Official UK procurement notice
Bone Conduction · UK public procurement notice
Authority: he Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") Gyle Square (NSS Head Office) (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’) acting through its division National Procurement, is undertaking this procurement of Bone Conduction (‘Products’) as outlined further below on behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 (collectively hereafter referred to as ‘Participating Authorities’).
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How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 16 suppliers · 4 bids on the busiest of 4 lots (0.3 per place) · 4 appointed
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Bone Drive ImplantableAwardedRenewal
We require a range of Bone Drive Implantable Device and specifically related products to be sold across NHS Scotland, directly to individual health boards.
We envisage awarding 4 suppliers on this lot.
Lot #2Bone Drive Non-ImplantableAwardedRenewal
We require a range of to Bone Drive Non-Implantable Devices be sold across NHS Scotland, directly to individual health boards.
We envisage awarding 4 suppliers on this lot.
Lot #3Ossicles DriveAwardedRenewal
We require a range of Ossicles Drive Products to be sold across NHS Scotland, directly to individual health boards.
We envisage awarding 4 suppliers on this lot.
Lot #4ConsumablesAwardedRenewal
We require a range of Consumable products relating to Bone Conduction to be sold across NHS Scotland, directly to individual health boards.
All suppliers who are awarded to lots 1,2 & 3 will be awarded to lots 4 if they submit products within the pricing schedule
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Bone Drive Implantable | 50% | 50% | |
| 2 · Bone Drive Non-Implantable | 50% | 50% | |
| 3 · Ossicles Drive | 50% | 50% | |
| 4 · Consumables | 50% | 50% |
- Price carries 50 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 5 points.
- “Bone Conduction” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 16 suppliers, 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 Mar 2024, 14:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Jun 2024, 09:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Apr 2024 – …
- Authority reference
NP66724- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017230- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04466bFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Framework Agreement has be entered into will not affect the Framework Agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the Framework Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.
Publisher note: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’) acting through its division National Procurement, is undertaking this procurement of (add description here…) (‘Products’) on behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Join Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 (collectively hereafter referred to as ‘Participating Authorities’), where applicable and Scottish Hospices. The estimated values referred to in Section II.1.5 and 11.2.6 covers the 43 months contract duration plus the 2 x 12 months extension period of the framework agreement (SC Ref:766807)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
8 Apr 2024 → 8 Jul 2024 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published4 Jun 2024, 09:52 BST
- Bids must remain valid until8 Jul 2024, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Jun 2024, 09:52 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Bone Drive Implantable
- Signed
- 28 May 2024
- Value
- £6,600,000
- Status
- active
Bone Drive Non-Implantable
- Signed
- 28 May 2024
- Value
- £575,000
- Status
- active
Ossicles Drive
- Signed
- 28 May 2024
- Value
- £581,000
- Status
- active
Consumables
- Signed
- 28 May 2024
- Value
- £6
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Bone Drive Implantable | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Bone Drive Non-Implantable | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · Ossicles Drive | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 4 · Consumables | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheiriff Court HouseReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- Cochlear Europe LimitedFramework contractor
- MED-EL UK Ltd.Framework contractor
- Oticon LimitedFramework contractor
- Starkey Laboratories LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria