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Published 10 Jan 2022, 22:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement for Diagnostic Equipment, Consumables and Services

Official notice

Authority: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (“UHCW”) (NHS & healthcare)

Framework agreement9 lotsGoodsOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£400,000,000total for 9 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 25 Jan 2022
Lots 9see the lot list below

What is being bought9 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

HealthTrust Europe is seeking to establish a framework for the supply of Diagnostic Equipment, Consumables and Services.

A comprehensive range of diagnostic equipment, consumables and services will be available through the framework which includes but not limited to pathology, radiology, ultrasound, patient monitoring devices, point of care testing, defibrillation and video scopes.

In addition to aforementioned, the resulting framework agreement will also be for the provision of managed maintenance services options.

CPV: Blood-grouping reagents · Blood-testing reagents · Bone densitometers · CAT scanners · CT scanners · Cardiac-monitoring devices · Centrifuges · Chemical reagents · Colposcope · Defibrillator · Dental X-ray · Diagnostic X-ray system · +37 more

Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure

9 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Diagnostic Equipment Managed ServicesRenewal

This Lot will provide managed services for any product included within this framework agreement within Lots 2 - 9 (excluding Lot 8).

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 2 years.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Pathology Analysers and Laboratory EquipmentRenewal

This Lot is for the provision of Pathology Analysers, including equipment, reagents, ancillary reagents, consumables and associated services required for the effective operation of the Pathology Analysers. This Lot also includes the provision of Laboratory Equipment which includes, but is not limited to, autoclaves, refrigerators and freezers, cabinets, centrifuges, agitators, incubators, mixers, rollers, freezer dryers, hotplates and water baths.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Radiology Equipment and ConsumablesRenewal

This Lot is for the provision of Radiology services that includes equipment, consumables and associated services (maintenance, training and warranty of equipment) required for the effective operation of the Radiology service.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 24 months.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Ultrasound Equipment and ConsumablesRenewal

This Lot is for the provision of Ultrasound services that includes equipment, consumables and associated services (maintenance, training and warranty of equipment) required for the effective operation of the Ultrasound service.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Patient Monitoring Devices and associated consumablesRenewal

This Lot is for the supply of Patient Monitoring Devices encompassing General patient monitoring as well as specialised patient monitoring. This is designed to cover any device that allows the continuous or frequent periodic measurement of physiological processes such as blood pressure, heart rate or respiration rate of a patient. Stress & wellbeing monitoring equipment is also to be included in this tender, as well as any related accessories.

HTE is looking to provide Patient Monitoring Devices to its members. We are looking to provide our members with an encompassing solution that measure medical parameters, including electrocardiography (ECG), respiration, invasive and non-invasive blood pressure, oxygen saturation in human blood (Sp02) and body temperature. We are looking both for vital sign monitoring (ward based) and theatre monitoring. The aim of this tender is to leverage current volumes and consolidate while still meeting the diverse requirements of all our customers.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 24 months.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Video Scopes equipment and associated consumablesRenewal

This lot is for the procurement of scopes, light sources, camera, ultra sound probes and hand control piece, which includes equipment, consumables and associated services to assist with examination, diagnosis and therapy. This tender also covers the supply of visualisation equipment that will aid in the function of the endoscopes and other instruments. Where applicable, the service and maintenance of the devices will also be covered under this lot.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend for up to 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #7Point of Care Testing (POCT)Renewal

This Lot is for the provision of Point of Care Testing Solutions, including equipment, reagents, ancillary reagents, consumables and associated services required for the effective operation of a Point of Care Testing Service by Participating Authorities.

The product groups within this Lot are:

A) Product Group A: Blood Glucose and Ketone Meters, which may include, but not limited to, one or more of:

a. Connected Meters and associated consumables;

b. Non-connected meters and associated consumables.

B) Product Group B: Blood Gas Analysis, which may include, but not limited to, one or more of:

a. Cartridge Based Analysers

b. Non Cartridge Based Analysers

C) Product Group C: Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits, which may include, but not limited to, one or more of:

a. Pregnancy Tests

b. Infectious Diseases

c. Other Rapid Diagnostic Tests

D) Product Group D: Drugs of Abuse Testing, which may include, but not limited to, one or more of:

a. Cassette test kits for Drugs of Abuse

b. Point of Care Analsyers for Drugs of Abuse

E) Product Group E: Urinalysis, which may include, but not limited to, one or more of:

a. Manual Urinalysis Testing

b. Urinalysis Analysers

F) Product Group F: Coagulation testing;

G) Product Group G: HbA1c Testing;

