Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for the Supply of Environmental Monitoring Solutions
Authority: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSE/Authority) (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought12 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFramework Agreement for the Supply of Environmental Monitoring Solutions
CPV: Airborne particle monitoring · Environmental monitoring other than for construction · Temperature or humidity surface observing apparatus
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 7 bids on the busiest of 6 lots · 7 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (12)Procurement structure
12 lots · 6 with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £5,500,000: 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.
To provide a comprehensive integrated environmental monitoring service that includes the continuous, real-time monitoring of temperature, humidity, and air pressure differentials across various critical environments within healthcare facilities.
Lot #1Temperature Monitoring SystemsAwardedLot estimate not published
To provide temperature monitoring systems and services within a number of critical environments within healthcare facilities.
Lot #2To provide temperature monitoring systems and services within a number of critical…RenewalPublished value£25,000,000
To provide temperature monitoring systems and services within a number of critical environments within healthcare facilities
Lot #3Integrated Environmental Monitoring SolutionsAwardedLot estimate not published
Lot #4Renewalceiling above
Lot #5Standalone Temperature Monitoring DevicesAwardedLot estimate not published
To provide standalone temperature monitoring devices that are designed for use in various critical environments within healthcare facilities.
Lot #6To provide standalone temperature monitoring devices that are designed for use in…RenewalPublished value£3,000,000
To provide standalone temperature monitoring devices that are designed for use in various critical environments within healthcare facilities.
Lot #7Particle Monitoring SystemsAwardedLot estimate not published
To provide a comprehensive particle monitoring system for healthcare environments where air quality is critical. This system must be capable of detecting and monitoring airborne particles to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and to protect patient safety.
Lot #8To provide a comprehensive particle monitoring system for healthcare environments…Renewalceiling above
To provide a comprehensive particle monitoring system for healthcare environments where air quality is critical. This system must be capable of detecting and monitoring airborne particles to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and to protect patient safety
Lot #9Transportation MonitoringAwardedLot estimate not published
To provide transportation temperature monitoring services and supplies to healthcare organisations, ensuring that the environmental conditions have been monitored and recorded throughout the entire journey. Providing alerts if temperatures fall out of defined parameters.
Lot #10To provide transportation temperature monitoring services and supplies to healthcare…Renewalceiling above
To provide transportation temperature monitoring services and supplies to healthcare organisations, ensuring that the environmental conditions have been monitored and recorded throughout the entire journey. Providing alerts if temperatures fall out of defined parameters.
Lot #11Managed ServiceAwardedLot estimate not published
To provide a managed service offering comprehensive environmental monitoring service covering all lots, within healthcare facilities.
Lot #12To provide a managed service offering comprehensive environmental monitoring service…Renewalceiling above
To provide a managed service offering comprehensive environmental monitoring service covering all lots, within healthcare facilities.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality (including Social Value ): 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality (including Social Value ): 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework Agreement for the Supply of Environmental Monitoring Solutions” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 19 Feb 2025, 14:43 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Jun 2025, 16:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
PR-4469- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031659- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e416Find a Tender
- 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 acting on behalf of MSE, a central purchasing body. Notwithstanding HTE's relationship with MSE, it is HTE who is conducting this tender exercise and MSE 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 entities in the UK (particularly those of a health and/or social care nature) listed in the downloadable spreadsheet in the weblink below are envisaged as framework agreement users: https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/classificationsandstandards/economicstatisticsclassifications/introductiontoeconomicstatisticsclassifications 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 organisations.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 19 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 720 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Mar 2025, 08:00 GMT
Timeline
19 Mar 2025 → 11 Jun 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown19 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened20 Mar 2025, 08:00 GMT
- Notice published11 Jun 2025, 16:36 BST
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2025- Buyer details updated20 Feb 2025, 09:02 GMT
- Status changed to complete11 Jun 2025, 16:36 BST
- Buyer details updated11 Jun 2025, 16:36 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.1.1) Title · II | 50,000,000 | Framework Agreement for the Supply of Environmental Monitoring Solutions | |
| — | TextII.1.5) Estimated Total Value · II | — | £50,000,000 |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast6 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, £5,500,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Temperature Monitoring Systems
- Signed
- 13 May 2025
- Value
- £25,000,000
- Status
- active
Integrated Environmental Monitoring Solutions
- Signed
- 13 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Standalone Temperature Monitoring Devices
- Signed
- 13 May 2025
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Status
- active
Particle Monitoring Systems
- Signed
- 13 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Transportation Monitoring
- Signed
- 13 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Managed Service
- Signed
- 13 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Temperature Monitoring Systems | 7bids · 7 electronic | 7 | — | — |
| 3 · Integrated Environmental Monitoring Solutions | 7bids · 7 electronic | 7 | — | — |
| 5 · Standalone Temperature Monitoring Devices | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 7 · Particle Monitoring Systems | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
| 9 · Transportation Monitoring | 4bids · 4 electronic | 4 | — | — |
| 11 · Managed Service | 4bids · 4 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- HealthTrust Europe LLPReview body
- Legal Department, HealthTrust EuropeMediation body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
7 commercial parties on the notice- Air Sentry LimitedFramework contractor
- Checkit Europe LtdFramework contractor
- Contronics LtdFramework contractor
- JTF WirelessFramework contractor
- Kelsius LimitedFramework contractor
- Rees ScientificFramework contractor
- White Horse Scientific LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria