Tender

Supply, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of Liquid Medical Gases Storage Tanks, Ancillary Equipment and Supply of Liquid Medical Gases

  • HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (“UHCW”)

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-023390

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02e2d1

Published 20 September 2021, 10:45pm



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

Email

Gavin.Gill@htepg.com

Telephone

+44 08458875000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk

one.3) Communication

Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained 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

Supply, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of Liquid Medical Gases Storage Tanks, Ancillary Equipment and Supply of Liquid Medical Gases

Reference number

SF052711

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 24111500 - Medical gases

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The Tender is to establish a framework agreement for the supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of liquid medical gases storage tanks, ancillary equipment and supply of liquid medical gases.

The duration of the framework agreement will be two (2) years initial period with the option of extending for up to twenty four (24) months, at HealthTrust Europe’s discretion.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 24111900 - Oxygen

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Tender is to establish a framework agreement for the supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of liquid medical gases storage tanks, ancillary equipment and supply of liquid medical gases via bulk or mini bulk provision.

The framework provides a full solution from the purchase and delivery of liquid medical gases to the safe installation and maintenance of liquid medical gases storage tanks/VIE and ancillary equipment. The framework covers depending on supplier availability the provision of liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen, liquid carbon dioxide, liquid carbon monoxide, liquid helium, liquid argon, liquid hydrogen and liquid natural gas.

The duration of the framework agreement will be two (2) years initial period with the option of extending for up to twenty four (24) months, at HealthTrust Europe’s discretion).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

Framework can be extended for up to a period of 24 months at HealthTrust Europe`s discretion.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

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

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

21 October 2021

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

21 October 2021

Local time

9:01pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI)

The terms and conditions of this Framework Agreement 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 SQs/ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the SQs/ITT into your My SQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the SQs/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the SQs/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you

require any further advice, contact the Bravo e-Tendering 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 prepopulate any fields of the SQ on HTE's Bravo Portal. Candidates must complete the Qualfication & Technical envelopes of the SQ on Bravo in full.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Legal Department

19 George Road

Birmingham

B15 1NU

Country

United Kingdom