Official UK procurement notice
Electrosurgical · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe supply of Electrosurgical Equipment, such as Electrosurgical Units, Smoke Evacuation
Systems, including any accessories and training, as well as single use Electrosurgical Consumables such as Diathermy Pencils, Active
Electrodes, Biopsy Forceps and Patient Return Electrodes (‘Products’) on behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health
Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS Organisation.
CPV: Electrical, electromagnetic and mechanical treatment · Electrosurgical unit · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products · Smoke-extraction equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 10 suppliers · 14 bids on the busiest of 4 lots (1.4 per place) · 15 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · win at most 4 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Electrosurgical Units (ESU)CancelledRenewal
The supply of Electrosurgical Units (ESU), suitable for use in a wide range of operating procedures for adult and paediatric services, typically in operating theatres (General, Urology, Gynaecology, Neurosurgery etc). Electrosurgical Units (ESU) must have a wide range of modes of operation (including cutting, coagulation and blending), with a wide range of power levels and waveform types. They must be able to be used with a wide range of surgical instruments, including both monopolar and bipolar instruments for open and laparoscopic procedures.
Lot #2Surgical Smoke Extraction SystemsCancelledRenewal
The supply of surgical smoke evacuation systems used to capture the smoke generated during open surgical and erbium procedures in which there is tissue ablation (e.g. laser surgery, electrocautery etc.)
Lot #3Single Use Diathermy ConsumablesCancelledRenewal
The supply of single use diathermy consumables including the following; single-use hand control pencils designed to remove tissue and control pencils designed to remove tissue and control bleeding by use of high-frequency electrical current including various disposable active electrode options, single-use patient return electrodes and single use bipolar forceps for use with Electrosurgical Units.
Lot #4Argon plasma coagulation consumablesCancelledRenewal
The supply of Argon Plasma Coagulation Consumables.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Electrosurgical Units (ESU) | 50% | 50% | |
| 2 · Surgical Smoke Extraction Systems | 50% | 50% | |
| 3 · Single Use Diathermy Consumables | 50% | 50% | |
| 4 · Argon plasma coagulation consumables | 50% | 50% |
- Economic & financial standing
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) regulations 2015.
Minimum: In order to confirm Potential Framework Participants economic and financial capacity the Authority may request some, or all of the following: (1) Appropriate statements from the Potential Framework Participant's bankers or where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk…
- Price carries 50 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 5 points.
- “Electrosurgical” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, 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 · 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
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Nov 2022, 09:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Jan 2024, 08:52 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Dec 2022 – …
- Authority reference
NP172-22- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000285- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037e4eFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority will notify economic operators who submitted a tender or (where no deselection notification has previously been made)
applied to be selected to tender, of its decision to award the framework agreement which notification will contain among other information,
a summary of the reasons why the economic operator was unsuccessful. The notification will incorporate a ‘standstill period’ of a
minimum of 10 clear calendar days (or a minimum of 15 if the communication method used is not electronic) between the date on which
the authority despatches the notice(s) and the date on which the authority proposes to conclude the relevant framework agreement. The
bringing of court proceedings against the authority during the standstill period will automatically continue the prohibition on entering into
the framework agreement until the court proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of, or the court, by interim order, brings to
an end the prohibition. The remedies that may be awarded by the courts before the framework agreement has been entered into include the
setting aside of the decision to award the framework agreement to the winning tenderer(s). The bringing of court proceedings against the
Authority after the framework agreement has been entered into will not affect the framework agreement unless grounds for the imposition
of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be
awarded by the courts where the framework agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages. Economic operators are
entitled to write to the authority after receipt of the notification should they require further clarification.
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project Code is 20933. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http:// www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http:// www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361 A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Potential Framework Participants will be requested to provide details of any community benefits that will result from their organisation being awarded to the Framework. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 19321. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361 A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: In accordance with the Procurement Reform Act 2014, Potential Framework Participants will be requested to provide details of any community benefits that will result from their organisation being awarded to the Framework (SC Ref:743059)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 7 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
7 Dec 2022 → 5 Jan 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown7 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened7 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published5 Jan 2024, 08:52 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Jan 2024, 08:52 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £6,400,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Electrosurgical Units (ESU)
- Signed
- 10 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Surgical Smoke Extraction Systems
- Signed
- 10 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Single Use Diathermy Consumables
- Signed
- 10 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Argon plasma coagulation consumables
- Signed
- 10 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Electrosurgical Units (ESU) | 9bids · 9 electronic | 6 | — | — |
| 2 · Surgical Smoke Extraction Systems | 11bids · 11 electronic | 9 | — | — |
| 3 · Single Use Diathermy Consumables | 14bids · 14 electronic | 12 | — | — |
| 4 · Argon plasma coagulation consumables | 4bids · 4 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
15 commercial parties on the notice- Avicenna Surgical LimitedFramework contractor
- Bolton Surgical Ltd.Framework contractor
- Braun and Company LimitedFramework contractor
- ConMed UKFramework contractor
- ERBE Medical UK Ltd.Framework contractor
- Eakin Surgical LtdFramework contractor
- Eurosurgical LtdFramework contractor
- Fannin (UK) Ltd. Part of DCC VitalFramework contractor
- Johnson & Johnson Medical LtdFramework contractor
- Meditech SystemsFramework contractor
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- Medtronic LimitedFramework contractor
- Olympus KeyMedFramework contractor
- RB MedicalFramework contractor
- SRA DEVELOPMENTS LTD T/A BOWA MEDICAL UKFramework contractor
- Stryker UK LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria