Official UK procurement notice
NHS SBS INVENTORY MANAGEMENT (SBS10258)
Authority: NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionPrior Information Notice (PIN) specifically aimed at providers in the Inventory Management sector, to be utilised by NHS SBS Approved Organisations.
Following further engagement from Providers in this area, NHS SBS intends to put a Framework in place to offer Inventory Management Providers a compliant route to market to further support the NHS.
This lot is aimed at suppliers of Inventory Management Software Products for use in Public Sector Organisations. This may contain (but is not limited to) software for stock control, re-order notifications, stock visibility, pharmacy management software, ordering systems etc.
CPV: Automation system · Inventory management software package · Pharmaceutical articles · Pharmacy services · Sorting and screening machines · Sorting equipment · Stock-control services · Storage management software package · Storage services · Storage units
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Inventory Management SoftwarePlanned
This lot is aimed at suppliers of Inventory Management Software Products for use in Public Sector Organisations. This may contain (but is not limited to) software for stock control, re-order notifications, stock visibility, pharmacy management software, ordering systems etc.
Lot #2Inventory Management Hardware(Physical Products)Planned
This lot is aimed at suppliers of Inventory Management Hardware. The lot relates to physical products such as (but not limited to) Temperature Controlled Stock Management, Automated Storage Cabinets, Pharmacy Dispensing Cabinets, Automated Carts etc.
Lot #3Pharmacy RobotsPlanned
This lot is aimed at Pharmacy Robot suppliers. Under this lot, we are hoping to have lots such as (but not limited to) Pharmacy Dispensing Robots, Medication Packagers, Bespoke Robots, Hole-in-the-wall Solutions, Automated Stockrooms, Pharmacy Automated Collection Points etc.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 May 2023, 17:17 BST
- Last source update
- 2 May 2023, 17:17 BST
- Authority reference
10258- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-012575- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c5cbFind a Tender
Publisher note: This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to signal an intention to commence market engagement with those within the Inventory Management market. Please email nsbs.health@nhs.net to request RFI and return to nsbs.health@nhs.net FAO Mike Sevilla Hughes by Tuesday the 6th of June 2023 17:00 hours. NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) reserves the right to withdraw this notice at any time. NHS SBS is not bound to accept any proposals submitted by Bidders and is not liable for any costs incurred as a result of Bidders engaging with this process. This early market engagement exercise does not guarantee that a Procurement will take place and NHS SBS reserves the right to defer from any Procurement entirely. NHS SBS intends to hold market engagement sessions during May/June 2023 with industry experts and suppliers interested in potentially bidding for the resulting Framework Agreement. NHS SBS will use an eSourcing system for any procurement activity taken subsequent to this PIN and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is SAP Ariba. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a Framework Agreement if invited to do so. The value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over 4 years from 1st March 2024. This is only an estimate, NHS SBS 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 date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please monitor Find a Tender Service https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search for the publication of the relevant high value contract notice.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
2 May 2023 → 1 Sept 2023 · 2 dates- Notice published2 May 2023, 17:17 BST
- Tender notice expected1 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.