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Published 1 Oct 2021, 13:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Contract for the Provision of an Orthotics Service, Bespoke/Made to Measure Orthoses, and Orthoses Repairs and Adaptions (Issue 2)

Official notice

Authority: Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management (Central government)

Framework agreement2 lotsGoodsOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 31 Jul 2020
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Northumbria Healthcare Trust (the Trust) has awarded the provision of an orthotics service with the supply of bespoke and made to measure orthoses and the repair and adaption of orthoses. Off the shelf/standard orthoses will be stipulated by the Trust and an approved list of stock items will be provided.

The tender was divided into two Lots for the requirements:

Lot 1 – Orthotics Service Provision and Bespoke/Made to Measure Orthoses

Lot 2 – Repairs and Adaptions to Orthoses

CPV: Health services · Orthopaedic supplies

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
9 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 2 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Orthotics Service Provision and Bespoke/Made to Measure OrthosesAwarded

1100 orthotic clinics per year across all sites, equating to a maximum of 3326 hours

Delivery: North East
Lot #2Repairs and Adaptions to OrthosesAwarded

The Lot 2 provider will be required to repair and adapt orthoses as requested by the Orthotist (Lot 1 Service Provider) or Trust’s Orthotics Officer.

Delivery: North East

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Contract for the Provision of an Orthotics Service, Bespoke/Made to…” 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
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Oct 2021, 13:52 BST
Last source update
1 Oct 2021, 13:52 BST
Authority reference
DN405030
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-024448
Classification (CPV)
Health servicesOrthopaedic supplies
Delivery area
North East (UKC2)
Official registry OCID
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Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 9busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 31 Jul 2020

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

Contracts

  • Contract for the Provision of an Orthotics Service, Bespoke/Made to Measure Orthoses, and Orthoses Repairs and Adaptions (Issue 2)

    Signed
    31 Jul 2020
    Value
    £1,845,268
    Status
    active
  • Repairs and Adaptations

    Signed
    30 Jun 2020
    Value
    £272,100
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Orthotics Service Provision and Bespoke/Made to Measure Orthoses9bids———
2 · Repairs and Adaptions to Orthoses9bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth County Hall, Morpeth, North East, NE61 2EFContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.