Official UK procurement notice
Home Oxygen Service & GP Emergency Bag
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA single supplier contract awarded for 7 years with the option to extend for a further 3 years.
A home oxygen service is required to support the 6,500 or so existing patients and support any new patients
entering the service throughout the country with a variety of oxygen equipment including; concentrators,
cylinders and liquid oxygen. The standard response times are for equipment installation and delivery is 4 days,
although it may be necessary to have an 8 hour or next day service to patients. A full holiday service will be
managed by the contractor to facilitate patient movement around the UK. The contractor will provide and
maintain a full web based prescribing and information system to be used by all Health Boards throughout the
country. All supplies and consumables required for the service shall be provided by the contractor and the
contractor shall operate a 24/7 support service. This contract is intended to provide one aggregated contract for the provision of an Emergency
Oxygen Service for GP surgeries, linked branch surgeries and other Healthcare Premises across Scotland. The single supplier contract will
deliver a service that provides an Emergency Oxygen Bag containing an emergency oxygen cylinder and accessories along with the
management of the supplier that will provide the goods and support services required to provide the service 365 days a year.
CPV: Home medical treatment services · Oxygen-therapy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1A single supplier contract awarded for 7 years with the option to extend for a further…AwardedRenewal
A single supplier contract awarded for 7 years with the option to extend for a further 3 years.
A home oxygen service is required to support the 7,100 or so existing patients and support any new patients
entering the service throughout the country with a variety of oxygen equipment including; concentrators,
cylinders and liquid oxygen. The standard response times are for equipment installation and delivery is 4 days,
although it may be necessary to have an 8 hour or next day service to patients. A full holiday service will be
managed by the contractor to facilitate patient movement around the UK. The contractor will provide and
maintain a full web based prescribing and information system to be used by all Health Boards throughout the
country. All supplies and consumables required for the service shall be provided by the contractor and the
contractor shall operate a 24/7 support service. This contract is intended to provide one aggregated contract for the provision of an Emergency
Oxygen Service for GP surgeries, linked branch surgeries and other Healthcare Premises across Scotland. The single supplier contract will
deliver a service that provides an Emergency Oxygen Bag containing an emergency oxygen cylinder and accessories along with the
management of the supplier that will provide the goods and support services required to provide the service 365 days a year.
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Service Requirements & Electricity Cons: 29%
- IT System & Functionality: 15%
- Transition Plan & Patient Data: 16%
- Cost: 30%
- Sustainability/Carob Reduction Plan: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Service Requirements & Electricity Cons: 29
- IT System & Functionality: 15
- Transition Plan & Patient Data: 16
- Sustainability/Carob Reduction Plan: 10
- Cost: 30
- Suitability
List and brief description of conditions:
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the
Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
- Economic & financial standing
Economic and Financial Standing - yearly turnover
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the
types and levels of insurance indicated below
Minimum: The Bidder should provide its (“general”) yearly turnover for the last 3 years The Bidder should provide its yearly (“specific”) turnover in the business area(s) covered by the contract for the last 3 years Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance GBP 5,000,000 minimum Public L… - Technical & professional ability
Applicable to whole contract
Minimum: - All tendered products must fully comply with the Requirement Documents included within the tender. - If awarded to the Framework Potential Framework Participants must provide evidence that tendered products are CE marked complying with Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC. Eviden…
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 Feb 2024, 12:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2024, 14:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Mar 2024 – …
- Authority reference
NP185/23- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-033968- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043659Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
See Tender Documents
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. . For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361 A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: It is a mandatory requirement that potential framework participants agree to support the concept, provision and ongoing development of community benefits provision in relation to this framework. Potential framework participants are required to agree to this mandatory requirement, provide a brief summary of the community benefits you already deliver in your business, where these are delivered and what they have achieved in outcomes. Potential framework participants are required to summarise what community benefits you propose to develop and deliver as part of this contract if successful. Community benefits potential framework participants are required to confirm that if successful you agree to participate in and support a process of ongoing contract and supplier development in this area including the tracking and reporting of community benefits delivered as part of this framework. (SC Ref:772209)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 2520 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
4 Mar 2024 → 21 Oct 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline4 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened4 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published21 Oct 2024, 14:34 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2024- Status changed to complete21 Oct 2024, 14:34 BST
- Buyer details updated21 Oct 2024, 14:34 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolby Medical Home Respiratory Care Limited | £74,900,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 033968-2024-NP185/23-1 · Dolby Medical Home Respiratory Care Limited
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2024
- Value
- £74,900,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Dolby Medical Home Respiratory Care LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.