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Published 26 May 2023, 11:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Contrast Media · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Velindre NHS Trust, NHS Shared Services Partnership — Procurement Services (on behalf of All Wales Health Boards and Trusts) (NHS & healthcare)

GoodsOpen procedure

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UKWales (UKL)

Published estimate£12,329,124≈ £3.1m / year

Submissions closed 3 Jul 2023awarded 31 Aug 2023

Awarded to Bayer Plc +3 more4 awards

Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Oct 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 Nov 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contrast Media

CPV: Pharmaceutical products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrs

Contract period: 1 Nov 2023 – 31 Oct 2027 (4 yrs)

Delivery: UK, Wales

Extensions: Retendered after 4 year contractVariant bids: 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: 100Social value: 15

Published sub-criteria (4)

Financial (overall cost of contract): 50
Price: 40
Price stability: 10
Social Value/Community Benefits: 15

Published award criteria (5)

Product Quality/Acceptability: Pass/Fail
Financial (overall cost of contract): 50
Social Value/Community Benefits: 15
Price: 40
Price stability: 10

Conditions of participation1

Suitability
Any supplier may be disqualified who does not respond to the following in the
requisite manner:
1. ENTERING GENERAL Qualification SUPPLIER INFORMATION NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services utilizes Sell2Wales to manage and assess general prequalification information in the form of a profile.
Candidates are requested to Register company information on the Sell2Wales website at ww.sell2wales.co.uk.
1. SUBMISSION OF TENDER AND PROCUREMENT SPECIFIC INFORMATION
(i)Candidates should register on the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services eTendering portal etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs ↗
(ii) Once registered, candidates must submit their tender as follows a) login to NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services eTendering portal b) select 'Respond to OJEU advert and ITT c) select 'ITTs Open To All Suppliers' d) access listing relating to the contract (title Lenalidomide) and view details e) click on 'Express Interest' button in the 'Actions' box on the left hand side of the page
(iii) Once you have expressed interest, the ITT will move to 'My ITTs', where you can download additional documentation and where you can construct your reply as instructed. You must then publish your reply using the publish button
(iv) For any support in submitting your tender, please contact the eTendering helpdesk on 08000112470 or at [email protected]

What this means for your bid

Price carries 100 of 115 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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: 26 May 2023, 11:41 BST
Last source update: 28 Sept 2023, 10:52 BST
Award evaluation window: 3 Jul 2023 – …
Authority reference: PAD-OJEU-52944
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-028591
Classification (CPV): Pharmaceutical products
Delivery area: UKWales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03cfbf Find a Tender

Publisher note: 1. The contracting authority reserves the right to use an electronic reverse auction. 2. If and when this requirement is offered for tender, this may be done in whole or in part via electronic means using the internet. 3. The contracting authority is not bound to award a contract in whole or part. 4. The contracting authority will not bear the tender costs of any of the tenderers. 5. In reference to I.1.9 (Variants) to the extent permitted, if at all, in the tender documents. 6. This notice is being placed by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership – Procurement Services. For the purpose of this procurement, the awarding authority will be Velindre NHS Trust. 7. This advertisement is placed by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services on behalf of participating LHB's/Trusts in Wales for the totality of those LHB/Trust specific contractual arrangements. 8. The Framework to be let for 48 months

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs/ ↗

Submission deadline: 3 Jul 2023, 10:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Participation fee: document
Bids opened: 3 Jul 2023, 10:01 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs/ ↗

Timeline

3 Jul 2023 → 1 Nov 2023 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
3 Jul 2023, 10:00 BST
Bids opened
3 Jul 2023, 10:01 BST
Notice published
28 Sept 2023, 10:52 BST
Contract starts
1 Nov 2023

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
28 Sept 2023, 10:52 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 4

Awarded value £15,087,9054 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 5

Contracts signed 4latest 31 Aug 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Bayer Plc	£911,435 †	—	Awarded
BRACCO UK LTD	£843,523 †	—	Awarded
GE Healthcare	£12,849,974 †	—	Awarded
GUERBET LABORATORIES LIMITED	£482,973 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contrast Media · Bayer Plc
Signed
31 Aug 2023
Value
£911,435
Period
… – 31 Oct 2027
Status
active
Contrast Media · BRACCO UK LTD
Signed
31 Aug 2023
Value
£843,523
Period
… – 31 Oct 2027
Status
active
Contrast Media · GE Healthcare
Signed
31 Aug 2023
Value
£12,849,974
Period
… – 31 Oct 2027
Status
active
Contrast Media · GUERBET LABORATORIES LIMITED
Signed
31 Aug 2023
Value
£482,973
Period
… – 31 Oct 2027
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Velindre NHS Trust, NHS Shared Services Partnership — Procurement Services (on behalf of All Wales Health Boards and Trusts)

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Procurement Services, 4th Floor, Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services (as hosted by Velindre NHS Trust)Review body Cardiff
Velindre NHS Trust, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership — Procurement Services (on behalf of All Wales LHB's and TrustsReview body Cardiff

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties on the notice

Bayer PlcAwarded supplier 400 South Oak Way, Green Park, Reading, Berkshire, UK, RG2 6AD
Bracco UK LtdAwarded supplier The Oxford Science Park, Magdalen Centre, Robert Robinson Ave, Littlemore, Oxford, UK, OX4 4GA
GE HealthcareAwarded supplier Pollards Wood, Nightingales Lane, Chalfont St Gil, Buckinghamshire, UK, HP8 4SP
Guerbet Laboratories LtdAwarded supplier Avon House, 435 Stratford Road, Shirley, UK, B90 4AA

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