Super Absorbent Gels · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS Supply Chain (NHS & healthcare)

Goods

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline value£668pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 17 Sept 2021from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a non-exclusive Framework Agreement for the supply to NHS Supply Chain depots via the Stock/Blue Diamond routes and to the NHS Supply Chain customer base via the E-Direct route for Super Absorbent Gel products for use in cleaning spillages of fluid, including but not limited to Absorbent Gel Sachets, Shaker Pots, Sheets and Tubs.

CPV: Medical consumables

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Precise quantities are unknown, initial expenditure at cost in the first year is…Planned

Precise quantities are unknown, initial expenditure at cost in the first year is expected to be in the region of £167,000. The estimated value over the total Framework Agreement term will be in the region of £668,000.

Applicants will be required to provide evidence, as part of their tender submission, that they hold (in date) the following certifications:

It will be a requirement of the tender process for all Applicants to hold (in-date) ISO9001:2015 accredited by

the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (or equivalent) to cover all segments of the Applicant’s and the product’s supply chain. This should include, but not be limited to, manufacturing, storage and distribution. If such certificates are not in the name of the Applicant then the Applicant must supply a copy of agreements setting out the authority and responsibilities of all parties in the supply chain.

Public Liability Insurance of £5m per claim in the name of the Applicant
Product Liability Insurance in the name of the Applicant of £5m per claim or £5m per claim and in the annual

aggregate

Declaration of Conformity and CE Certification to demonstrate compliance to Medical Devices Directive

93/42/EEC or Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 (where applicable). Additional information: This Framework Agreement is anticipated to have the option to extend for up to a further 36 months in addition to the initial 12 month period upon review. Any extension (or extensions) will be solely at the discretion of NHS Supply Chain.

Delivery: UK

33140000 Medical consumables

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: 11 Feb 2021, 22:56 GMT
Last source update: 11 Feb 2021, 22:56 GMT
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-002851
Classification (CPV): Medical consumables
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02928a Find a Tender

Publisher note: The purpose of this notice is to draw attention to a procurement that NHS Supply Chain intends to commence during the subsequent 12 months. The invitation to tender will be the subject of a separate and it is that notice to which potential suppliers will need to respond at the appropriate time. NHS Supply Chain intends to enter into arrangements under which it will be entitled to purchase supplies and/or services which it will make available for purchase by 1) any NHS Trust; 2) any other NHS entity; 3) any government department, agency or other statutory body and/or 4) any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector. Only NHS Supply Chain can order under the Contract. As part of its pre-tender strategy, NHS Supply Chain would also like to engage with suppliers of these products via a Request for Information (RFI). If you would like to complete the request for information (RFI) document in respect of the products which are the subject of this procurement, then please follow the below instructions. Follow the link to the eProcurement Portal: https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/ Please select the ‘SQs Open To All Suppliers’ link and select SQ_15 RFI – Super Absorbent Gels Select Express interest Select the ‘My Responses’ tab and please complete and attach the RFI within Section 1.1.2 Select ‘Submit Response’

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/ ↗

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

11 Feb 2021 → 17 Sept 2021 · 2 dates

Notice published
11 Feb 2021, 22:56 GMT
Tender notice expected
17 Sept 2021, 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 Supply Chain

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareNational or federal agency/officeHealth Skipton House, 80 London Road, London, London, SE1 6LHContact name, email, phone

Process and specification contact points (1)

DHL Supply Chain LimitedProcess contact point Normanton, Yorkshire & HumberContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.