowed

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
  • “Clinical Trolleys and Equipment” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
26 Jul 2021, 12:24 BST
Last source update
9 Nov 2021, 16:35 GMT
Award evaluation window
2 Sept 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-028087
Classification (CPV)
Anaesthesia and resuscitationMedical equipmentsMedical furnitureMiscellaneous transport equipment and spare partsStorage and retrieval servicesTransport equipment and auxiliary products to transportationTrolleys
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02cc55 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

BSO PaLS will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) as amended provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

Publisher note: In section 1.2, it is stated that this procurement is a joint procedure and contract award is by a Central Purchasing Body. This contract... is not a joint contract, it is a Central Purchasing Body Contract operated by Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics... Service on behalf of the participants listed in section 1.1. The Contracting Authorities will identify the Most Economically Advantageous... Tender(s) (MEAT) on the basis of the of “Best Price-Quality Ratio” submission(s), once full compliance has been demonstrated with all of... the elements of the specification and any other requirements as listed in the Tender Documentation. Details of the evaluation process... incorporating price and compliance are provided as part of the Tender Evaluation Methodology and Marking Scheme (TEMMS) (SS20b).. The figure shown in II.1.7. will be used in the assessment of issues relating to materiality should they arise during the period of the... Contract. Please note Notice Number in the OJS2021/S 000-017639 is a previous publication concerning this procedure.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Appointment period ends
2 Sept 2021, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
2 Sept 2021, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Sept 2021 → 1 Dec 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    2 Sept 2021, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    2 Sept 2021, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    9 Nov 2021, 16:35 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Dec 2021, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Nov 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Nov 2021, 16:35 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    9 Nov 2021, 16:35 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 72 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 9 Nov 2021

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Lot 1 Ward Trolleys and Equipment

    Signed
    9 Nov 2021
    Value
    £6,761,059
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 Resuscitation Trolleys and Equipment

    Signed
    9 Nov 2021
    Value
    £294,620
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Ward Trolleys and Equipment7bids · 7 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
2 · Resuscitation Trolleys and Equipment7bids · 7 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

7 public bodies on the notice

Procurement and Logistics Service

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth 77 Boucher Crescent, Belfast, UK, BT12 6HUContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Business Services OrganisationReview body Antrim
  • Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics ServiceReview body Antrim

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.