Official UK procurement notice
Framework for the supply of Radiopharmaceuticals and Related Consumables - 2023
Authority: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation ("Authority"). (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionHealthTrust Europe (HTE) is seeking to establish a multi-Lot framework agreement for the supply of Radiopharmaceuticals, which are sterile and non-sterile radioactive drugs used in nuclear medicine procedures to diagnose, monitor, and treat diseases.
CPV: Medical consumables · Pharmaceutical products · Radio-isotopes
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 5 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 4 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £50,000,000: 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 Radiopharmaceuticals Components and ConsumablesAwardedRenewalceiling above
Suppliers must possess the ability and all applicable licences to obtain, store and deliver and dispose
of Radiopharmaceutical Goods in accordance with Legislation, Regulation and Procedural Best Practice.
Goods included within the scope of Lot 1:
- Radio-active components;
- Non-radioactive components (kits) for combination with a radioactive component;
- Radionuclide generators;
- Precursors used for radiolabelling other substances prior to administration.
Lot #2Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Patient Specific RadiopharmaceuticalsAwardedRenewalceiling above
Suppliers must possess the capability and the licences to provide an outsourced service to prepare
ready for use’ Radiopharmaceuticals which meet individual patient specifications. Suppliers must also possess the ability and the licences to obtain, compound, store, deliver and dispose of Goods in accordance with Legislation, Regulation and Procedural Best Practice.
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: 60
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 30
- 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 Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework for the supply of Radiopharmaceuticals and Related…” 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
- 26 May 2023, 10:20 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Dec 2023, 10:28 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Jul 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-036473- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03cfabFind 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
- 7 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 7 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
7 Jul 2023 → 12 Dec 2023 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown7 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened7 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until1 Nov 2023, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published12 Dec 2023, 10:28 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Dec 2023, 10:28 GMT
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 6 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £50,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Radiopharmaceuticals Components and Consumables
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Radiopharmaceuticals Components and Consumables
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Patient Specific Radiopharmaceuticals
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Radiopharmaceuticals Components and Consumables
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Patient Specific Radiopharmaceuticals
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Radiopharmaceuticals Components and Consumables
- Signed
- 1 Dec 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 Radiopharmaceuticals Components and Consumables | 5bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Agreement with Access Pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Patient Specific Radiopharmaceuticals | 2bids | — | — | — |
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- Alliance Medical Radiopharmacy LimitedFramework contractor
- Curium Pharma UK LtdFramework contractor
- GE Healthcare LimitedFramework contractor
- Xiel LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.