Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for the Supply of Parenteral Nutrition
Authority: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation ("Authority"). (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought9 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Tender is to establish a framework agreement for the supply of a range of aseptically prepared standard, bespoke and supplemented parenteral nutrition products, the components used for compounding and additions to parenteral nutrition bags. The framework will cover the supply of multi chamber bags, standard licensed bags, paediatric, neonatal, unlicensed compounded bags including syringes, components and additions to licensed bags. The framework will cover the requirements for adult, paediatric and neonatal parenteral nutrition ("Agreement").
The duration of the Agreement will be 4 years maximum; 2 years initial period with the option of extending for up to 24 months.
CPV: Parenteral nutrition products · Special nutritional products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 3 bids on the busiest of 5 lots · 4 suppliers appointed
- Electronic auction
- The supplier may want to use electronic auction in accordance with Reg 35. Further details to be in the ITT.
Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure
9 lots · 5 with a published value · win at most 5 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 5 lots carries the same published figure, £40,000,000: 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 #1Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Standard Licensed Multi-Chamber BagsAwardedRenewalceiling above
Under this Lot the supplier will provide standard licensed multi-chamber bags.
Lot #2Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Ready to Use Standard Supplemented BagsAwardedLot estimate not published
Under this Lot the supplier will provide ready to use standard supplemented bags.
Lot #3Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Neonatal/Paediatric Standard BagsAwardedLot estimate not published
Under this Lot the supplier will provide Neonatal/Paediatric Standard Bags.
Lot #4Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Unlicensed Compounded Bags/Syringes(bespoke) and provision of additions to Licensed BagsAwardedLot estimate not published
Under this Lot the supplier will provide Unlicensed Compounded Bags/Syringes(bespoke) and provision of additions to Licensed Bags products.
Lot #5Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Components (ingredients) used for compounding and additions (e.g. infusion fluids, vitamins)AwardedLot estimate not published
Under this Lot the supplier will provide Components (ingredients) used for compounding and additions (e.g. infusion fluids, vitamins) products.
Lot #6Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Ready to Use Standard Supplemented BagsRenewalceiling above
Under this Lot the supplier will provide ready to use standard supplemented bags.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI) The terms and conditions of this 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 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.
Lot #7Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Neonatal/Paediatric Standard BagsRenewalceiling above
Under this Lot the supplier will provide Neonatal/Paediatric Standard Bags.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI) The terms and conditions of this 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 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.
Lot #8Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Unlicensed Compounded Bags/Syringes(bespoke) and provision of additions to Licensed BagsRenewalceiling above
Under this Lot the supplier will provide Unlicensed Compounded Bags/Syringes(bespoke) and provision of additions to Licensed Bags products.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI) The terms and conditions of this 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 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.
Lot #9Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Components (ingredients) used for compounding and additions (e.g. infusion fluids, vitamins)Renewalceiling above
Under this Lot the supplier will provide Components (ingredients) used for compounding and additions (e.g. infusion fluids, vitamins) products.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI) The terms and conditions of this 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 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.
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 award criteria (3)
- Quality: 50
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 40
- Suitability
No
- 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.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework Agreement for the Supply of Parenteral Nutrition” 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
- 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
- 17 Apr 2023, 10:28 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Oct 2023, 15:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 30 May 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-030155- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bf0dFind 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 undertaking central purchasing body activities in carrying out this tender exercise by virtue of its partnership with MSE. Notwithstanding HTE's relationship with MSE, it is HTE conducting this tender exercise and all enquiries should be directed to HTE as confirmed in Section 1 above. MSE and not HTE will execute the resultant framework agreement with successful bidders. The bodies to whom the use of this 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 Agreement users: Public sector classification guide and forward work plan - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk). To view the list use the downloadable spreadsheet. This list includes each organisation’s successors and assigns, any equivalent organisations and associated organisation created due to any organisational changes. This 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 organization.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 30 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 30 May 2023, 12:01 BST
Timeline
30 May 2023 → 12 Oct 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown30 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened30 May 2023, 12:01 BST
- Notice published12 Oct 2023, 15:57 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Oct 2023, 15:57 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast14 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 14 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £40,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Standard Licensed Multi-Chamber Bags
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Standard Licensed Multi-Chamber Bags
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Ready to Use Standard Supplemented Bags
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Ready to Use Standard Supplemented Bags
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Neonatal and Paediatric Standard Bags
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Neonatal and Paediatric Standard Bags
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Unlicensed Compounded Bags/Syringes(bespoke) and provision of additions to Licensed Bag
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Unlicensed Compounded Bags/Syringes(bespoke) and provision of additions to Licensed Bag
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Components (ingredients) used for compounding and additions (e.g. infusion fluids, vitamins)
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Components (ingredients) used for compounding and additions (e.g. infusion fluids, vitamins)
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Standard Licensed Multi-Chamber Bags
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Ready to Use Standard Supplemented Bags
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Neonatal and Paediatric Standard Bags
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Components (ingredients) used for compounding and additions (e.g. infusion fluids, vitamins)
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Standard Licensed Multi-Chamber Bags | 3bids · 3 electronic | — | — | — |
| 2 · Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Ready to Use Standard Supplemented Bags | 3bids · 3 electronic | — | — | — |
| 3 · Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Neonatal/Paediatric Standard Bags | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | — | — | — |
| 4 · Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Unlicensed Compounded Bags/Syringes(bespoke) and provision of additions to Licensed Bags | 3bids · 3 electronic | — | — | — |
| 5 · Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Components (ingredients) used for compounding and additions (e.g. infusion fluids, vitamins) | 3bids · 3 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- HealthTrust EuropeReview body
- Legal Department, HealthTrust EuropeMediation body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- B. Braun LimitedFramework contractor
- B. Braun Medical LimitedFramework contractor
- Baxter Healthcare LtdFramework contractor
- Fresenius Kabi LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.