Official UK procurement notice
MEDICAL TECHNOLOLGY (MEDTECH) INNOVATION DPS
Authority: NHS Supply Chain (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply Chain Coordination Ltd (the “authority or NHS Supply Chain”) is issuing this Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) in to establishing Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).
Offer a route to market for Innovative products (Novel or iterative and meets an unmet need or provides improvements upon existing models of care with the end-goal of benefiting the system, patients and/or care providers)
The objectives of this contract are to:
Enable customer access to Medical Technology (MedTech) products and associated services that would not normally be available and that are of an innovative nature that they cannot be range extended on to a traditional Framework Agreements.
Provide a compliant route to the NHS market for innovative and game changing MedTech products, reducing the barriers to entry and the time to market. Whilst still maintaining patient safety and improving patient care.
Enable early access to innovative technology and regulatory approved products which enhance treatment solution for NHS patients.
Maintain a compliant route to market for the Trusts bringing innovation products to the market sooner.
Improve patient outcomes.
Category area covered by this DPS:
- Orthopaedics, Trauma and Spine
- Ophthalmology
- Audiology
- Cardiology
- Endourology
- Endoscopy
- Neuromodulation
- Oncology Ablation
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- IVDR products/ tests (Pathology and Point of Care)
CPV: Cardiac support devices · Clinical products · Diagnostic agents · Electrodes · Endoscopy, endosurgery devices · Hearing aids · Immuno-analysis devices · Intraocular lenses · Laboratory reagents · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Medical consumables · Medical equipments · +9 more
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Market period
- 7 yrs from 3 Jan 2024
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1There are criteria detailed within the tenders documentation around…Published value£500,000,000
There are criteria detailed within the tenders documentation around Compliance/Validation stage that is required to participate within this Innovation MedTech DPs that are a Pass/Fail Requirements.
- URN Reference number provided by NHS Innovation service portal, HIN health innovation network or NHS SC Innovation Team where applicable for the following:
- Innovation Service OR
- National policy from NHSE or DHSC OR
- NICE Guidance
AND
- MHRA Product Registration
The following certification will be a requirement of the upcoming tender exercise and Applicants will be required to include evidence of this within their tender submission.
- ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent externally accredited and up-to-date quality standard certificate(s) to cover all segments of the Applicant's (and the product's) supply chain. This should include but not be limited to manufacturing, storage, distribution and customer service. Further information in respect of certification requirements will be set out in the notice for the forthcoming procurement. If such certificates are not in the name of the Applicant then the Applicant must supply a copy of agreements setting out the authority and responsibilities of all parties in the supply chain and provide evidence of ISO9001:2015 or equivalent for all relevant parties in the supply chain.
- Employers Liability Insurance cover of £5m per claim in the name of the Applicant
- Public Liability Insurance cover of £5m per claim in the name of the Applicant
- Product Liability Insurance cover in the name of the Applicant of £5m per claim or £5m in the annual aggregate
- Declaration of Conformity and UKCA Certification to demonstrate compliance to UK Medical Device
Regulations 2002 or Declaration of Conformity and CE Certification to d-Declaration of Conformity and UKCA Certification to demonstrate compliance to UK Medical Device Regulations 2002 or Declaration of Conformity and CE Certification to demonstrate compliance to Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC or Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 (where applicable).
The NHS has adopted PPN 06/20 (taking account of Social Value), and therefore this future DPS Agreement will include some qualitative evaluation questions on Social Value with a pass/Fail requirement. For more information please see: www.gov.uk/government/publicati… ↗. In addition, from April 2023: the NHS adopted the Government’s ‘Taking Account of Carbon Reduction Plans‘(PPN 06/21) requiring all suppliers with new contracts for goods, services, and/or works with an anticipated contract value above £5 million per annum, to publish a carbon reduction plan for their direct emissions. From April 2024, the NHS will expand this requirement for all new contracts, irrespective of value. Suppliers bidding on NHS Supply Chain tenders will also be required to submit an Evergreen Assessment, please see www.england.nhs.uk/nhs-commercial/centr… ↗. PPN02/23 "Tackling Modern Slavery in Government Supply Chains" will also apply.
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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
The DPS Agreement will be between NHS Supply Chain and the Supplier.
Under the DPS Agreement call off Contracts there will be two different methods of supply - one for Non-Direct Contract Products and one for Direct Contract Products.
NHS Supply Chain will be entitled to purchase the supplies and/or services identified [below] [in the tender documents as Non-Direct Contract Products which it will then make available for purchase by 1) any NHS Trust; 2) any other NHS entity; 3) any government department, agency or other statutory body and/or 4) any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector.
For the supplies and/or services identified as Direct Contract Products in the tender documents 1) NHS Supply Chain; 2) any NHS Trust; 3) any other NHS entity; 4) any government department, agency or other statutory body and/or 5) any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector will be able to enter into a direct contract with the Supplier for any of the supplies and/or services under the Framework.
Electronic ordering will be used and electronic invoicing will be accepted and electronic payment will be used. For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding the estimate indicated at II.2.1, NHS Supply Chain does not guarantee any level of purchase through the framework and advises Applicants that the framework shall be established on a non-exclusive basis. Tenders and all supporting documentation for the contract must be priced in sterling and written in Englis…
- “MEDICAL TECHNOLOLGY (MEDTECH) INNOVATION DPS” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
Competition for Medical equipments (CPV 3310), and who usually turns up
NHS Supply Chain has too little published record in this market to describe on its own. No delivery region is published, so no market column stands beside whatever it has. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Medical equipments (CPV 3310) →
How the contest usually goes
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0%
2–314%
4–624%
7+62%
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On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1There are criteria detailed within the tenders documentation around…CPV 3310Published estimate£500m
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1 bid1%
2–317%
4–625%
7+57%
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Where the award price may land.
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A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edge Medical LtdWorked for this buyer | Chemical Wound Debridement Gelnotice published Aug 2022 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £66k1 awards in 36m · last 16 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £22m10 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 4 live · £2.4m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £4.9m4 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 2 live · £1.9m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 26% below n=2 | |
| £1.7m21 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 8 live · £1.4m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £368k7 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 4 live · £319k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 3 Jan 2024, 11:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Jan 2024, 14:02 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000355- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042a6dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
The DPS Agreement includes obligations with respect to environmental issues and a requirement for successful suppliers to comply with the NHS Supply Chain Code of Conduct.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via Jaggaer- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Admission period ends
- 2 Jan 2031
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- eu
Timeline
3 Jan 2024 → 2 Jan 2031 · 3 dates- Contract starts3 Jan 2024
- Notice published5 Jan 2024, 14:02 GMT
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown2 Jan 2031
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextIV.2.4 | Basque | English | |
| — | TextVI.3 | — | Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information: This procurement exercise will be conducted on the NHS Supply Chain eTendering portal at https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com// Candidates wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement-specific information (if required) through the NHS Supply Chain… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Not ApplicableReview body
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria