Contract

Medical Pulp April 2023

  • NHS Supply Chain operated by North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (who are hosted by Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) acting on behalf of Supply Chain Coordination Ltd

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-013817

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03c8e1

Published 15 May 2023, 3:48pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Supply Chain operated by North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (who are hosted by Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) acting on behalf of Supply Chain Coordination Ltd

Don Valley House, Saville Street East

Sheffield

S4 7UQ

Email

kirsty.dodson@supplychain.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.supplychain.nhs.uk

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

National or federal Agency/Office

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Medical Pulp April 2023

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 03460000 - Pulp

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

NHS Supply Chain operated by North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (who are hosted by Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) acting on behalf of Supply Chain Coordination Ltd ("NHS Supply Chain") procured and established a Framework Agreement for the supply of Medical Pulp, Macerators and Associated Products, FAG16613 (OJEU reference 2019/S 043-097820). NHS Supply Chain conducted a mini competition which offered the opportunity for successful Framework Agreement Suppliers to participate in the Nationally Contracted Products Programme. This mini competition is for the award of dual supply per product line for the term of 12 months with a 6 months extension option.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £7,185,095

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

Various locations within the United Kingdom.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS Supply Chain operated by North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (who are hosted by Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) acting on behalf of Supply Chain Coordination Ltd ("NHS Supply Chain") procured and established a Framework Agreement for the supply of Medical Pulp, Macerators and Associated Products, FAG16613 (OJEU reference 2018/S 130-296064). NHS Supply Chain conducted a mini competition which offered the opportunity for successful Framework Agreement Suppliers to participate in the Nationally Contracted Products Programme. This mini competition is for the award of exclusive supply per product line unless stated (as may be the case) for the term of 36 months.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 100%

Price - Weighting: 100

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

This contract is for 12 months with the option to extend for 6 months.

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 four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This was a mini-competition which was conducted under the framework agreement that had been established under contract award notice 2019/S 043-097820 therefore only framework suppliers were invited.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Medical Pulp April 2023

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

13 December 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Moulded Fibre Products Ltd

Scunthorpe

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £5,210,740


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Medical Pulp April 2023

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

13 December 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Vernacare Limited

Chorley

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,772,415


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Medical Pulp April 2023

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

13 December 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Praxis Medical Ltd

Nelson

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £471,168


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Medical Pulp April 2023

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

13 December 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Unisurge International Limited

Newmarket

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £201,940


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

N/A

N/A

Country

United Kingdom