Official UK procurement notice
LOTL 299-23 Orthotic Consumables
Authority: NHS Lothian (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS Lothian has identified a requirement to tender for Orthotics consumables
The aim is to meet the Orthotists clinical requirements, whilst obtaining the best possible contractual arrangements for each Lot within the tender.
To ensure that when NHS Lothian purchase Orthotics consumables they are legally compliant and meet the current
Medical Device Regulations
CPV: Medical consumables · Orthopaedic footwear · Orthopaedic support devices · Orthotic services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 4 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (1.3 per place) · 2 appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1All Adult Footwear including Bespoke,Modular, Stock & Custom InsolesCancelledRenewalPublished value£1,720,000
Bespoke Footwear is any footwear not covered by the description for stock and modular and can be of any specification including Diabetic specification, +/- cradle corks or any insoles to measures, drafts, 3D scans and/or casts made from any material available with unlimited adaptions/ modifications to upper, sole and heel, created from exact measurements.
Modular Footwear is as stock, but with adaptions/modifications to the last and uppers.
Custom foot orthoses are used when stock (off the shelf) orthoses are not suitable.
Custom made insoles/foot orthoses are those made either from a cast, draft, podobox impression, or scan. Inclusive of cradles. Further details in respect of Lot 1 are contained within the Technical specification.
Lot #2Footwear Repair and AdaptationCancelledRenewalPublished value£164,000
LOT 2: Footwear Repair and Adaptation
Repairs of stock, modular and bespoke footwear
Repair and adaptations of patients own footwear
Including:
-External shoe raises
-Rocker soles (with balanced heel if requested)
-Wedges
-Elongated heels
-Flares
-Sockets
-T straps
-Retaining straps
Lot #3Ankle Foot OrthosisCancelledRenewalPublished value£296,000
LOT 3: Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO)
The tender price must a standard price for each product as above which includes ALL adaptions/ modifications required as specified below.
-Any colour/type of plastic used as part of the draping process
-Transfers
-ALL styles excluding jointed and Northvane insert/piggyback style include
-Stiffeners (ribbed not carbon fibre)
-All straps required in leather or cotton webbing or PVC
-Sliding pads on straps
-Lining (partial and full)
-All pads (e.g., malleolar or arch pads)
-Wedging for alignment
-Extrinsic wedge/raise
-Contralateral Heel lift same size as alignment wedging
AFO- jointed
-Any colour/type of plastic used as part of the draping process
-Transfers
-All joints
-Any straps required in leather or webbing or PVC Sliding pads on straps
-Lining (partial and full)
-All pads (e.g., malleolar or arch pads)
-Wedging for alignment
-Extrinsic wedge/raise
-Contralateral Heel lift same size as alignment wedging
AFO with Northvane insert/Piggy Back Style
-Any colour/type of plastic used as part of the draping process
-Transfers
-All styles
-Stiffeners (ribbed not carbon fibre)
-Any straps required in leather or webbing or PVC Sliding pads on straps
-Lining (partial and full)
-All pads (e.g., malleolar or arch pads)
-Wedging for alignment
-Extrinsic wedge/raise
-Contralateral Heel lift same size as alignment wedging
-Lining (partial and full)
-All pads (e.g., malleolar or arch pads)
-Wedging for alignment
-Extrinsic wedge/raise
-Contralateral Heel lift same size as alignment wedging
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 (9)
- Quality Assurance and Inspection Process: 12%
- Product Sample Evaluation: 5%
- Traceability: 3%
- Order Processes / Lead Times: 8%
- After Sales Support /Service/ Management Structure: 6%
- Community Benefits: 2%
- Fair Work First: 2%
- price: 60%
- Sustainability: 2%
Published award criteria (9)
- Quality Assurance and Inspection Process: 12
- Product Sample Evaluation: 5
- Traceability: 3
- Order Processes / Lead Times: 8
- After Sales Support /Service/ Management Structure: 6
- Sustainability: 2
- Community Benefits: 2
- Fair Work First: 2
- Price: 60
- Suitability
Please see documents on PCS Tender
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “LOTL 299-23 Orthotic Consumables” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, 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
- 5 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2024, 15:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Apr 2024 – …
- Authority reference
LOTL 299-23- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-022712- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044587Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Please see documents on PCS Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:773105)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 4 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
4 Apr 2024 → 22 Jul 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown4 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published22 Jul 2024, 15:42 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete22 Jul 2024, 15:42 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All Adult Footwear including Bespoke,Modular, Stock & Custom Insoles
- Signed
- 15 Jul 2024
- Value
- £394,978
- Status
- active
Footwear Repair and Adaptation
- Signed
- 15 Jul 2024
- Value
- £22,941
- Status
- active
Ankle Foot Orthosis
- Signed
- 15 Jul 2024
- Value
- £54,311
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · All Adult Footwear including Bespoke,Modular, Stock & Custom Insoles | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Footwear Repair and Adaptation | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · Ankle Foot Orthosis | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Buchanan Orthotics LtdFramework contractor
- MAG Orthotics LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria