Official UK procurement notice
Women's Healthy Start Vitamins
Authority: NHS Business Services Authority (Central government)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFramework Agreement for the manufacture and supply of Women's Healthy Start Vitamins
CPV: Vitamins
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · 2 with a published value (£4,400,000 together)Lot #13. Technical Envelope (Lot 1 - Women's Vitamins)AwardedRenewal UK, North EastPublished value£1,200,000
Framework Agreement for the manufacture and supply of the Women's Healthy Start Vitamins
Lot #24. Technical Envelope (Lot 2 - Children's Vitamins)Renewal North EastPublished value£3,200,000
Children's vitamins
Lot #35. Commercial EnvelopeRenewal North EastLot estimate not published
Healthy Start Vitamins
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Cost: 30%
- Quality including Social Value: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality including Social Value: 70%
- Cost: 30%
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 17 Mar 2023, 15:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Nov 2023, 15:03 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Apr 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033080- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b3f5Find a Tender
Publisher note: The value in section II.2.6 is an estimate of the value over the term of the Contract. <br/><br/>Please note that all dates and figures in this notice are approximate and subject to change.<br/><br/>Any resulting framework agreement will be considered as made in England according to English Law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts;<br/><br/>The Contracting Authority is not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in or tendering for this framework agreement including but not limited to where the award procedure is cancelled or adjusted for any reason.<br/><br/>No reimbursement of costs shall be available. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in sterling and all payments made in relation to the procurement must be in sterling.<br/><br/>Grouping of bidders may be required to form a separate limited liability company or other legal form and/or one that takes full responsibility and/or liability and/or confirm that each takes joint and several liability.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 31 Mar 2023
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 1440 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Apr 2023, 13:00 BST
Timeline
31 Mar 2023 → 23 Apr 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline31 Mar 2023
- Bids opened17 Apr 2023, 13:00 BST
- Notice published8 Nov 2023, 15:03 GMT
- Contract starts23 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 Nov 2023, 10:10 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · 3. Technical Envelope (Lot 1 - Women's Vitamins)2 awards | |||
| Cuttlefish LimitedSMESubcontracting: Manufacture of the vitamins | — | — | Awarded |
| IVC Brunel Healthcare Manufacturing Limited | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 033080-2023-1 · IVC Brunel Healthcare Manufacturing Limited
- Signed
- 6 Nov 2023
- Value
- £1,100,000
- Period
- … – 22 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
Contract 033001-2023-1 · Cuttlefish LimitedSME
- Signed
- 26 Oct 2023
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Period
- … – 22 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · 3. Technical Envelope (Lot 1 - Women's Vitamins) | 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Cuttlefish LimitedAwarded supplier
- IVC Brunel Healthcare Manufacturing LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.