H) Product Group H: Cholesterol Testing;

I) Product Group I: Cardiac Markers Testing;

J) Product Group J: Infectious Disease Testing;

K) Product Group K: Multi-Test POCT systems.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 24 months.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #8Managed Maintenance ServicesRenewal

This Lot is for the provision of Maintenance services that includes equipment, consumables and associated services required for the effective operation of the Maintenance service.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #9Defibrillators and associated consumablesRenewal

This lot is for the supply of Defibrillators and Pads encompassing the following – but not limited to:

  • Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
  • External Defibrillator
  • Manual Internal Defibrillators
  • Chest compression devices
  • Training devices – Utilised in the training environment for lay persons, clinical and non-clinical personnel. To include associated pads, paddles, cables and related accessories.
  • Electrodes, Pads and Paddles
  • Associated Accessories – Batteries, Cables, and other Related Accessories.
  • Managed Service for all the above
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

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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
What this means for your bid
  • “Framework Agreement for Diagnostic Equipment, Consumables and Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Closed
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
10 Jan 2022, 22:45 GMT
Last source update
10 Jan 2022, 22:45 GMT
Award evaluation window
16 Feb 2022 – …
Authority reference
SF052580
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-000695
Classification (CPV)
Blood-grouping reagentsBlood-testing reagentsBone densitometersCAT scannersCT scannersCardiac-monitoring devicesCentrifugesChemical reagentsColposcopeDefibrillator
+39 moreDental X-rayDiagnostic X-ray system
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03094f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: HTE is a central purchasing body who is able to carry out this tender exercise by virtue of its appointment as an agent of UHCW. Notwithstanding HTE’s relationship with UHCW, it is HTE conducting this tender exercise and will execute the resultant framework agreement with successful bidders. The bodies to whom the use of this framework agreement will be open include all contracting authorities in the UK as defined in Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as may be updated from time to time. In particular, the following entities in the UK (particularly those of a health and/or social care nature) are envisaged as framework agreement users: (1)All National Health Service (NHS) bodies in England, including but not limited to (i) acute trusts (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/acutetrustlisting.aspx); (ii) health and care trusts (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx); (iii) mental health trusts (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspx); (iv) clinical commissioning groups (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx); (v) ambulance trusts (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx); (vi) area teams (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx); (vii) special health authorities (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx); (viii) NHS England; and (ix) clinical senates and strategic clinical networks. (2) All NHS bodies in Wales, including but not limited to all; (i) health boards; (ii) NHS trusts; (iii) the national delivery group; (iv) community health councils; and (v) NHS Wales shared services partnership (as listed at http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure. (3) All NHS bodies in Northern Ireland (known as Health & Social Care), including but not limited to: (i) health and social care trusts (as listed at: http://online.hscni.net/?s=Trust); (ii)health agencies (as listed at: http://online.hscni.net/?s=health+agencies); (iii)hospitals (as listed at: http://online.hscni.net/?s=hospitals); (4) Other public bodies, and public corporations (as listed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations). (5) Devolved governmental and parliamentary organisations within the UK, including but not limited to the Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, and Scottish public bodies (as listed at: ttp://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/publicbodies/ about/Bodies), as well as the Welsh Government, Welsh Assembly and Welsh unitary authorities (as listed at: http://www.assembly.wales/en/abthome/role-of-assembly-how-it-works/Pages/governanceof-wales.aspx (6) The Ministry of Defence (as detailed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministryofdefence). Any private sector (i.e. all non-public sector) organisations operating in the United Kingdom and/or any country in the European Union which are of a health and/or social care nature who may also use this framework agreement, including HCA International Limited. This list includes each organisation’s successors and assigns, any equivalent organisations and associated organisation created due to any organisational changes. This framework agreement will be open to any bodies or organisations operating in the UK of a health, and/or social care nature, veterinary or which have a similar procurement need, and/or any UK based central government authority listed at Annex of Directive 2014/24/EU, in respect of any goods or services to any of the above listed organisation. TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI) These terms and conditions include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an activity based income management charge in consideration of the award of this contract and the management and administration by HTE of the overall contractual structure and associated documentation.

How it was run

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Appointment period ends
25 Jan 2022
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
360 days from the deadline
Bids opened
16 Feb 2022, 16:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Jan 2022 → 16 Feb 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    10 Jan 2022, 22:45 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    25 Jan 2022
  3. Bids opened
    16 Feb 2022, 16:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (“UHCW”)

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 19 George Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK, B15 1NUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • HTE Legal TeamReview body Edgbaston

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