Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for the Supply of Respiratory Products and Services
Authority: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust ("MSE") (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought9 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionA framework agreement for the supply of Respiratory Products and Services.
Airway Management Products, include Endotracheal and Tracheostomy Tubes and Laryngeal Masks and Laryngoscopes, Handles and Blades and more.
Aerosol and Oxygen Products, includes products used to treat respiratory ailments such as asthma, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, COPD and other respiratory diseases or disorders.
Anaesthesia Machines and related consumables and accessories, includes gas scavenging systems, vaporisers, consumables, and patient monitoring devices.
Ventilators and Related Consumables and Accessories, includes the provision of care and support that expands beyond acute settings to community and home care.
Non-Invasive Ventilators and Sleep and Respiratory Support Products and Managed Services, includes four modules for Non-Invasive Ventilator and Sleep Monitoring Devices and Consumables, Patient Sleep Study diagnostic systems, Patient and/or carer Setup, which can be a fully managed service and Therapy Management.
Pulmonary Function Testing Products includes non-invasive tests that measure how well the lungs work.
Remote Monitoring Systems and Services includes devices which allow caregivers to monitor, report and analyse patient health data outside of a clinical setting.
Mobile Diagnostic and Treatment includes the purchase, hire or lease of mobile diagnostic and treatment units to provide additional capacity to current Respiratory services.
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.
- Recurrence: 3 years
CPV: Anaesthesia and resuscitation · Anaesthesia and resuscitation devices · Anaesthesia devices · Anaesthesia mask · Gas-therapy and respiratory devices · Instruments for anaesthesia · Instruments for anaesthesia and resuscitation · Medical aids · Medical analysis services · Medical breathing devices · Medical computer equipment · Medical consumables · +9 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 30 bids on the busiest of 9 lots · 30 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure
9 lots · all with a published value · win at most 9 of themEvery one of these 5 lots carries the same published figure, £10,000,000: 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 #1Airway Management ProductsAwardedRenewalceiling above
Under this lot, Tenderer(s) are required to supply a full offering for airway
management products, including Endotracheal and Tracheostomy Tubes and
Laryngeal Masks and Laryngoscopes, Handles and Blades, Intubating Video
Laryngoscopes, Bronchoscopes and Rhinoscopes and full range of equipment used
for Emergency airway procedures such as, cricothyroid puncture kit.
Lot #2Aerosol and Oxygen ProductsAwardedRenewalceiling above
Under this lot, the Tenderer(s) requirement is for Aerosol and Oxygen Products
includes products used to treat respiratory ailments such as asthma, bronchitis,
cystic fibrosis, COPD and other respiratory diseases or disorders. Products will
be for fixed and variable concentration oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy,
humidification, and nebulisation.
Lot #3Anaesthesic Machines and related consumables and accessoriesAwardedRenewalceiling above
Under this lot, Tenderer(s)are required to provide anaesthetic machines and
related consumables and accessories, including gas scavenging systems,
vaporisers, consumables, and patient monitoring devices. Also includes repair
and maintenance, planned preventative maintenance and emergency call out
services.
Lot #4Ventilators and Related Consumables and AccessoriesAwardedRenewalceiling above
Under this lot, Tenderer(s)are required to provide ventilators and related
consumables and accessories, including the provision of care and support that
expands beyond acute settings to community and home care including repair and
maintenance service, planned preventative maintenance and emergency call out
services. Also include Portable ventilators, Physio assist and Cough assist.
Lot #5Non-Invasive Ventilators and Sleep and Respiratory Support Products and Managed ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£15,000,000
Under the lot, The Tenderer(s) are expected to provide non-Invasive ventilators
and sleep and respiratory support products and managed services, including four
modules for Non-Invasive Ventilator and Sleep Monitoring Devices and
Consumables, Patient Sleep Study diagnostic systems, Patient and/or carer Setup,
which can be a fully managed service and Therapy Management.
Lot #6Pulmonary Function Testing ProductsAwardedRenewalPublished value£5,000,000
Under this lot, Tenderer(s) are required to provide pulmonary
function testing products including non-invasive tests that
measure how well the lungs work.
Lot #7Remote Monitoring Systems and ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£5,000,000
Under the lot, The Tenderer(s) are expected to provide remote
monitoring systems and services including, devices which allow
caregivers to monitor, report and analyse patient health data outside of
a clinical setting.
Lot #8Mobile Diagnostic and Treatment UnitAwardedRenewalPublished value£5,000,000
Under the lot, The Tenderer(s) are expected to provide mobile diagnostic
and treatment including the purchase, hire or lease of mobile diagnostic
and treatment units to provide additional capacity to current Respiratory
services.
Lot #9Aggregated LotAwardedRenewalceiling above
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 Respiratory Products 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
- 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
- 5 Nov 2024, 15:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Jun 2025, 10:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
SF052543- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031795- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b41bFind 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 organisation.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 16 Dec 2024, 09:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 16 Dec 2024, 09:01 GMT
Timeline
16 Dec 2024 → 12 Jun 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown16 Dec 2024, 09:00 GMT
- Bids opened16 Dec 2024, 09:01 GMT
- Notice published12 Jun 2025, 10:44 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Jun 2025, 10:44 BST
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 5 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £10,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Airway Management Products
- Signed
- 24 Dec 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Aerosol and Oxygen/Air Therapy Products
- Signed
- 24 Dec 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Anaesthesia Machines and Related Consumables
- Signed
- 24 Dec 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Ventilators and Related Consumables
- Signed
- 24 Dec 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 5: Non-Invasive Ventilators and consumables and Sleep and Respiratory Support Products and Managed Services
- Signed
- 24 Dec 2024
- Value
- £15,000,000
- Status
- active
Function Testing Products
- Signed
- 24 Dec 2024
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Status
- active
Remote Monitoring Systems and Services
- Signed
- 24 Dec 2024
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Status
- active
Mobile Diagnostic and Treatment Unit
- Signed
- 24 Dec 2024
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Status
- active
Aggregate Lot
- Signed
- 24 Dec 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Airway Management Products | 14bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Aerosol and Oxygen Products | 9bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Anaesthesic Machines and related consumables and accessories | 4bids | — | — | — |
| 4 · Ventilators and Related Consumables and Accessories | 11bids | — | — | — |
| 5 · Non-Invasive Ventilators and Sleep and Respiratory Support Products and Managed Services | 12bids | — | — | — |
| 6 · Pulmonary Function Testing Products | 2bids | — | — | — |
| 7 · Remote Monitoring Systems and Services | 5bids | — | — | — |
| 8 · Mobile Diagnostic and Treatment Unit | 2bids | — | — | — |
| 9 · Aggregated Lot | 30bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Legal Department, HealthTrust EuropeMediation bodyReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
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Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.