Official UK procurement notice
Medical Gases in Cylinders and Bulk Gases
Authority: NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTo implement a competitive framework agreement for customers to purchase Cylinders containing a variety of medical gases and the bulk supply of gases including liquid oxygen.
CPV: Medical gases
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 3 bids received (1.0 per place) · 3 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £70,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Medical Gases in CylindersCancelledceiling above
Lot 1 Medical Gases in Cylinders and Bulk Gases
Lot #2Bulk gases - supply, installation and commissioning of liquid oxygen storage tanks, ancillary equipment and medical liquid oxygen including specialist gasesCancelledceiling above
Lot 2 Bulk gases - supply, installation and commissioning of liquid oxygen storage tanks, ancillary equipment and medical liquid oxygen including specialist gases
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Please refer to Procurement Documents
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Medical Gases in Cylinders and Bulk Gases” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 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
- 6 Oct 2021, 09:23 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2021, 16:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Jun 2021 – …
- Authority reference
10040 - SBS/21/BH/DYV/10040- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-025255- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ab9cFind a Tender
- Review procedure
OJEU procedures include a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to bidders. This period allows unsuccessful bidders to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Such information should be requested from NHSSBS. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts 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). Any such action must be brought promptly.
Publisher note: The duration referenced in Section II.2.7) is for the placing of orders. The value provided in Section II.1.5) is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to successful suppliers any business through this framework agreement. Spend and volumes may vary throughout the life of the framework agreement from the anticipated levels given in this notice. The framework will be for the benefit, and on behalf, of public sector bodies, details of such bodies can be accessed at: https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/proc-framework-agreements-support In addition, if provided for in the contract documents, NHS SBS may extend the scope and benefit of the framework agreement to private sector bodies, subject to the approval of NHS SBS. Whilst NHS SBS is not required by procurement legislation to do so, it has extended the principles of public procurement rules to provide its private sector customers with the best value and open and transparent procurement procedures. The envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement, stated in IV.1.3) is an estimate and is subject to change.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 4 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 1440 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
3 Jun 2021 → 8 Oct 2021 · 3 dates- Bids opened3 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown4 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published8 Oct 2021, 16:23 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Oct 2021- Deadline moved to 4 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST6 Oct 2021, 09:23 BST+1 days · was 3 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete8 Oct 2021, 16:23 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2) | 3 Jun 2021 | 4 Jun 2021 | +1 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7) | 3 Jun 2021 | 4 Jun 2021 | +1 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
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
Medical Gases in Cylinders and Bulk Gases
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2021
- Value
- £70,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Shared Buisness ServicesMediation bodyReview contact point
- NHS Shared Business ServicesReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Air Liquide LtdFramework contractor
- Air Products PlcFramework contractor
- BOC LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria