Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (“UHCW”)
19 George Road
Edgbaston, Birmingham
B15 1NU
Telephone
+44 08458875000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Framework Agreement for the Supply and Rental of Medical Gases, Cylinders, Associated Consumables and Services
Reference number
SF052815
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 24111500 - Medical gases
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
HealthTrust Europe are seeking to establish a framework agreement for the supply and rental of medical gases, cylinders, associated consumables and devices. The agreement will be split into three (3) lots: Lot 1: Medical Gases, Cylinders, Associated Consumables and Services; Lot 2: Nitric Oxide, Cylinders, Monitoring and Delivery Devices; Lot 3: Mini Competition. In addition to the above, the successful tenderer will be expected to provide services associated to each lot, including training, maintenance and repair. Suppliers should express interest to the lots they wish to participate in within the quality envelope, where a supplier has not confirmed they would be requested to clarify/be omitted.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £40,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Medical Gases, Cylinders, Associated Consumables and Services
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 24111500 - Medical gases
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot is for the supply and rental of medical gases, cylinders, associated consumables and services. Medical gases are medicinal products under the Medicines Act 1968.
Tenderers will be required to supply cylinders containing a variety of medical gases and have the capability to offer participating authorities collection and refill services. Gases include but are not limited to:
— medical oxygen,
— medical nitrous oxide,
— medical nitrogen,
— medical air,
— medical carbon dioxide,
— medical helium,
— medical argon,
— other specialty gases.
For further information please refer to the specification ‘Lot 1 — Medical Gases, Cylinders, Associated Consumables and Devices’.
Terms and conditions/activity based income (ABI)
The terms and conditions of this framework agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this framework agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE.
Submission of expressions of interest and procurement information
This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk Login to the portal with username/password. Click the SQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the SQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant SQ/ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the SQ/ITT into your My SQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the SQ/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the SQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo eTendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk Sid4Gov HTE utilises the sid4gov supplier information database. Candidates should register on sid4gov at https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on sid4gov must ensure information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the sid4gov helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk Please note that sid4gov does not pre-populate any fields of the SQ on HTE's Bravo Portal. Candidates must complete the qualification and technical envelopes of the SQ on Bravo in full.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The framework agreement resulting from this procurement process will remain in force for an initial period of two (2) years and subject to approval by HealthTrust Europe may be extended for up to a twenty-four (24) month period thereafter.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The framework agreement resulting from this procurement process will remain in force for an initial period of two (2) years and subject to approval by HealthTrust Europe may be extended for up to a twenty-four (24) month period thereafter.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Nitric Oxide, Cylinders, Monitoring and Delivery Devices
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 24111500 - Medical gases
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot 2 will consider the complete system to deliver nitric oxide therapy that includes nitric oxide in cylinders, monitoring devices, associated equipment, consumables and any delivery devices used in the transfer and/or transportation of patients.
This lot will be for provision of supply and rental of nitric oxide cylinders, suppliers should have the capability to offer participating authorities collection and gas refill services. This includes but is not limited to:
— nitric oxide
— cylinders in various sizes
— flow meters/regulators/monitoring devices
— devices for use in transfer of patients;
— associated consumables and equipment.
For further information please refer to the specification ‘Lot 2 - Nitric Oxide, Cylinders, Monitoring and Delivery Devices’.
Terms and conditions/activity based income (ABI)
The terms and conditions of this framework agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this framework agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE.
Submission of expressions of interest and procurement information
This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk Login to the portal with username/password. Click the SQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the SQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant SQ/ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the SQ/ITT into your My SQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the SQ/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the SQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo eTendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk Sid4Gov HTE utilises the sid4gov supplier information database. Candidates should register on sid4gov at https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on sid4gov must ensure information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the sid4gov helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk Please note that sid4gov does not pre-populate any fields of the SQ on HTE's Bravo Portal. Candidates must complete the qualification and technical envelopes of the SQ on Bravo in full.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £15,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The framework agreement resulting from this procurement process will remain in force for an initial period of two (2) years and subject to approval by HealthTrust Europe may be extended for up to a twenty-four (24) month period thereafter.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The framework agreement resulting from this procurement process will remain in force for an initial period of two (2) years and subject to approval by HealthTrust Europe may be extended for up to a twenty-four (24) month period thereafter.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Mini Competition
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 24111500 - Medical gases
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 3 of the agreement will be where one or more participating authorities will aggregate their spend to commit in advance to purchase from lots 1 and 2. Banding within lot 3 will request successful tenderer(s) from lot 1 and/or 2 to submit discounted pricing against the respective spend thresholds. All tenderers awarded on to lots 1 and/or 2 will be automatically awarded on to lot 3 if they confirm interest during their submission.
Terms and conditions/activity based income (ABI)
The terms and conditions of this framework agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this framework agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE.
Submission of expressions of interest and procurement information
This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk Login to the portal with username/password. Click the SQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the SQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant SQ/ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the SQ/ITT into your My SQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the SQ/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the SQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo eTendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk Sid4Gov HTE utilises the sid4gov supplier information database. Candidates should register on sid4gov at https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on sid4gov must ensure information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the sid4gov helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk Please note that sid4gov does not pre-populate any fields of the SQ on HTE's Bravo Portal. Candidates must complete the qualification and technical envelopes of the SQ on Bravo in full.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £5,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The framework agreement resulting from this procurement process will remain in force for an initial period of two (2) years and subject to approval by HealthTrust Europe may be extended for up to a twenty-four (24) month period thereafter.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The framework agreement resulting from this procurement process will remain in force for an initial period of two (2) years and subject to approval by HealthTrust Europe may be extended for up to a twenty-four (24) month period thereafter.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
22 February 2021
Local time
10:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
22 February 2021
Local time
11:00am
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
HTE is a central purchasing body who is able to carry out this tender exercise by virtue of its appointment as an agent of UHCW. Notwithstanding HTE’s relationship with UHCW, it is HTE conducting this tender exercise and will execute the resultant framework agreement with successful bidders. The bodies to whom the use of this framework agreement will be open include all contracting authorities in the UK as defined in Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as may be updated from time to time. In particular, the following entities in the UK (particularly those of a health and/or social care nature) are envisaged as framework agreement users:
1) all National Health Service (NHS) bodies in England, including but not limited to:
(i) acute trusts (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/acutetrustlisting.aspx),
(ii) health and care trusts (as listed at:http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx),
(iii) mental health trusts (as listed at:http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspx),
(iv) clinical commissioning groups (as listed at:http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx),
(v) ambulance trusts (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx),
(vi) area teams (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx),
(vii) special health authorities (as listed at:http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx),
(viii) NHS England, and
(ix) clinical senates and strategic clinical networks;
2) all NHS bodies in Wales, including but not limited to all:
(i) health boards,
(ii) NHS trusts,
(iii) the national delivery group,
(iv) community health councils, and
(v) NHS Wales shared services partnership (as listed athttp://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure);
3) all NHS bodies in Northern Ireland (known as Health and Social Care), including but not limited to:
(i) health and social care trusts (as listed at: http://online.hscni.net/?s=Trust),
(ii) health agencies (as listed at: http://online.hscni.net/?s=health+agencies),
(iii) hospitals (as listed at: http://online.hscni.net/?s=hospitals), and
(iv) the Health and Social Care Board;
4) social enterprises under taking some or all of the previous service provider functions of contracting authorities in relation to health and/or social care services (including charitable incorporated organisations, cooperatives, industrial and provident societies and community interest companies listed on the Companies House Web Check service);
5) ministerial departments and non-ministerial departments of central government, non-departmental agencies and other public bodies, and public corporations (as listed at:https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations);
6) devolved governmental and parliamentary organisations within the UK, including but not limited to the Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, and Scottish public bodies (as listed at:http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies), as well as the Welsh Government, Welsh Assembly and Welsh unitary authorities (as listed at: http://www.assembly.wales/en/abthome/role-of-assembly-how-it-works/Pages/governance-of-wales.aspx);
7) all local authorities (as listed at: http://local.direct.gov.uk/LDGRedirect/Start.do?mode=1);
8) the Ministry of Defence (as detailed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-ofdefence).
This list includes each organisation’s successors and assigns, any equivalent organisations and associated organisation created due to any organisational changes. This framework agreement will be open to any bodies or organisations operating in the UK of a health, and/or social care nature or which have a similar procurement need, and/or any UK based central government authority listed at Annex of Directive 2014/24/EU, in respect of any goods or services to any of the above listed organisations
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
HealthTrust Europe LLP - Legal Department
19 George Road
Birmingham
B151NU
Telephone
+44 08458875000
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
HealthTrust Europe LLP
19 George Road
Birmingham
B151NU
Telephone
+44 08458875000
Country
United Kingdom