Official UK procurement notice
Continence Goods and Services 2024
Authority: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust ("MSE") (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionA Framework Agreement for the supply of Continence Goods & Services. The duration of the framework is 4 years (3 year initial term with the option to extend for 12 months). The framework is split into the following lots:
- Lot 1: Bulk Provision of Continence Goods and Services
The scope of this lot includes:
- Wearable continence products
- Washable and disposable underpads
- Clinical support
- Bulk delivery service.
- Lot 2: Home Delivery Provision of Continence Goods & Services
The scope of this lot includes:
- Wearable continence products
- Washable and disposable underpads
- Clinical support
- IT management system
- Home delivery service
- Lot 3A: Continence & Pelvic Health Accessories
The following products are included within the scope of this lot, however, this list is not exhaustive:
- Faecal management products
- Skincare
- Pelvic health products
Products supplied in this lot will be delivered to a central location designated by the Participating Authority.
- Lot 3B: Home Delivery Provision of Continence & Pelvic Health Accessories
The scope of this lot includes all the products listed under lot 3A, however, products supplied in this lot will be delivered directly to patients in the community, including individuals' homes, residential and nursing homes.
- Lot 4: Aggregated Lot
This lot facilitates the provision to permit Participating Authorities to tailor bespoke products and service specifications to accommodate their requirements and contractually commit in advance to purchasing a specified value and/or volume of their requirements. Requirements can be in any combination of more than one lot of the Framework. All successful suppliers are automatically awarded.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI) The terms and conditions of this Agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this Agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE.
- Recurrence: 3 years
CPV: Bags for urine · Balloon catheters · Catheter accessories · Catheters · Collection bag · Collector and collection bags, drainage and kits · Disposable personal wipes · Home delivery of incontinence products · Incontinence kit · Medical clothing · Miscellaneous medical devices and products · Para-pharmaceutical creams or lotions · +2 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 9 bids on the busiest of 5 lots · 9 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value · win at most 5 of themEvery one of these 5 lots carries the same published figure, £20,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Bulk Provision of Continence Goods and ServicesAwardedRenewalceiling above
The scope of this lot includes:
- Wearable continence products
- Washable and disposable underpads
- Clinical support
- Bulk delivery service.
Lot #2Home Delivery Provision of Continence Goods and ServicesAwardedRenewalceiling above
The scope of this lot includes:
- Wearable continence products
- Washable and disposable underpads
- Clinical support
- IT management system
- Home delivery service
Lot #3Aggregated LotAwardedRenewalceiling above
This lot facilitates the provision to permit Participating Authorities to tailor bespoke products and service specification to accommodate their requirements and contractually commit in advance to purchasing a specified value and/or volume of their requirements.
Under this Lot the Participating Authority(ies) will define their requirement for goods and/or services which can be in any combination of more than one Lot of the Framework Agreement.
All successful suppliers will be automatically awarded to this Lot. The procurement exercise will be open to all awarded suppliers.
Lot #4Continence and Pelvic Health AccessoriesAwardedRenewalceiling above
The following products are included within the scope of this lot, however, this list is not exhaustive:
- Penile sheaths
- Meatal dilators
- Catheters (including indwelling and intermittent catheters, catheter bags and night bags, catheter valves, external catheters)
- Bed pans and urinals (including unisex urinals, male urinals, female urinals)
- Male urethral control devices
- Sportswear
- Trans-anal irrigation systems
- Digital continence care (including smart protection devices)
- Faecal products (including faecal management systems, faecal collectors, faecal plugs/inserts)
- Skincare (including barrier creams, sprays, films, soaps, wipes)
- Bladder washout products
- Disposal solutions
- Lubricants
- Urine meters
- Pelvic health products
Products supplied in this lot will be delivered to a central location designated by the Participating Authority
Lot #5Home Delivery Provision of Continence and Pelvic Health AccessoriesAwardedRenewalceiling above
The following products are included within the scope of this lot, however, this list is not exhaustive:
- Penile sheaths
- Meatal dilators
- Catheters (including indwelling and intermittent catheters, catheter bags and night bags, catheter valves, external catheters)
- Bed pans and urinals (including unisex urinals, male urinals, female urinals)
- Male urethral control devices
- Sportswear
- Trans-anal irrigation systems
- Digital continence care (including smart protection devices)
- Faecal products (including faecal management systems, faecal collectors, faecal plugs/inserts)
- Skincare (including barrier creams, sprays, films, soaps, wipes)
- Bladder washout products
- Disposal solutions
- Lubricants
- Urine meters
- Pelvic health products
Products supplied in this lot will be delivered directly to patients in the community, including individuals' homes, residential and nursing homes.
