Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Supply Chain
Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
CPPT2ProcurementTeam@supplychain.nhs.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.supplychain.nhs.uk/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/
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
Medical Examination Gloves
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 18424300 - Disposable gloves
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
This Framework Agreement for the supply of Medical Examination Gloves is divided into four (4) Lots. Bidders may submit tenders for a single Lot, a combination of the four (4) Lots or all Lots available. The scope of requirements are for both sterile and non-sterile gloves and includes but is not limited to, the following types:
— 6N Nitrile Examination Gloves
— Specialist Examination Gloves
— Chemotherapy Gloves
— Long Cuff Gloves
— Gauntlet Gloves
— 9N
— Sterile Gloves
— Accelerator Free Gloves
— Vinyl Gloves
— Latex Gloves
Medical gloves must comply with the European Standard EN 455.
This contract will be let for an initial 2 year term, with optional extensions to not exceed 4 years in total.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £745,932,508
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: 4
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
6N Nitrile Exam Gloves
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 18424300 - Disposable gloves
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of Lot One comprises of 6N Nitrile Examination Gloves, which should be available in a range of sizes.
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: £676,950,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Specialist Examination Gloves
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 18424300 - Disposable gloves
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot two comprises of specialist exam gloves. The scope of this includes the following, which should be available in a range of sizes.
— Chemotherapy Gloves,
— Long Cuff Gloves,
— Gauntlet Gloves,
— 9N,
— Sterile Gloves,
— Accelerator Free Gloves.
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: £44,299,328
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Vinyl Gloves
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 18424300 - Disposable gloves
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of Lot Three comprises of Vinyl Gloves, which should be available in a range of sizes.
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: £23,304,400
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Latex Gloves
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 18424300 - Disposable gloves
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of Lot Four comprises of Latex Gloves, which should be available in a range of sizes.
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: £1,378,780
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
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 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
14 November 2022
Local time
9:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 48 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
14 November 2022
Local time
9:01am
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.3) Additional information
Accessing the tender:
This procurement exercise will be conducted on the NHS Supply Chain eProcurement portal at https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/
Applicants wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest against ITT_556 and provide additional procurement-specific information (if required) through the NHS Supply Chain eProcurement portal as follows:
Registration:
1) use URL https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/ to access the NHS Supply Chain
Procurement portal;
2) if not yet registered:
— click on the ‘Register Here’ link to access the registration page,
— complete the registration pages.
Portal access:
If registration has been completed:
— login with URL https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/
— Applicants should download the Supplier User Guide located within the eProcurement portal.
— Select “My ITT’s”,
— Select the three ”…” to the top right hand side of the screen.
— Select “Help for Suppliers”. This will then open a new screen with a library of guidance document and a video which will guide you through how to submit a compliant bid.
Support:
Should Applicants require any system support or help to locate and submit a bid for the opportunity they should contact the Jaggaer Helpdesk on;
Tel: 0800 069 8630
Email: help_uk@jaggaer.com
ITT references relevant to this procurement:
Qualification ONLY ITT - ITT_556
Lot 1 6N Nitrile Exam Gloves - ITT_558
Lot 2 Specialist Examination Gloves ITT_559
Lot 3 Vinyl Gloves - ITT_560
Lot 4 Latex Gloves - ITT_561
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom