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Published 7 Jun 2021, 22:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

East of England Region Home Oxygen Service

Official notice

Authority: Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 21 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£85,000,000≈ £12m / year
Submissions closed 12 Jul 2021
Contract term 7 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this notice is to confirm the outcome of the procurement process for the provision of Home Oxygen Services across the East of England Region. This notice is being published by NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) as the lead commissioner on behalf of the other Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) within the East of England Region. The previous process and notice was published by NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) as the lead CCG on behalf of the other CCGs within the East of England Region prior to the ICBs being established on 1st July 2022.

The contract opportunity notice was published on the Find a Tender Service on 7th June 2021, reference: 2021/S 000-012732.

The advertised East of England Home Oxygen service comprised the following key elements:

  • Responding to requests for the Installation and Supply of Equipment, including identifying and providing the agreed equipment, facilities and services required to perform the contract
  • The ongoing maintenance and servicing of equipment
  • Identifying and processing the re-imbursement of electricity costs
  • Providing business management information as set out within the Contract
  • Installation of equipment and the provision of consumables related to home oxygen supply to service users
  • Provision of a portal which complies with the minimum requirements set out within the Portal Specification contained within the tender documents.
  • The service will be delivered 7 days a week to support the expected increase in patients being discharged from hospital during weekends and bank holidays and reduce the requirement for urgent 4-hour Home Oxygen Order Forms (HOOFs).

CPV: Air cylinders · Breathing apparatus · Compressed-air cylinders · Gas cylinders · Gas-therapy and respiratory devices · Home medical treatment services · Medical breathing devices · Medical gases · Oxygen · Oxygen kits · Oxygen mask · Oxygen therapy unit · +2 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal 7 yrsPublished value£85,000,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2029 (7 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The initial proposed contract period was for 7 years with the option to extend for an additional 36 months. · The contract may be extended for a further 36 months subject to agreement by all parties (extension period 1st April 2029 - 31st March 2032).Variant 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
Quality: 70Price: 130
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
  • price: 100
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
  • Price: 100
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 130 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 13 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
7 Jun 2021, 22:44 BST
Last source update
6 Jun 2023, 17:04 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference
ACE-0453-2021-HWE
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016054
Classification (CPV)
Air cylindersBreathing apparatusCompressed-air cylindersGas cylindersGas-therapy and respiratory devicesHome medical treatment servicesMedical breathing devicesMedical gasesOxygenOxygen kits
+4 moreOxygen maskOxygen therapy unit
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b92d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
12 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
12 Jul 2021, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Jul 2021 → 6 Jun 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Jul 2021, 12:30 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    6 Jun 2023, 17:04 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jun 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Jun 2023, 17:04 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    6 Jun 2023, 17:04 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

21 public bodies on the notice

Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Charter House, Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, East of England, AL8 6JLContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • NHS Basildon and Brentwood Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority Basildon, East of EnglandContact name, email
  • NHS Bedford Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority Silsoe, East of EnglandContact email
  • NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care BoardContracting authority Luton, East of EnglandContact email
  • NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority Cambridgeshire, East of EnglandContact name, email
  • NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care BoardContracting authority Ely, East of EnglandContact email
  • NHS Castle Point and Rochford Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority Rayleigh, East of EnglandContact name, email
  • NHS East and North Herts Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority Welwyn Garden City, East of EnglandContact name, email
  • NHS Herts Valley Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority Hemel Hempstead, East of EnglandContact name, email
  • NHS Ipswich and Suffolk Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority Ipswich, East of EnglandContact name, email
  • NHS Luton Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority Luton, East of EnglandContact email
  • NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority Chelmsford, East of EnglandContact name, email
  • NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care BoardContracting authority Basildon, East of EnglandContact email
  • NHS Norfolk and Waveney CCGContracting authority Norwich, Norfolk, East of EnglandContact name, email
  • NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care BoardContracting authority Norwich, East of EnglandContact email
  • NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority Colchester, East of EnglandContact name, email
  • NHS Southend Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority Southend-on-Sea, East of EnglandContact name, email
  • NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care BoardContracting authority Ipswich, East of EnglandContact email
  • NHS Thurrock Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority Grays, East of EnglandContact name, email
  • NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth Epping, East of EnglandContact email Published organisation website ↗
  • NHS West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority Bury St Edmunds, East of EnglandContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of Justice England and WalesReview body London
  • High Court of Justice for England and WalesReview body London

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