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Published 7 Sept 2023, 14:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Orthoses Products and Provision of Orthotic Service

Official notice

Authority: Business Services Organisation·Consortium: 7 public authorities

5 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitableMax 5 lots to bid
Published estimate£75,000,000total for 5 lots
Submissions closed 9 Oct 2023awarded 28 Nov 2023
Awarded to Opcare Limited, CHAS.A.BLATCHFORD SONS LIMITED5 awards

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Orthoses Products and Provision of Orthotic Service

CPV: Orthopaedic footwear · Orthopaedic supplies · Orthopaedic support devices · Orthotic services · Special footwear

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value (£75,000,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 5 of them
Lot #1Belfast Health and Social Care TrustAwardedRenewalPublished value£45,000,000
Extensions: The Contract is subject to renewal dependent on Client requirements. It is anticipated that this Contract will be for a duration of up to 5 years with the option of extending for any periods of up to and including 36 months.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Northern Health and Social Care TrustAwardedRenewalPublished value£5,200,000
Extensions: The Contract is subject to renewal dependent on Client requirements. It is anticipated that this Contract will be for a duration of up to 5 years with the option of extending for any periods of up to and including 36 months.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3South Eastern Health and Social Care TrustAwardedRenewalPublished value£5,700,000
Extensions: The Contract is subject to renewal dependent on Client requirements. It is anticipated that this Contract will be for a duration of up to 5 years with the option of extending for any periods of up to and including 36 months.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Southern Health and Social Care TrustAwardedRenewalPublished value£5,900,000
Extensions: The Contract is subject to renewal dependent on Client requirements. It is anticipated that this Contract will be for a duration of up to 5 years with the option of extending for any periods of up to and including 36 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Western Health and Social Care TrustAwardedRenewalPublished value£13,200,000
Extensions: The Contract is subject to renewal dependent on Client requirements. It is anticipated that this Contract will be for a duration of up to 5 years with the option of extending for any periods of up to and including 36 months.Variant bids: not allowed

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
7 Sept 2023, 14:39 BST
Last source update
18 Dec 2023, 11:11 GMT
Award evaluation window
9 Oct 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-037078
Classification (CPV)
Orthopaedic footwearOrthopaedic suppliesOrthopaedic support devicesOrthotic servicesSpecial footwear
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fadc Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service 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. Contract Regulations 2015 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 I.2 it is stated that this is a joint procurement 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 I.1. The contracting authority has identified the most economically advantageous tenders (MEAT) on the basis of the 'lowest price/cost' submissions once full compliance was demonstrated with all of the elements of the specification and any other requirements as listed in the tender documentation. The value shown in II.1.5 of Contract Notice 2023/S 000-026493 will be used in the assessment of issues relating to materiality should they arise during the period of the Contract.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
9 Oct 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
9 Oct 2023, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Oct 2023 → 26 Apr 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Oct 2023, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    9 Oct 2023, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    18 Dec 2023, 11:11 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    26 Apr 2024, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Dec 2023, 11:11 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextI.3)https://etenders.gov.uk/eppshttps://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
—TextI.3)https://etenders.gov.uk/eppshttps://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 5
Bids received 1914 from SMEs
Contracts signed 5latest 28 Nov 2023

Contracts

  • Lot 1 - Belfast Health and Social Care Trust · Opcare Limited

    Signed
    28 Nov 2023
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - Northern Health and Social Care Trust · Opcare Limited

    Signed
    28 Nov 2023
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Lot 3 - South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust · CHAS.A.BLATCHFORD SONS LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    28 Nov 2023
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Lot 4 - Southern Health and Social Care Trust · CHAS.A.BLATCHFORD SONS LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    28 Nov 2023
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Lot 5 - Western Health and Social Care Trust · Opcare Limited

    Signed
    28 Nov 2023
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Belfast Health and Social Care Trust4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad3—£1,207,514 – £2,380,457
2 · Northern Health and Social Care Trust3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad2—£78,378 – £117,460
3 · South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad3—£139,904 – £229,360
4 · Southern Health and Social Care Trust4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad3—£143,017 – £219,685
5 · Western Health and Social Care Trust4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad3—£165,012 – £260,698
Whole notice———£78,378 – £2,380,457

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

6 public bodies on the notice

Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth The Cottage, 5 Greenmount Avenue, Ballymena, UK, BT43 6DAContact email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Business Services OrganisationReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • CHAS.A.BLATCHFORD SONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier Unit D Antura, BASINGSTOKE, UK, RG24 8PZContact email, phone
  • OPCARE LIMITEDAwarded supplier Ability House, Nuffield Way, ABINGDON, UK, OX14 1RLContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.