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Published 4 Dec 2024, 13:59 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Theatre Swab Counting System [5170458]

Official notice

Authority: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service (Central government)·Consortium: 8 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,023,750exc. VAT4.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 10 Jan 2025awarded 7 Mar 2025
Awarded to Central Medical Supplies Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Theatre Swab Counting System [5170458]

  • Recurrence: March 2025

CPV: Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Theatre Swab Counting System [5170458] Additional information: As stated in the…AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,023,750

Theatre Swab Counting System [5170458] Additional information: As stated in the Contract Notice, the Estimated Total Value is the upper value of a range which includes extension options and contingency for potential future requirements. The Total Value of this procurement is the awarded value and is the upper value of a range £329,400 to £1,070,550 which includes all extension options and contingency for future requirements as provided for within the tender documents. This is not a condition of contract or a guarantee of a level of business

Extensions: Option to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months · Option to extend for any period(s) up to and including 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

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
  • Price

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · March 2025
First published
4 Dec 2024, 13:59 GMT
Last source update
7 Mar 2025, 14:30 GMT
Award evaluation window
10 Jan 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008369
Classification (CPV)
Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c22f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: In section I.2, it is stated that this procurement is a joint procedure and contract award is by a Central Purchasing Body. This contract is not a joint contract, it is a Central Purchasing Body Contract operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the participants listed in section 1.1

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
10 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
10 Jan 2025, 15:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Jan 2025 → 9 Jul 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    10 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    10 Jan 2025, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    7 Mar 2025, 14:30 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    9 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Mar 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Mar 2025, 14:30 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    7 Mar 2025, 14:30 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,070,5501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Central Medical Supplies LimitedSMEContract£1,070,550 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

8 public bodies on the notice

Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 14-16 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, UK, BT2 7BAContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria