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Published 28 Oct 2022, 08:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Nurses and other Healthcare Professionals Uniform

Official notice

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (as hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (NHS & healthcare)

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Framework ceiling (notional)£8,500,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 28 Nov 2022awarded 23 Jun 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The manufacture and provision of Nurses and other Healthcare Professionals uniforms for Authorities delivering Healthcare in Wales. The procurement of a national uniform has been adopted to promote a coherent corporate image, making it easier for patients and members of the public to identify NHS Wales staff.

  • Recurrence: A Prior Information Notice (PIN) will be published once the re-procurement process commences.

CPV: Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 5 bids received (5.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1NWSSP-Procurement Services is seeking a single supplier to manufacture and supply…AwardedRenewal

NWSSP-Procurement Services is seeking a single supplier to manufacture and supply uniform garments in various sizes and colours to NHS Wales.

The standard product range includes:

  • Scrub Tops
  • Tunics
  • Trousers

Special Garments on a made to order basis include:

  • Maternity Tunics and Trousers
  • Menopausal Uniform (100% cotton lightweight)
  • Zip Front Tunics

By the powers and duties contained in the NHS (Wales) Act 2006, the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 and the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 the following Framework Agreement may be accessed by the public sector bodies listed below to the extent that they are engaged in the management and/or support of the health, care and/or wellbeing of populations within Wales or for which they are responsible:

All Local Authorities providing Health and Social Care

Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Any Universities or Higher Education providers, who have been commissioned by NHS Wales to deliver clinical training courses.

For the purpose of clarity, the values noted in this notice relate only to NHS Wales Health Board and Trust expenditure and any additional Call Off from this framework would be subject to the limitations of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended).

Delivery: Wales · All primary and secondary care sites across NHS Wales Health Boards and Trusts.
Extensions: Proposed contract period shall be a total of 7 years (4 + 3 Years)Variant bids: not allowed
18100000 Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories

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
Price: 80%Social value: 10%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Priority Supplier Programme: 1.6%
  • Fixed Price: 5%
  • Price: 73.4%
  • Social Value: 10%
  • Environmental Sustainability: 5%
  • Ethical Sustainability: 5%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Environmental Sustainability: 5
  • Ethical Sustainability: 5
  • Social Value: 10
  • Priority Supplier Programme: 1.6
  • Fixed Price: 5
  • Price: 73.4
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Nurses and other Healthcare Professionals Uniform” 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
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
Yes · A Prior Information Notice (PIN) will be published once the re-procurement process commences.
First published
28 Oct 2022, 08:43 BST
Last source update
26 Jun 2023, 13:11 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
NMD-OJEU-47609
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-018102
Classification (CPV)
Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037d07 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (WA Ref:132229)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Appointment period ends
28 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
600 days from the deadline
Bids opened
28 Nov 2022, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs/ ↗

Timeline

28 Nov 2022 → 26 Jun 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    28 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    28 Nov 2022, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    26 Jun 2023, 13:11 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Jun 2023, 13:11 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 53 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jun 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 018102-2023-NMD-OJEU-47609-1

    Signed
    23 Jun 2023
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
NWSSP-Procurement Services is seeking a single supplier to manufacture and supply…5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad3—£4,767,545 – £7,355,682
Whole notice———£4,767,545 – £7,355,682

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (as hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Fourth Floor, Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria