Official UK procurement notice
Intraocular Lenses, Viscoelastics & Phaco machines
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’) acting
through its division Procurement, Commissioning and Facilities is undertaking this procurement of supply and
delivery of Intraocular Lenses, Viscoelastics, Phacoemulsification machines, service for phacoemulsification machines and associated cassette packs on behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the
Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Joint
Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 (collectively hereafter
referred to as ‘Participating Authorities’).
CPV: Eye care products and corrective lenses · Intraocular lenses
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 20 suppliers · 11 bids on the busiest of 5 lots (0.6 per place) · 9 appointed
- Electronic auction
- yes
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Monofocal Non-Toric LensesAwardedRenewal
This requirement is for Monofocal Non-Toric intraocular lenses implanted in the eye as part of a treatment for cataracts or myopia.
Lot #2Monofocal Toric LensesAwardedRenewal
This requirement is for Monofocal Toric intraocular lenses implanted in the eye as part of a treatment for cataracts or myopia.
Lot #3Viscoelastics / OVDAwardedRenewal
This requirement is for Viscoelastics, also referred to as ophthalmic viscosurgical devices, or OVDs, used during eye surgery making phacoemulsification easier and safer.
Lot #4Phacoemulsification machine, service and associated cassette packs (unscored)AwardedRenewal
The requirement is for phacoemulsification machines, service and associated cassette packs specification and option of capital purchase and/or cassette supply with capital payback. Service provision will be defined at the mini-competition. No Evaluation of responses will occur, and specifications will not be included, but will be shared directly with boards, to be tied down post award by board specific requirements.
PLEASE NOTE: Lot Four (4) is an Unscored Lot. Boards will use the information provided here by all awarded suppliers to assess their local clinical requirements.
Lot Four(4) has been awarded as an unranked Multi Supplier Framework to a maximum of Twenty (20) suppliers.
Lot #5Combination lot (unscored)AwardedRenewal
For Lot Five (5) Bidders are requested to submit bids for combinations of volume commitments on Intraocular Lenses, Viscoelastics & phacoemulsification machines, service and cassette packs products, as previously tendered in Lots 1-4, detailing additional discounts in return for defined combined volume commitments from the Health Boards, or from a collaboration of Health Boards.
Bidders are invited to put forward your suggestions for bandings and percentage discount from Non-Commitment Contract Price. In order to be awarded to Lot Five (5), bidders are required to be awarded to one or more of the lots (1-4) on this tender.
PLEASE NOTE: Lot Five (5) is an Unscored Lot. Boards will use the information provided here by all awarded suppliers to assess their local clinical requirements. Bidders may submit any number of combinations up to 100% of all Intraocular Lenses, Viscoelastics & phacoemulsification machines, service and cassette packs Market Share for 1 health board, and/or multiple boards. (Current spend circa 2.6Mpa GBP).
Bidders are required to confirm they are happy to consider Health Board collaborations for commitment volume discounts at higher bandings.
Lot Five (5) has been awarded as an unranked Multi Supplier Framework to a maximum of twenty (20) suppliers.
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 (4)
- Functionality: 35%
- Education, Training & Provision: 5%
- Implementation: 10%
- price: 50%
Published award criteria (4)
- Functionality: 35
- Education, Training & Provision: 5
- Implementation: 10
- Price: 50
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: (1)All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate in respect of the activities which are similar type to the subject matter of the notice. (2)All candidates will be required to provid…
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Intraocular Lenses, Viscoelastics & Phaco machines” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 20 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- 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
- 15 Sept 2022, 15:19 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jan 2023, 16:24 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Oct 2022 – …
- Authority reference
NP50422- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-001457- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0368d4Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the framework Agreement has been entered into will not affect the Framework Agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that maybe awarded by the courts where the Framework Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.
Publisher note: The values in Section II.1.5 and V.2.4, reflects the full duration of the framework including any extension options. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community- benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: -'Community Benefits' in this context are contractual requirements which deliver a wider social benefit in addition to the core purpose of the contract. Examples of Community Benefits - Community activity – investment in buildings, resources, facilities, (new or repair), human resources - Supporting education, learning, schools – school visits, presentations, providing resources, factory / site visits, education, training and learning -Employment – supporting via apprentices, employing unemployed, training, skills development, supporting return to work - Economic – support SMEs, 3rd sector / supported business indirectly, directly or via sub-contracting - In particular, requirements which the authority is particularly interested in for this framework relate to targeted training and recruitment. The Authority is interested in opportunities for the long term unemployed, those not in education, employment or training employment, addressing barriers to employment and personal development through vocational qualifications. - National Services Scotland and Public Health Scotland have launched NHS Scotland’s Community Benefits Gateway. Access the portal: https://nhsnss.service-now.com/community_benefit Find out more: Access our Community Benefit Gateway | National Services Scotland (nhs.scot) https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/our-organisation/procurement/community-benefits-gateway/Requirement - Suppliers are asked to support the concept, provision and ongoing development of community benefits provision in relation to this contract. - Suppliers are asked to 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. - Suppliers are asked to summarise what additional community benefits you propose to develop and deliver as part of this contract if successful. - Suppliers are asked to confirm that 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 contract. (SC Ref:701630) (SC Ref:719382)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 17 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 300 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
17 Oct 2022 → 17 Jan 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published17 Jan 2023, 16:24 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete17 Jan 2023, 16:24 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 5 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £13,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Monofocal Non-Toric Lenses
- Signed
- 10 Jan 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Monofocal Toric Lenses
- Signed
- 10 Jan 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Viscoelastics / OVD
- Signed
- 10 Jan 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Phacoemulsification machine, service and associated cassette packs (unscored)
- Signed
- 10 Jan 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Combination lot (unscored)
- Signed
- 10 Jan 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Monofocal Non-Toric Lenses | 11bids · 11 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Monofocal Toric Lenses | 11bids · 11 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · Viscoelastics / OVD | 10bids · 10 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 4 · Phacoemulsification machine, service and associated cassette packs (unscored) | 5bids · 5 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 5 · Combination lot (unscored) | 8bids · 8 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseMediation bodyReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
9 commercial parties on the notice- AMO United Kingdom LtdFramework contractor
- Alcon Eye Care UK LtdFramework contractor
- Bausch & Lomb UK LtdFramework contractor
- Beaver Visitec InternationalFramework contractor
- Carl ZeissFramework contractor
- Rayner Intraocular Lenses LtdFramework contractor
- Surgitrac Instruments UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Vision Matrix LtdFramework contractor
- Vision Pharmaceuticals Ltd t/a SpectrumFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.