Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Shared Business Services Limited
Three Cherry Trees Lane, Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
HP2 7AH
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
05280446
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/20233693
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/nhs-sbs-about-us
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Distribution of Advanced Wound Care Products (SBS10518)
Reference number
SBS10518
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 64120000 - Courier services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework Agreement.
As an Accredited Framework Provider under the NHS England Accredited Scheme, NHS SBS intends to work with other NHS England Accredited Framework Providers to put in place a Framework Agreement for the Distribution of Advanced Wound Care Products that aligns with the Accreditation Programme standards which will be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations.
Our Approved Organisation list can be found on:
https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/
We are committed to working with suppliers who are dedicated to Sustainability and Social Value and there will be a significant weighting on these elements in the tender.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £91,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS SBS are seeking the successful Bidder(s) to provide the Distribution of Advanced Wound Care Products.
two.2.14) Additional information
Please see description in the main contract objective on the Request for Information (RFI). The new Framework, subject to review and change, is expected to go live shortly after the expiry of the existing Framework Agreement (REF: SBS10142) on 1ST August 2025.
Please see the link above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses via the SAP Ariba RFI
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
27 November 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to signal an intention to commence market engagement with those within the Distribution of Advanced Wound Care Products market.
Please complete the RFI via the SAP Ariba portal. Should you have access issues, please contact nsbs.health@nhs.net for a digital copy.
NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) reserves the right to withdraw this notice at any time. NHS SBS is not bound to accept any proposals submitted by Bidders and is not liable for any costs incurred as a result of Bidders engaging with this process. This early market engagement exercise does not guarantee that a Procurement will take place and NHS SBS reserves the right to defer from any Procurement entirely.
NHS SBS intends to hold market engagement sessions during September 2024 with industry experts and suppliers interested in potentially bidding for the resulting Framework Agreement.
NHS SBS will use an eSourcing system for any procurement activity undertaken subsequent to this PIN and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is SAP Ariba.
Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a Framework Agreement if invited to do so.
The value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over 4 years from 03/08/2025
The date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please monitor Find a Tender Service https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search for the publication of the relevant high value contract notice.