Official UK procurement notice
Combined Safety Syringes and Needles for COVID-19 Vaccination Programme - Morbidly Obese Requirement
Authority: NHS Supply Chain Operated by DHL Supply Chain Limited acting as agent of Supply Chain Coordination Ltd (SCCL) (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPublic Health England (PHE) and Supply Chain Coordination Limited (SCCL) wish to procure a stockpile of products to be distributed for future vaccines in relation to the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme.
Product to be procured is as follows:
Safety Hypodermic needle and syringe 25G or 23G x 8mm (1.5 inch) with 1ml polypropylene barrel syringe with graduations at 0.1ml and markers at least at 0.05ml with contained needle and no more than 35 microlitres of dead volume.
CPV: Medical needles · Syringes
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 24 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The procurement for Syringes and Needles is for the administration of future pandemic…Awarded
The procurement for Syringes and Needles is for the administration of future pandemic vaccine candidates that are not yet available, but form part of the UK's overall vaccine programme. These products will be distributed by Public Health England.
The Supplier(s) awarded to this Contract will be required to deliver the required volume of the awarded products as stated within the tender documents to prescribed Movianto UK (or other nominated) Depots.
It is anticipated that the following volumes will be required:
Product volume requirement for morbidly obese (longer needle) is 7,800,000 eaches (2,250,000 x3 deliveries) split across 60% and 40% awarded volume.
Applicants will be required to submit samples in the form of 1 x UOS of Ward Ready Products (“products for verification”) for each product bid against the evaluated Product Line(s) by mid June 2021.
NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing the highest scoring Applicant who meet the minimum requirements, which are set out in the tender documents to the relevant Product Line.
Applicants may bid for one or more Product Lines, however it should be noted that where they are the highest scoring Applicant for the 60% volume line their offer for the associated 40% volume line, if bid, will not be considered for evaluation. However, NHS Supply Chain reserves the right to award the full 100% volume to one Applicant in the event no other compliant bids are received. Please refer to the tender documents for further information in respect of the Award.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Price
- Suitability
Applicants should refer to II.2.4 of this Contract Notice for further details in respect of appointment to the Contract.
Applicants should refer to the Invitation to Tender for more information in respect of this.
The term of the Contract formed may continue beyond the end of the term of the Contract itself.
NHS Supply Chain intends to enter into arrangements under which it will be entitled to purchase supplies and/or services which it will make available for purchase by
- any NHS Trust;
- any other NHS entity;
- any government department, agency or other statutory body (for the avoidance of doubt including local authorities) and/or
- any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector.
Only NHS Supply Chain can order from the Contract as set out in the delivery schedule, summarised below.
The Supplier(s) awarded to this Contract will be required to deliver the required volume of the awarded products as stated within the tender documents to prescribed Movianto UK (or other nominated) Depots on or before August, September, October, November and December 2021.
Total product volume requirement for morbidly obese (longer needle) is 7,800,000 eaches
Further detail can be found within the Delivery Schedule included in the tender documents.
Electronic ordering will be used and electronic invoicing will be accepted and electronic payment will be used.
Tenders and all supporting documentation for the Contract must be priced in sterling and written in English. Any agreemen…
- Economic & financial standing
Parent company or other guarantees may be required in certain circumstances.
- Technical & professional ability
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to require groupings of entities to take a particular form, or to require 1 party to undertake primary legal liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.
- “Combined Safety Syringes and Needles for COVID-19 Vaccination…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
- 18 May 2021, 22:55 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Jun 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-023125- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b27fFind a Tender
- Performance terms
The Contract includes obligations with respect to environmental issues and a requirement for successful suppliers to comply with the NHS Supply Chain Code of Conduct.
Publisher note: The products which form this Procurement exercise are required urgently to support the COVID 19 Vaccination Programmes, as such the time limit for responses to this tender have been reduced under Regulation 27(5) of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information: This procurement exercise will be conducted on the NHS Supply Chain eProcurement portal at https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/ Candidates wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement-specific information (if required) through the NHS Supply Chain eProcurement portal using the URL https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/ to access the portal. Applicants are encouraged to download the supplier handbook located within the eProcurement portal by following the 'Supplier Helpcentre' link within the Useful Links section of the Dashboard. For any technical help with the portal please contact: Tel: 0800 069 8630 or email: help_uk@jaggaer.com Please refer to Section III.1.1 for additional information.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 22 Jun 2021
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 210 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 22 Jun 2021, 15:00 BST
Timeline
28 May 2021 → 16 Sept 2021 · 4 dates- Next notice expected28 May 2021, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown22 Jun 2021
- Bids opened22 Jun 2021, 15:00 BST
- Notice published16 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jun 2021- Published value published: £21,800,0002 Jun 2021, 22:45 BST
- Status changed to active2 Jun 2021, 22:45 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Jun 2021, 22:45 BST
- Deadline published: 22 Jun 20212 Jun 2021, 22:45 BST
- Buyer details updated2 Jun 2021, 22:45 BST
- Status changed to complete16 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
- Buyer details updated16 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Combined Safety Syringes and Needles for COVID-19 Vaccination Programme - Morbidly Obese Requirement
- Signed
- 16 Aug 2021
- Value
- £778,200
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24bids · 24 electronic · 24 from abroad | 23 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Supply Chain operated by DHL Supply Chain Ltd acting as agent of Supply Chain Coordination Ltd (SCCL)Contracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyNational or federal agency/officeHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- N/AReview body
- Not ApplicableReview body
Process and specification contact points (1)
- DHL Supply Chain LimitedProcess contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Owen Mumford LimitedFramework contractor
- Reliance Medical LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.