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Published 2 May 2023, 17:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NHS SBS INVENTORY MANAGEMENT (SBS10258)

Official notice

Authority: NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS & healthcare)

3 lotsGoods
Planned pipeline value£60,000,000total for 3 lots · pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Sept 2023from the planned procurement notice
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Prior 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 published
Lot #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.

Delivery: UK
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.

Delivery: UK
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.

Delivery: UK

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)
Automation systemInventory management software packagePharmaceutical articlesPharmacy servicesSorting and screening machinesSorting equipmentStock-control servicesStorage management software packageStorage servicesStorage units
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c5cb Find 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
  1. Notice published
    2 May 2023, 17:17 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 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

NHS Shared Business Services Limited

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcarePublic Sector Framework Provider https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/nhs-sbs-about-usHealth GB-COH: 05280446 Three Cherry Trees Lane, Hemel Hempstead, UK, HP2 7AHContact name, email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.