Official UK procurement notice
128,670 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Defence Medical Academy (DMA) delivers and sources training to meet the requirements of the Defence Medical Services (DMS). Anatomical models have been used to enhance training and introduce medical personnel to realistic instruction and procedures in trauma management scenarios.
Specifically the Authority requires a 3 year contract for the provision of the following consumables: Neck Skins, combo larynx, needle decompression pads, standard chest drain pads that are compatible with the anatomical models already owned by the Authority.
CPV: Medical kits
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “128,670” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 May 2024, 15:12 BST
- Last source update
- 3 May 2024, 15:12 BST
- Authority reference
708422451- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-014386- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04574dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The Authority previously contracted with Limbs and Things Ltd for x3 Anatomical Models and consumables.
The Authority are now looking to place a contract for consumable parts only for these models, that enable the support of training which introduces medical personnel to realistic instruction and procedures in trauma management scenarios.
There are many providers for Anatomical Models within the UK however there is a high level of uncertainty around the compatibility of consumables manufactured by different suppliers. Limbs and Things manufacture and distribute their own products and therefore their consumables are specifically compatible with the models already owned by The Authority.
In accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 this procurement falls under Regulation 32 (5)(b);
“For additional deliveries by the original supplier which are intended either as a partial replacement of supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance.”
Because of this The Authority believes that contracting with an alternative supplier would result in incompatibility consumables and provide disproportionate technical difficulties to continue the training required for medical personnel as well as the potential to incur additional costs to purchase the compatible consumables.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Anatomical Model Consumables
- Signed
- 2 May 2024
- Value
- £128,670
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- DMS WhittingtonReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Limbs & Things LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.