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Published 10 Jan 2022, 22:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement for the Provision of Dental Solutions

Official notice

Authority: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (“UHCW”) (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement6 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£25,000,000total for 6 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 7 Feb 2022awarded 13 Jun 2022
Lots 6see the lot list below

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This Tender is to establish a Framework Agreement for the Provision of Dental Solutions and will encompass the following Lots:

Lot (1) Dental Solutions Managed Service

Lot (2) Orthodontic Materials

Lot (3) Dental Implants, Biologics and Facial Aesthetics

Lot (4) Outsourced Dental Laboratory Services

Lot (5) Dental Consumables

Lot (6) Dental Equipment and Digital Dental Technologies (inclusive of Repairs and Maintenance)

Lot (7) Mini-Competition

The duration of the Framework Agreement will be 3 years for the initial period with an option of extending for up to 12 months.

CPV: Acrylic teeth · Dental X-ray · Dental and subspecialty instruments and devices · Dental chairs · Dental consumables · Dental implant · Dental impression accessories · Dental kits · Dental practice and related services · Dental prophylaxis accessories · Dental workstations · Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use · +6 more

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
5 bids on the busiest of 5 lots · 5 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · all with a published value

Every one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £5,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Framework Agreement with Access Pricing Via Direct Award for the Provision of Dental SolutionsAwardedRenewalceiling above

Under this Lot the supplier will provide the Provision of Dental Solutions (One-Stop-Shop) incorporating the following Goods and Services:

  • Dental Consumables
  • Dental Equipment (inclusive of any ongoing Repairs, Maintenance) and Total Asset Management
  • Dental Software Solutions
  • Dental Workforce
  • Digital Dental Technologies
  • Turn-Key Solutions
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents · There is an option to extend for a further 12 months.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Framework Agreement with Access Pricing Via Direct Award for the Provision of Dental SolutionsAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000

Under this Lot the supplier will provide Orthodontic Materials

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents · Extension option of up to 12 months.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Framework Agreement with Access Pricing Via Direct Award for the Provision of Dental SolutionsAwardedRenewalceiling above

Under this Lot the supplier will provide Dental Implants, Biologics and Facial Aesthetics:

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents · Extension option of up to 12 months.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Framework Agreement with Access Pricing Via Direct Award for the Provision of Dental SolutionsRenewalPublished value£3,000,000

Under this Lot the supplier will provide Outsourced Dental Laboratory Services

TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI) The terms and conditions of this framework agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this framework agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND PROCUREMENT INFORMATION This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: Register on the HTE portal at healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk ↗. Login to the portal with username/password. Click the SQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the SQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant SQ/ ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the SQ/ITT into your My SQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the SQ/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the SQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo e- Tendering Help Desk at [email protected]. Sid4Gov HTE utilises the sid4gov supplier information database. Candidates should register on sid4gov at sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register ↗ and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on sid4gov must ensure information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the sid4gov helpdesk at [email protected]. Please note that sid4gov does not prepopulate any fields of the SQ on HTE's Bravo portal. Candidates must complete the Qualification & Technical Envelopes of the SQ in Bravo in full.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Extension option for up to 12 months.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Framework Agreement with Access Pricing Via Direct Award for the Provision of Dental SolutionsAwardedRenewalceiling above

Under this Lot the supplier will provide Dental Consumables.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents · Extension option of up to 12 months.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Framework Agreement with Access Pricing Via Direct Award for the Provision of Dental SolutionsAwardedRenewalceiling above

Under this Lot the supplier will provide Digital Equipment and Digital Dental Technologies (inclusive of repairs and maintenance)

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents · Extension option of up to 12 months.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
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    HTE may request such information as may be requested pursuant to Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Details are provided in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

  • Technical & professional ability

    HTE may request such information as may be requested pursuant to Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Details are provided in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

What this means for your bid
  • “Framework Agreement for the Provision of Dental Solutions” 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
Services
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
Yes
First published
10 Jan 2022, 22:45 GMT
Last source update
20 Jun 2022, 15:13 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Feb 2022 – …
Authority reference
SF052182
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-016835
Classification (CPV)
Acrylic teethDental X-rayDental and subspecialty instruments and devicesDental chairsDental consumablesDental implantDental impression accessoriesDental kitsDental practice and related servicesDental prophylaxis accessories
+8 moreDental workstationsImaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030951 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

HTE will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

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 (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; and (iv) the Health and Social Care Board. (4) Social enterprises undertaking some or all of the previous service provider functions of contracting authorities in relation to health and/or social care services (including charitable incorporated organisations, cooperatives, industrial and provident societies and community interest companies listed on the Companies House WebCheck service). (5) Ministerial departments and non-ministerial departments of central government, non-departmental agencies and other public bodies, and public corporations (as listed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations). (6) 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: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/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/governance-of-wales.aspx (7) All local authorities (as listed at: http://local.direct.gov.uk/LDGRedirect/Start.do?mode=1) (8) The Ministry of Defence (as detailed at:https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence). 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 or which have a similar procurement need, and/or any UK based central government authority listed at Annex I of Directive 2014/24/EU, in respect of any goods or services to any of the above listed organisation.

How it was run

Official notice
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Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Appointment period ends
7 Feb 2022, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
document
Bids opened
21 Feb 2022, 17:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Feb 2022 → 20 Jun 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    7 Feb 2022, 17:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    21 Feb 2022, 17:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    20 Jun 2022, 15:13 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jun 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Jun 2022, 15:13 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    20 Jun 2022, 15:13 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 5admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 5busiest of 5 lots
Contracts signed 5latest 13 Jun 2022

5 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, £5,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Dental Solutions

    Signed
    13 Jun 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Orthodontic Materials

    Signed
    13 Jun 2022
    Value
    £2,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Dental Implants, Biologics and Facial Aesthetics

    Signed
    13 Jun 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Dental Consumables

    Signed
    13 Jun 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Dental Equipment and Digital Dental Technologies

    Signed
    13 Jun 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Framework Agreement with Access Pricing Via Direct Award for the Provision of Dental Solutions2bids———
2 · Framework Agreement with Access Pricing Via Direct Award for the Provision of Dental Solutions2bids———
3 · Framework Agreement with Access Pricing Via Direct Award for the Provision of Dental Solutions2bids———
5 · Framework Agreement with Access Pricing Via Direct Award for the Provision of Dental Solutions2bids———
6 · Framework Agreement with Access Pricing Via Direct Award for the Provision of Dental Solutions5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

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

  • HealthTrust Europe LLPReview bodyReview contact point Birmingham
  • Legal Department, HealthTrust EuropeMediation body BirminghamContact phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

6 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.