Official UK procurement notice
22_02_04 NHS Prescriptions, Cards & Print
Authority: NHS Business Services Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis framework agreement is for the NHSBSA and wider health family to provide and distribute secure forms, non secure forms, personalised printed products, NHS Cards, Health Insurance Cards.<br/>The Supplier will provide an online ordering portal and customer contact centre with catalogues to order secure and non secure forms:<br/><br/>The framework will be accessible by other Ordering Organisations:<br/>1) the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) and its successor bodies;<br/>1) NHS organisations in England and Wales. NHS Scotland and Health & Social Care Northern Ireland and any Crown Dependency which may join this Contract during its term.<br/>3) Department of Health and Social Care bodies and NHS bodies in existence at the time of this tender and those created under any NHS restructure; private sector organisations wishing to purchase permitted NHS printed products and wishing to use associated services (e.g private provider organisations);<br/>4) public sector bodies wishing to purchase permitted NHS printed products and wishing to use associated services;<br/>5) voluntary and third sector bodies and charities wishing to purchase permitted NHS printed products and wishing to use associated services; and<br/>6) Members of the Public wishing to receive individual HwHC products.<br/>Products purchased by Authorised Users which provide clinical or support services to NHS patients such as NHS England, NHS Wales and a range of other health organisations; including but not limited to Local Authorities, NHS Trusts, NHS Foundation Trusts, Integrated Care Boards, Health Boards, NHS Provider Organisations, Community Dentists, Pharmacists and Opticians, NHS Employers and the NHS in Scotland and Northern Ireland are to be ordered via the Supplier's online portal. The online ordering portal is accessed by in excess of 1k ordering organisations and more than 7.4k individual customers.
- Recurrence: 2030 depending on whether options to extend are exercised.
CPV: Bespoke printed matter · Electronic information services · Health services · Printing and distribution services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Jul 2024, Return on investment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This framework agreement is for the NHSBSA and wider health family to provide secure…CancelledRenewalPublished value£123,100,000
This framework agreement is for the NHSBSA and wider health family to provide secure forms, non secure forms, personalised printed products, NHS Cards and Health Insurance Cards.<br/>The current requirement is to provide an agreement to produce and distribute personalised cards and/or paper certificates and/or digital exemptions and/or documentation for:<br/><br/>- Medical Exemption (Medex)<br/>- Tax Credits (TC)<br/>- European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)<br/>- Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC)<br/>- NHS Pension payroll information<br/>- Covid Pass<br/><br/>To provide an online ordering portal and customer contact centre with catalogues to order secure and non secure forms:<br/><br/>The Secure catalogue consists of prescription forms used in England and Wales and can either be personalised pads or non-personalised single sheets.<br/><br/>The Non-Secure catalogue consists of national products used across the NHS; these range from dental record cards to specialist neonatal screening cards, multipart patient record and information packs. In addition, the Help with Health Costs catalogue consists of a number of leaflets, posters and application forms which enable certain patients to receive financial assistance with elements of their healthcare.
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 (3)
- quality - technical: 50%
- price: 40%
- quality - Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- quality - technical: 50%
- quality - Social Value: 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.
- “22_02_04 NHS Prescriptions, Cards & Print” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use the vehicle
- 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
- Yes · 2030 depending on whether options to extend are exercised.
- First published
- 18 Jul 2022, 11:29 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Dec 2023, 12:29 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 18 May 2023 – …
- Authority reference
C76509- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-037669- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0352eaFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The framework will be accessible by other Ordering Organisations:<br/>1) the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) and its successor bodies;<br/>1) NHS organisations in England and Wales. NHS Scotland and Health & Social Care Northern Ireland and any Crown Dependency which may join this Contract during its term.<br/>3) Department of Health and Social Care bodies and NHS bodies in existence at the time of this tender and those created under any NHS restructure; private sector organisations wishing to purchase permitted NHS printed products and wishing to use associated services (e.g private provider organisations);<br/>4) public sector bodies wishing to purchase permitted NHS printed products and wishing to use associated services;<br/>5) voluntary and third sector bodies and charities wishing to purchase permitted NHS printed products and wishing to use associated services; and<br/>6) Members of the Public wishing to receive individual HwHC products.<br/>Products purchased by Authorised Users which provide clinical or support services to NHS patients such as NHS England, NHS Wales and a range of other health organisations; including but not limited to Local Authorities, NHS Trusts, NHS Foundation Trusts, Integrated Care Boards, Health Boards, NHS Provider Organisations, Community Dentists, Pharmacists and Opticians, NHS Employers and the NHS in Scotland and Northern Ireland are to be ordered via the Supplier's online portal. The online ordering portal is accessed by in excess of 1k ordering organisations and more than 7.4k individual customers.<br/><br/>Please note that all dates and figures in this notice are approximate and subject to change.<br/><br/>Any resulting contract will be considered as a contract made in England according to English Law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts;<br/><br/>Grouping of bidders may be required to form a separate limited liability company or other legal form and/or one that takes full responsibility and/or liability and/or confirm that each takes joint and several liability.<br/><br/>The Contracting Authority conducted pre-tender market engagement following the publication of a Prior Information Notice (PIN) 2022/S 000-019522 . The report outlining the findings of this exercise can be found at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome (search opportunities using system reference C76509 - Supplier Documents/PTME Report
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 11 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Bid validity
- 2160 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 18 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
9 Jan 2023 → 1 Jul 2024 · 5 dates- Next notice expected9 Jan 2023
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown11 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened18 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published21 Dec 2023, 12:29 GMT
- Contract starts1 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Mar 2023- Published value updated to £123,100,00023 Mar 2023, 14:17 GMTwas £100,000,000
- Status changed to active23 Mar 2023, 14:17 GMT
- Procurement method changed23 Mar 2023, 14:17 GMT
- Deadline published: 11 May 2023, 12:00 BST23 Mar 2023, 14:17 GMT
- Status changed to complete21 Dec 2023, 12:29 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextDescription of procurement · II.2.4.1 | — | This PIN Pre-tender Market Engagement (PTME) and Request for Information (RFI) is to provide the market with information surrounding the opportunity for a framework agreement for the NHSBSA and wider health family to provide secure forms, non secure forms, NHS Cards, Health Insurance Cards and Healthy Start Prepaid Cards and obtain information from the market to inform the procurement and contract… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2022-07: 1 release · 18 Jul 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 037669-2023-1
- Signed
- 15 Dec 2023
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 1 Jul 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | — | — | £125,846,418 – £125,846,418 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- XEROX (UK) LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.