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).
- Suitability
HTE may request such information as may be requested pursuant to Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Details are provided in the ITT Guidance Document.
- “Continence Goods and Services 2024” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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 · 3 years
- First published
- 30 Aug 2024, 11:07 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2025, 12:59 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Sept 2024 – …
- Authority reference
SF053437- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010389- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0496a6Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
HTE incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. There were no unsuccessful tenderers.
Publisher note: HTE is undertaking central purchasing body activities in carrying out this tender exercise by virtue of its partnership with MSE. Notwithstanding HTE's relationship with MSE, it is HTE conducting this tender exercise and all enquiries should be directed to HTE as confirmed in Section 1 above. MSE and not HTE will execute the resultant framework agreement with successful bidders. The bodies to whom the use of this Agreement will be open include all contracting authorities in the UK as defined in Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as may be updated from time to time. In particular, the following entities in the UK (particularly those of a health and/or social care nature) are envisaged as Agreement users: Public sector classification guide and forward work plan Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk) To view the list, use the downloadable spreadsheet. This list includes each organisation's successors and assigns, any equivalent organisations and associated organisation created due to any organisational changes. This Agreement will be open to any bodies or organisations operating in the UK of a health, and/or social care nature or which have a similar procurement need, and/or any UK based central government authority listed at Annex I of Directive 2014/24/EU, in respect of any goods or services to any of the above listed organisation.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 14 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 6 Sept 2024, 11:00 BST
Timeline
6 Sept 2024 → 20 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Bids opened6 Sept 2024, 11:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown14 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published20 Mar 2025, 12:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Sept 2024- Deadline moved to 4 Oct 2024, 11:00 BST3 Sept 2024, 13:06 BST+28 days · was 6 Sept 2024, 11:00 BST
- Deadline moved to 14 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST24 Sept 2024, 14:16 BST+10 days · was 4 Oct 2024, 11:00 BST
- Buyer details updated24 Sept 2024, 14:16 BST
- Status changed to complete20 Mar 2025, 12:59 GMT
- Buyer details updated20 Mar 2025, 12:59 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of expressions of interest · IV.2.2 | 6 Sept 2024 | 4 Oct 2024 | +28 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 6 Sept 2024 | 4 Oct 2024 | +28 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of expressions of interest · IV.2.2 | 4 Oct 2024 | 14 Oct 2024 | +10 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 4 Oct 2024 | 14 Oct 2024 | +10 d |
2 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-08: 1 release · 30 Aug 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 5 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £20,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Bulk Provision of Continence Goods and Services
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Home Delivery Provision of Continence Goods and Services
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Continence and Pelvic Health Accessories
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Home Delivery Provision of Continence and Pelvic Health Accessories
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Aggregated Lot
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Bulk Provision of Continence Goods and Services | 7bids | 4 | — | — |
| 2 · Home Delivery Provision of Continence Goods and Services | 4bids | 2 | — | — |
| 3 · Aggregated Lot | 9bids | 6 | — | — |
| 4 · Continence and Pelvic Health Accessories | 5bids | 4 | — | — |
| 5 · Home Delivery Provision of Continence and Pelvic Health Accessories | 3bids | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust ("MSE")Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
- HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf ofContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Legal Department - HealthTrust Europe LLPMediation bodyReview body
- Legal Department, HealthTrust EuropeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
9 commercial parties on the notice- Abena UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Critical Healthcare LtdFramework contractor
- Elidah Inc.Framework contractor
- Essity UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Medline Industries LimitedFramework contractor
- Ontex Healthcare UK LimitedFramework contractor
- PROSYS INTERNATIONAL LTDFramework contractor
- Vernacare International LimitedFramework contractor
- iMEDicare LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria