Official UK procurement notice
Parenteral Nutrition for Adults and Paediatrics
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSupply of Parenteral Nutrition for adults and paediatric patients in NHS Scotland.
CPV: Parenteral nutrition products · Pharmaceutical products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 4 suppliers · 3 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (0.8 per place) · 3 appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Licensed Multi Chamber BagsAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,950,000
Supply of licensed multi chamber Parenteral Nutrition bags for adults and paediatric patients in NHS Scotland. The Authority intends to award this Lot as a unranked multi-supplier framework per line to a maximum of four (4) Framework Participants. Full details of Goods and volumes can be found within the ITT documents.
Lot #2Unlicensed Supplemented Multi Chamber BagsAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,280,000
Supply of unlicensed Parenteral Nutrition bags supplemented with vitamins and minerals for patients in NHS Scotland. The Authority intends to award this Lot as a unranked multi-supplier framework per line to a maximum of four (4) Framework Participants. Full details of Goods and volumes can be found within the ITT documents.
Lot #3Components and ConsumablesAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,470,000
Supply of components and consumables used within delivery of Parenteral Nutrition to patients in NHS Scotland. The Authority intends to award this Lot as a unranked multi-supplier framework per line to a maximum of four (4) Framework Participants. Full details of Goods and volumes can be found within the ITT documents.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Licensed Multi Chamber Bags | 5% | 95% | |
| 2 · Unlicensed Supplemented Multi Chamber Bags | 40% | 60% | |
| 3 · Components and Consumables | 5% | 95% |
- Suitability
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any situation referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
- Technical & professional ability
(a) For Lots One and Three Potential Framework Participants must be able to demonstrate the existence of a valid and current UK Marketing Authorisation (PL or PLGB number) that has been approved by the MHRA for all tendered Medicines at the date of submission of the tender.
(b) For Lot Two Potential Framework Participants must be able to demonstrate the existence of a valid and current UK Manufacturing ‘Specials' licence approved by MHRA.
(c) Potential Framework Participants and any sub-contractor(s) must possess valid certification of BS EN ISO 9001 or equivalent.
(d) For Lot Three Potential Framework Participants must be able to demonstrate that all devices tendered and associated ancillaries under this Framework Agreement comply with Medical Devices Regulations 2002 (SI 2002 No 618, as amended) (UK MDR 2002) and have an appropriate declaration of conformity and display a valid CE, CE UKNI or UKCA mark.
Minimum: (a) For Lots One and Three confirmation of existence of a valid and current UK Marketing Authorisation (PL or PLGB number) that has been approved by the MHRA for all tendered Medicines at the date of submission of the tender should be included in the Qualification Envelope of the…
- Price carries 60–95 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 95 points.
- “Parenteral Nutrition for Adults and Paediatrics” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 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
- 18 Aug 2021, 15:15 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Nov 2021, 12:14 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Aug 2021 – …
- Authority reference
NP31321- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-027811- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02cbc8Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: The estimated value(s) referred to in Section II.1.7 and within all Lots cover(s) the thirty six (36) month contract duration and the twelve (12) month extension period of the framework agreement. (SC Ref:672701)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 27 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 23 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
23 Aug 2021 → 5 Nov 2021 · 3 dates- Bids opened23 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown27 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published5 Nov 2021, 12:14 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2021- Deadline moved to 27 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST18 Aug 2021, 15:15 BST+4 days · was 23 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete5 Nov 2021, 12:14 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 23 Aug 2021 | 27 Aug 2021 | +4 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 23 Aug 2021 | 27 Aug 2021 | +4 d |
The date for return of tenders extended to allow suppliers to respond to a few amendments.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Licensed Multi Chamber Bags
- Signed
- 6 Oct 2021
- Value
- £1,944,360
- Status
- active
Unlicensed Supplemented Multi Chamber Bags
- Signed
- 6 Oct 2021
- Value
- £1,401,792
- Status
- active
Components and Consumables
- Signed
- 6 Oct 2021
- Value
- £1,419,712
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Licensed Multi Chamber Bags | 3bids · 3 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Unlicensed Supplemented Multi Chamber Bags | 3bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · Components and Consumables | 3bids · 3 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- B. Braun Medical LimitedFramework contractor
- Baxter Healthcare LtdFramework contractor
- Fresenius Kabi LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.