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Published 14 Aug 2023, 13:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Additive Solutions for the Suspension of Blood Products Framework Agreement

Official notice

Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)

Framework agreement4 lotsGoodsOpen procedure
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: South West (UKK11)
Framework ceiling (notional)£8,000,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 19 Sept 2023awarded 21 Nov 2023
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Establishment of a Framework Agreement with the following Blood Establishments as<br/>beneficiaries - NHS Blood and Transplant; the Welsh Blood Service (WBS); the Northern<br/>Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (NIBTS); the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service<br/>(SNBTS); the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood (ARCL), the New Zealand Blood Service<br/>(NZBS) and the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS).<br/>Additive Solutions for the Suspension of Blood Products:<br/>Lot 1: Additive solution for the suspension of pooled platelets, granulocytes and other<br/>components derived from whole blood; Additive solution for the suspension of single donor<br/>apheresis derived platelets;<br/>Lot 2: SAGM solution for the routine washing and re-suspension of red cells<br/>during the production of specialist blood components in accordance with the Guidelines for<br/>the Blood Transfusion Services in the UK details of which can be found at the following<br/>website www.transfusionguidelines.org/red-book ↗

  • Recurrence: 48 Months

CPV: Blood-transfusion supplies

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
2 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Platelet Additive Solution (PAS-E)CancelledRenewalPublished value£6,600,000

PAS-E. Additive solution for the suspension of pooled platelets (derived from whole blood),<br/> granulocytes and other components. Additive Solution for the suspension of single donor<br/> apheresis derived platelets.

Delivery: South West · United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand
Extensions: 2 x 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
33194220 Blood-transfusion supplies
Lot #2Saline Adenine Glucose Mannitol (SAG-M)CancelledRenewalPublished value£960,000

SAG-M solution for the routine washing and re-suspension of red cells during the production of specialist blood products in accordance with the Guidelines for the Blood Transfusion Services in the UK details of which can be found at the following website www.transfusionguidelines.org/red-book ↗

Delivery: South West · United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand
Extensions: 2 x 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
33194220 Blood-transfusion supplies
Lot #33.3 Technical Requirement: Lot 3 (PAS-C)RenewalPublished value£123,000

PAS-C. Additive Solution for the suspension of washed platelets

Delivery: South West · United Kingdom
Extensions: 2 x 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
33194220 Blood-transfusion supplies
Lot #43.4 Technical Requirement: Lot 4 (Saline for Serum Eye drop dilution)RenewalPublished value£30,000

Saline 0.9% for Infusion for the dilution of serum eye drops

Delivery: South West · United Kingdom and Australia
Extensions: 2 x 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
33194220 Blood-transfusion supplies

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 10%Price: 90%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality/Social Value: 10%
  • Cost: 90%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Compliance to Technical Specification: Pass/Fail
  • Quality/Social Value: 10
  • Cost: 90
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Additive Solutions for the Suspension of Blood Products Framework…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 48 Months
First published
14 Aug 2023, 13:52 BST
Last source update
20 Dec 2023, 14:23 GMT
Award evaluation window
19 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference
C232783
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-037491
Classification (CPV)
Blood-transfusion supplies
Delivery area
South West (UKK11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ef7d Find a Tender

Publisher note: Award Value relates to the initial 4-year contract and the 2 x 12 month extension options

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Appointment period ends
19 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

19 Sept 2023 → 15 Jan 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    19 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    20 Dec 2023, 14:23 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    15 Jan 2024, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Dec 2023, 14:23 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 3latest 21 Nov 2023

3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Platelet Additive Solution PAS-E

    Signed
    21 Nov 2023
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Platelet Additive Solution PAS-E

    Signed
    21 Nov 2023
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • SAGM

    Signed
    21 Nov 2023
    Value
    £1,500,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic0—£8,000,000 – £9,100,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Blood and Transplant

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 500 North Bristol Park, Bristol, South West, BS34 7QHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • MacoPharma GMP.bFramework contractor 200 Chausse Fernand Forest, 59200 Tourcoing, France, 59200 Tourcoing, FR, 59200
  • MacoPharma GMP.bFramework contractor 200 Chausse Fernand Forest, 59200 Tourcoing, France, Tourcoing, FR, 59200
  • Terumo BCT Europe NVFramework contractor Ikaroslaan 41, 1930 Zavebten, Belgium, 1930 Zavebten, BE, 1930

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.