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Published 13 Jan 2025, 14:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is seeking proposals from suppliers to work in partnership with the SECAmb to secure Powered hoods for the use of the Operational Clinical work

Official notice

Authority: South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£500,000≈ £250k / year
Submissions closed 14 Jan 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust ("the Authority") employs more than 4000 staff and provides Emergency and Urgent Care Services and Out of Hours Services across Kent, Sussex and Surrey.

The Authority is issuing an invitation to tender ("ITT") in connection with a competitive procurement to secure Respiratory PPE - Powered Hoods

The contract will be for a period of 2 years from April 2025 with the option to extend for 2 x 12 month periods.

Please send expressions of Interest to procurement@secamb.nhs.uk

CPV: Medical breathing devices

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is seeking proposals from… 2 yrsPublished value£500,000

South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is seeking proposals from suppliers to work in partnership with the SECAmb to secure Powered hoods for the use of the Operational Clinical workforce. These powered hoods would be used as described by the Health & Safety Executive in both indoor and outdoor environments when managing a range of Airbourne hazards to provide protection from particulates, aerosols and droplets. Please send expressions of Interest to procurement@secamb.nhs.uk

Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2027 (2 yrs)
Delivery: South East · Kent, Sussex and Surrey
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Requirements: 70%
  • Commercial / Price: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical Requirements: 70
  • Commercial / Price: 30
  • Price: Technical - 70% Commercial 30%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    To be listed as UK registered companies

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Jan 2025, 14:02 GMT
Last source update
13 Jan 2025, 14:02 GMT
Award evaluation window
5 Feb 2025 – …
Authority reference
ITT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001028
Classification (CPV)
Medical breathing devices
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cf88 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

The Supplier must provide required goods to Telford Place, Crawley RH10 1SY throughout the life of the Contract

Publisher note: In order to comply with the Department of Health eProcurement Strategy and NHS paperless agenda, the Trust encourages Suppliers to submit invoices electronically via an e-Invoicing portal, Tradeshift. You can find more information on the Tradeshift portal at http://tradeshift.com/supplier/nhs-sbs/  

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline
14 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Feb 2025, 10:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Jan 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Notice published
    13 Jan 2025, 14:02 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    14 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    5 Feb 2025, 10:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Nexus House, 4 Gatwick Road, Crawley, South East, RH10 9BGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LiverpoolContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria