Tender

Contract for the Supply, Installation, commissioning, and qualification of VHP Isolator systems

  • Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Limited

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-033121

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0416ef

Published 8 November 2023, 7:34pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Limited

Northumbria House, Unit 7/8 Silverfox Way

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE27 0QJ

Contact

Mr Kevin Marshall

Email

kevin.marshall@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 150129

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC - North East (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk

one.3) Communication

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

https://procontract.due-north.com

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://procontract.due-north.com

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

Contract for the Supply, Installation, commissioning, and qualification of VHP Isolator systems

Reference number

DN698053

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

It is proposed to establish a Aseptic Medicines Production Hub (AMPH) to be located at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Manufacturing and Innovation Hub, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, to produce sterile medicines in a ready to administer presentation including:

- Injectable chemotherapy medicines (Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment – SACT)

- Non-SACT Ready to Administer injectable medicines e.g. antibiotics (RtA)

The planned aseptic manufacturing facility includes a number of isolator cleanrooms suites, with the minimum requirements to include:

2 x Ready to Administer medicines cleanroom suites – isolator room ‘as built’ to grade B / to house up to 7 Vapourised Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP) gassing isolators in each cleanroom suite.

1 x Injectable chemotherapy medicines cleanroom suite - isolator room ‘as built’ to as grade B / to house up to 7 VHP gassing isolators.

1 x Contingency suite consisting of a cleanroom area isolator room ‘as built’ to as grade B / to house up to 7 VHP gassing isolators.

Microbiology cleanroom suite for sterility testing which will house one isolator.

1 x Administration area: offices, meeting rooms and staff welfare areas.

All cleanroom suites will be controlled via separate AHU and a BMS.

The manufacture of aseptic medicines will be performed within GMP grade A isolators within grade C production cleanrooms with associated grade D support rooms. The equipment will utilise Vaporised Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP) for the bio-decontamination of materials and the isolator surfaces.

This process is for the Supply, Installation, commissioning, and qualification of VHP Isolator systems.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

It is proposed to establish a Aseptic Medicines Production Hub (AMPH) to be located at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Manufacturing and Innovation Hub, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, to produce sterile medicines in a ready to administer presentation including:

- Injectable chemotherapy medicines (Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment – SACT)

- Non-SACT Ready to Administer injectable medicines e.g. antibiotics (RtA)

The planned aseptic manufacturing facility includes a number of isolator cleanrooms suites, with the minimum requirements to include:

2 x Ready to Administer medicines cleanroom suites – isolator room ‘as built’ to grade B / to house up to 7 Vapourised Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP) gassing isolators in each cleanroom suite.

1 x Injectable chemotherapy medicines cleanroom suite - isolator room ‘as built’ to as grade B / to house up to 7 VHP gassing isolators.

1 x Contingency suite consisting of a cleanroom area isolator room ‘as built’ to as grade B / to house up to 7 VHP gassing isolators.

Microbiology cleanroom suite for sterility testing which will house one isolator.

1 x Administration area: offices, meeting rooms and staff welfare areas.

All cleanroom suites will be controlled via separate AHU and a BMS.

The manufacture of aseptic medicines will be performed within GMP grade A isolators within grade C production cleanrooms with associated grade D support rooms. The equipment will utilise Vaporised Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP) for the bio-decontamination of materials and the isolator surfaces.

This process is for the Supply, Installation, commissioning, and qualification of VHP Isolator systems.

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

End date

30 April 2025

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

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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

7 December 2023

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

7 December 2023

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

Tender documents are available free of charge by registering on the Proactis e-tendering portal

https://procontract.due-north.com/ Supplies that are not already registered will need to register to obtain the documents.

It should be noted that publication of this notice does not provide any commercial guarantee that a contract will be concluded. It does not bind the Trust to accept any offer and reserves the right to accept an offer in either whole or part. The Contracting authority is not responsible for any costs incurred by bidders in relation to participation in this process.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Limited

7 Silver Fox Way, Cobalt Business Park

North Shields

NE27 0QJ

Country

United Kingdom