Official UK procurement notice
General Water Treatment Services
Authority: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGeneral Water Treatment Services
CPV: Services related to water pollution · Thermometers
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 7 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Services to be provided :Awarded
Services to be provided : <br/><br/> Water temperature taking and logging<br/>
- Water sampling legionnaires/pseudomonas and reporting thereof<br/>
- Dosing of water treatment chemicals (including the provision of chemicals)<br/>
- Quarterly showerhead cleaning<br/>
- TMV PPM<br/>
- Calorifier PPM<br/>
- Chlorine Dioxide unit PPM<br/>
- Cold water storage tank inspection<br/>
- Provision of an on-line water treatment logbook to store/manage and control the above for the Trust or reporting to the trust appointed CAFM.
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 (6)
- Details of three previous contracts or examples of work demonstrating relevant experience over the past three years: 15%
- Details of the service the supplier can offer and how they will engage with Estates Dept to secure a smooth and effective delivery of the contract.: 20%
- Supplier to provide a short CV for each member of the team involved in delivering the contract demonstrating their relevant qualifications, capabilities, previous experience and competencies: 5%
- Supplier to describe innovations in Water Hygiene that could be of interest to the Trust now and explain how they will ensure that the Trust is kept up to date with innovations in Water Hygiene: 10%
- price: 40%
- Carbon Minimisation: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- Details of three previous contracts or examples of work demonstrating relevant experience over the past three years: 15%
- Details of the service the supplier can offer and how they will engage with Estates Dept to secure a smooth and effective delivery of the contract.: 20%
- Supplier to provide a short CV for each member of the team involved in delivering the contract demonstrating their relevant qualifications, capabilities, previous experience and competencies: 5%
- Supplier to describe innovations in Water Hygiene that could be of interest to the Trust now and explain how they will ensure that the Trust is kept up to date with innovations in Water Hygiene: 10%
- Carbon Minimisation: 10%
- Price: 40%
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “General Water Treatment Services” 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 31 Mar 2023, 11:58 BST
- Last source update
- 15 May 2024, 14:03 BST
- Authority reference
C285302- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-015445- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b7a9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The award of the contract without prior publication is justified because the thermometer probe covers in this contract are dedicated consumables for tympanic thermometers that are in use within NHS Scotland health boards. To ensure appropriate warranty cover and performance the products are supplied from the equipment provider which is single source. As a result the opportunity to publish a call for competition does not apply.
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Framework Agreement has be entered into will not affect the Framework Agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the Framework Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.
Publisher note: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’) acting through its division National Procurement, is undertaking this procurement of Single Use Thermometer Probe covers for use with Genius Tympanic Thermometer (‘Products’) on behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 (collectively hereafter referred to as ‘Participating Authorities’), where applicable, i.e. Scottish Hospices, Northern Irelands trusts etc.. The estimated values referred to in Section II.I.5 and II.2.6 covers the 12 months contract duration and the 12 month extension period of the framework agreement. (SC Ref:727528)
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2024- Procurement method changed15 May 2024, 14:03 BST
- Buyer details updated15 May 2024, 14:03 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 015445-2024-1
- Signed
- 3 May 2024
- Value
- £1,493,346
- Status
- active
Contract 009437-2023-NP60923-1
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2023
- Value
- £514,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")Contracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandReview bodyReview contact point
- Sherriff Court HouseReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Cardinal Health UK 432 LimitedFramework contractor
- Waterman Environmental ServicesFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.