Official UK procurement notice
Distribution of Advanced Wound Care Products (SBS10518)
Authority: NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework Agreement.
As an Accredited Framework Provider under the NHS England Accredited Scheme, NHS SBS intends to work with other NHS England Accredited Framework Providers to put in place a Framework Agreement for the Distribution of Advanced Wound Care Products that aligns with the Accreditation Programme standards which will be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations.
Our Approved Organisation list can be found on:
www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-a… ↗
We are committed to working with suppliers who are dedicated to Sustainability and Social Value and there will be a significant weighting on these elements in the tender.
CPV: Courier services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS SBS are seeking the successful Bidder(s) to provide the Distribution of Advanced…Planned
NHS SBS are seeking the successful Bidder(s) to provide the Distribution of Advanced Wound Care Products. Additional information: Please see description in the main contract objective on the Request for Information (RFI). The new Framework, subject to review and change, is expected to go live shortly after the expiry of the existing Framework Agreement (REF: SBS10142) on 1ST August 2025.
Please see the link above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses via the SAP Ariba RFI
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Aug 2024, 16:06 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Aug 2024, 16:06 BST
- Authority reference
SBS10518- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-025479- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048a06Find a Tender
Publisher note: This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to signal an intention to commence market engagement with those within the Distribution of Advanced Wound Care Products market. Please complete the RFI via the SAP Ariba portal. Should you have access issues, please contact [email protected] for a digital copy. NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) reserves the right to withdraw this notice at any time. NHS SBS is not bound to accept any proposals submitted by Bidders and is not liable for any costs incurred as a result of Bidders engaging with this process. This early market engagement exercise does not guarantee that a Procurement will take place and NHS SBS reserves the right to defer from any Procurement entirely. NHS SBS intends to hold market engagement sessions during September 2024 with industry experts and suppliers interested in potentially bidding for the resulting Framework Agreement. NHS SBS will use an eSourcing system for any procurement activity undertaken subsequent to this PIN and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is SAP Ariba. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a Framework Agreement if invited to do so. The value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over 4 years from 03/08/2025 The date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please monitor Find a Tender Service https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search for the publication of the relevant high value contract notice.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
12 Aug 2024 → 27 Nov 2024 · 2 dates- Notice published12 Aug 2024, 16:06 BST
- Tender notice expected27 Nov 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.