Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for the Supply of Patient Mobility Products and Services
Authority: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust ("MSE") (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought9 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionA framework agreement for the supply of Patient Mobility Products and Services.
Orthotics Products, include modular/bespoke/stock items.
Orthotic Managed Services, include the provision of care and support that expands beyond acute settings to community and home care including initial assessment, prescription, fitting and through life monitoring.
Prosthetics Products, include upper and lower limb prosthesis.
Prosthetic Managed Services, include the provision of care and support that expands beyond acute settings to community and home care including initial assessment, prescription, fitting and through life monitoring.
Wheelchair Products and Associated Accessories, products include manual, powered, sport, lightweight, attendant propelled and custom wheelchairs.
Specialised Seating Products, products include standard seating, rise, and recline and custom made seating and customisable cushions.
Wheelchair Repair and Maintenance Managed Services including delivery, collection and storage, repair and maintenance, modification, and reconditioning services, planned preventative maintenance, cleaning and decontamination and emergency call out services.
Wheelchair Managed Services includes, assess, prescribe, and provide wheeled mobility equipment for those with long term mobility needs and wheelchair repair and maintenance service, and prescribe, supply and fit specialised seating products.
Aggregated Lot, facilities the provision to permit Participating Authorities to tailor bespoke products and service specification to accommodate their requirements and contractually commit in advance to purchasing a specified value and/or volume of their requirements.
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].
HealthTrust Europe utilises the Supplier Registration Service information database, formally known as sid4gov. Candidates are requested to register on the Supplier Registration service at Supplier Registration Service (cabinetoffice.gov.uk) and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on Supplier Registration Service must ensure that information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the helpdesk at [email protected].
Please note that, at present, sid4gov does not prepopulate any fields of the SQ on the Portal, and therefore Potential Providers must complete the Qualification and Selection Envelopes of the SQ in Bravo in full.
- Recurrence: 3 years
CPV: Artificial parts of the body · Facilities management services · Functional support · Motorised wheelchairs · Orthopaedic footwear · Orthopaedic prostheses · Orthopaedic supplies · Orthotic services · Parts and accessories for wheelchairs · Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment · Repair and maintenance services of wheelchairs · Splints · +6 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 26 bids on the busiest of 9 lots · 26 suppliers appointed
- Electronic auction
- The Authority reserves the right to use E-Auction to award a Call off Contract.
Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure
9 lots · all with a published value · win at most 9 of themEvery one of these 3 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 #1Orthotics ProductsAwardedRenewalPublished value£15,000,000
Under this lot, Tenderer(s) are required to supply a full offering for orthotics
related products, include modular/bespoke/stock items. This should cover
the following, but not limited to, modular footwear, upper and lower limb,
abdominal, spinal braces and a variety of splinting products.
Lot #2Orthotics Managed ServicesAwardedRenewalceiling above
Under this lot, the Tenderer(s) requirement is for Orthotic Managed
Services include the provision of care and support that expands beyond
acute settings to community and home care including initial assessment,
prescription, fitting and through life monitoring.
Lot #3Prosthetic ProductsAwardedRenewalPublished value£15,000,000
Under this lot, Tenderer(s)are required to provide
upper and lower limb prosthesis including liners,
cups/sockets and any associated accessories. Lower
limb products should include legs, through hip,
above/below and through the knee, ankles, and feet.
Upper limb products include arms above/below
and through the elbow, hands, partial hands and
fingers.
Lot #4Prosthetic Managed ServicesAwardedRenewalceiling above
Under the lot, The Tenderer(s) are expected to provide a prosthetic
managed service including the provision of care and support that expands
beyond acute settings to community and home care including initial
assessment, prescription, fitting and through life monitoring.
Lot #5Wheelchair Products and Associated AccessoriesAwardedRenewalPublished value£10,000,000
Under this lot, Tenderer(s) are required to provide a full offering for
wheelchair products and associated accessories. Products include
manual, powered, sport, lightweight, attendant propelled and custom
wheelchairs.
Lot #6Specialised Seating ProductsAwardedRenewalPublished value£10,000,000
Under this lot, Tenderer(s) are required to provide full offering for
specialised seating products, products include standard seating, rise,
and recline and custom made seating and customisable cushions.
Lot #7Wheelchair Repair and Maintenance Managed ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£30,000,000
Under this lot, Tenderer(s) are required to provide full offering for Wheelchair
Repair and Maintenance Managed Services. Including initial assessment,
prescription, fitting and through life monitoring. Delivery, collection and storage,
repair and maintenance, modification, and reconditioning services, planned
preventative maintenance, cleaning and decontamination and emergency call out
services.
Lot #8Wheelchair Managed ServicesAwardedRenewalceiling above
Under this lot, Tenderer(s) are required to provide full offering for a Wheelchair
Managed Services includes, assess, prescribe, and provide wheeled mobility
equipment for those with long term mobility needs and wheelchair repair and
maintenance service, and prescribe, supply and fit specialised seating
products.
Lot #9Aggregated LotAwardedRenewalPublished value£50,000,000
Under this lot, Tenderer(s) are required to cover the provision to permit
Participating Authorities to tailor bespoke products and service specification
to accommodate their requirements and contractually commit in advance to
purchasing a specified value and/or volume of their requirements
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).
- Suitability
HTE may request such information as may be requested pursuant to Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Details are provided in the ITT Guidance Document.
- “Framework Agreement for the Supply of Patient Mobility Products and…” 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
- 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 · 3 years
- First published
- 11 Jun 2024, 15:22 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Nov 2024, 12:22 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Jul 2024 – …
- Authority reference
SF053819- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-036065- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046f1aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- 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 organisation.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 24 Jul 2024, 09:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Jul 2024, 09:00 BST
Timeline
17 Jul 2024 → 7 Nov 2024 · 3 dates- Bids opened17 Jul 2024, 09:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown24 Jul 2024, 09:00 BST
- Notice published7 Nov 2024, 12:22 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jun 2024- Buyer details updated18 Jun 2024, 15:59 BST
- Deadline moved to 24 Jul 2024, 09:00 BST1 Jul 2024, 14:13 BST+7 days · was 17 Jul 2024, 09:00 BST
- Status changed to complete7 Nov 2024, 12:22 GMT
- Buyer details updated7 Nov 2024, 12:22 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextDescription of the procurement · 2.4 | Under this lot, Tenderer(s) are required to provide full offering for Wheelchair Repair and Maintenance Managed Services. Including initial assessment, prescription, fitting and through life monitoring. Delivery, collection and storage, repair and maintenance, modification, and reconditioning services, planned preventative maintenance, cleaning and decontamination and emergency call out services. | Under this lot, Tenderer(s) are required to provide full offering for Wheelchair Repair and Maintenance Managed Services. Including delivery, collection and storage, repair and maintenance, modification, and reconditioning services, planned preventative maintenance, cleaning and decontamination and emergency call out services. | |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of expressions of interest · IV.2.2 | 17 Jul 2024 | 24 Jul 2024 | +7 d |
2 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-06: 1 release · 11 Jun 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast9 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 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.
Orthotic Products
- Signed
- 24 Jul 2024
- Value
- £15,000,000
- Status
- active
Orthotics Managed Services
- Signed
- 24 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Prosthetic Products
- Signed
- 24 Jul 2024
- Value
- £15,000,000
- Status
- active
Prosthetic Managed Services
- Signed
- 24 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Wheelchair Products and Associated Accessories
- Signed
- 24 Jul 2024
- Value
- £10,000,000
- Status
- active
Specialised Seating Products
- Signed
- 24 Jul 2024
- Value
- £10,000,000
- Status
- active
Wheelchair Repair and Maintenance Services
- Signed
- 24 Jul 2024
- Value
- £30,000,000
- Status
- active
Wheelchair Managed Services
- Signed
- 24 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Aggregate Lot
- Signed
- 24 Jul 2024
- Value
- £50,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Orthotics Products | 16bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Orthotics Managed Services | 7bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Prosthetic Products | 5bids | — | — | — |
| 4 · Prosthetic Managed Services | 3bids | — | — | — |
| 5 · Wheelchair Products and Associated Accessories | 6bids | — | — | — |
| 6 · Specialised Seating Products | 10bids | — | — | — |
| 7 · Wheelchair Repair and Maintenance Managed Services | 4bids | — | — | — |
| 8 · Wheelchair Managed Services | 3bids | — | — | — |
| 9 · Aggregated Lot | 26bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf ofContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Legal Department, HealthTrust EuropeMediation bodyReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
26 commercial parties on the notice- AJ MobilityFramework contractor
- AM Healthcare (Ability Matters/Opcare)Framework contractor
- BEAGLE ORTHOPAEDIC LTDFramework contractor
- Chaneco LtdFramework contractor
- Chas A Blatchford & Sons LtdFramework contractor
- Consolor LtdFramework contractor
- DGT Services LtdFramework contractor
- Dacey LtdFramework contractor
- Elitac Systems B.V.Framework contractor
- Eureka Physiocare LtdFramework contractor
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- Gait and Motion Technology LtdFramework contractor
- Hugh Steeper LtdFramework contractor
- Medfac UK LtdFramework contractor
- Medi UK LtdFramework contractor
- Open BionicsFramework contractor
- Ossur UKFramework contractor
- Otto Bock Healthcare PLCFramework contractor
- Peacocks Medical Group LtdFramework contractor
- Performance Health International LimitedFramework contractor
- Ross CareFramework contractor
- SUNRISE MEDICALFramework contractor
- Seating MattersFramework contractor
- Specialised Orthotics Services LtdFramework contractor
- TayCare Medical LtdFramework contractor
- The Helping Hand Company (Ledbury) LimitedFramework contractor
- William Davies CareFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria