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Published 28 Jul 2023, 10:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NHS National framework agreement for the supply of the home parenteral nutrition & intravenous fluid support for patients with severe intestinal failure.

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK

Framework ceiling (notional)£706,498,316framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 12 Sept 2023awarded 19 Feb 2024

Framework period 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS National framework agreement for the supply of the home parenteral nutrition & intravenous fluid support for patients with severe intestinal failure.<br/>Offer reference number: CM/MSR/17/5554<br/>Period of framework agreement: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2026 with an option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 24 months.

CPV: Home medical treatment services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 5 bids received · 5 suppliers appointed
Framework period: 2 yrs from 1 Apr 2024

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded 2 yrs

Contract period: 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2026 (2 yrs)

Delivery: UK · Please refer to Document 10 - Participating Authorities

Extensions: with an option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 24 months.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 70Price: 7Social value: 7

Published sub-criteria (12)

General: 7
Prescribing and Dispensing: 7
Delivery: 7
Equipment and Ancills: 7
Clinical Services: 7
Governance: 7
Finance: 7
Home Visits: 7
Digital: 7
Cold Chain: 7
Pricing: 7
Net Zero and Social Value: 7

Published award criteria (12)

General: 7%
Prescribing and Dispensing: 7%
Delivery: 7%
Equipment and Ancills: 7%
Clinical Services: 7%
Governance: 7%
Finance: 7%
Home Visits: 7%
Digital: 7%
Net Zero and Social Value: 7%
Cold Chain: 7%
Pricing: 7%

What this means for your bid

Price carries 7 of 84 points: a 10% discount moves about 0.7 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
“NHS National framework agreement for the supply of the home parenteral…” 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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 28 Jul 2023, 10:41 BST
Last source update: 11 Mar 2024, 16:06 GMT
Award evaluation window: 12 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference: CM/MSR/17/5554
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-007732
Classification (CPV): Home medical treatment services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03eb28 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Please be award the Principal Office address of NHS England is Wellington House 133-155 Waterloo Road London SE1 8UG

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Appointment period ends: 12 Sept 2023, 13:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 120 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 12 Sept 2023, 13:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

12 Sept 2023 → 1 Apr 2024 · 4 dates

Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
12 Sept 2023, 13:00 BST
Bids opened
12 Sept 2023, 13:00 BST
Notice published
11 Mar 2024, 16:06 GMT
Contract starts
1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Mar 2024

Status changed to complete
11 Mar 2024, 16:06 GMT
Buyer details updated
11 Mar 2024, 16:06 GMT

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	Bid openingIV.2.7.1	12 Sept 2023	14 Sept 2023	+2 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 5admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 5

Contracts signed 5latest 19 Feb 2024

5 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, £1, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

Contract 007732-2024-1
Signed
19 Feb 2024
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active
Contract 007732-2024-2
Signed
19 Feb 2024
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active
Contract 007732-2024-3
Signed
19 Feb 2024
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active
Contract 007732-2024-4
Signed
19 Feb 2024
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active
Contract 007732-2024-5
Signed
19 Feb 2024
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, UK, LS2 7UEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

5 commercial parties on the notice

B. Braun Medical LimitedFramework contractor Sheffield, UK, S35 2PW
Baxter Healthcare LtdFramework contractor Thetford, UK, IP24 3SE
Calea UK LimitedFramework contractor Runcorn, UK, WA7 1NT
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustFramework contractor Liverpool, UK, L7 8YE
LloydsPharmacy Clinical HomecareFramework contractor Coventry, UK, CV2 2T

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria