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Published 23 Jan 2023, 13:17 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Patient Monitoring Equipment, Bedside Equipment Alarm Monitoring Systems and Related Products and Services

Official notice

Authority: NHS Supply Chain Operated by Supply Chain Coordination Ltd (SCCL) (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement3 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitableMax 3 lots per supplier
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£332,000,000total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 1 Feb 2024awarded 21 May 2024
Lots 3max 3 won per supplier

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NHS Supply Chain intends to launch a National Framework Agreement for the provision of the following types of Monitoring Systems: Spot Check, Vital Signs, Pre-Hospital Transport, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Compatible, Central Station, Telemetry, Foetal, Cardiac Output, Electroencephalograph and Electromyography and Transfer (individual patient modular monitor).Please note that this framework will not cover the purchase of consumables alone. For the avoidance of doubt consumables will only be in scope of the proposed Framework if purchased alongside the types of equipment, as stated in any subsequent specification. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of £166 million in the first 24 months of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement. The estimated value over the total Framework Agreement term of 48 months is £332 million.

CPV: Patient-monitoring system

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
26 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 37 suppliers appointed
Electronic auction

Although an electronic auction will not be used to award all or part of the requirements of the Framework Agreement the use of eAuctions may be an option as part of any contracts awarded under the Framework Agreement.

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value · win at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Non-Specialist Patient Monitoring EquipmentAwardedPublished value£263,600,000

This Lot is for Non-Specialist Patient Monitoring Equipment designed to monitor and provide a visual output of selected physiological measurements from a patient. Clinical Monitoring areas include;

Ward based Monitoring (Vital Signs / Spot Check / Low Acuity), Acute Care Monitoring, Perioperative Monitoring, Operative Monitoring, Cardiac Care Monitoring, Neonatal/Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) Monitoring, Central Stations, Mobile Monitoring, Pre-Hospital Monitoring, Neuro Critical Care Monitoring and Neuromuscular Blockade Monitoring. Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of £65,900,000.00 in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.

Delivery: UK · Various Locations in the UK
Extensions: This Framework Agreement is initially for 24 months with an option to extend to 48 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Specialist Patient Monitoring EquipmentAwardedPublished value£66,400,000

This Lot is for Specialist Patient Monitoring Equipment designed to monitor and provide a visual output of selected physiological measurements from a patient. Specialised Monitoring areas include:

Foetal Monitoring (Intrapartum and Antepartum), Electroencephalogram (EEG) Monitoring, Amplitude-integrated EEG (a-EEG/CFM) Monitoring, Electromyography (EMG) Monitoring,

MRI Conditional Monitoring, Cardiac Output Monitoring and Ultra Long-term Subcutaneous Electroencephalogram (EEG) Monitoring

Electrical Impedance Tomography Monitoring Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of £16,600,000.00 in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.

Delivery: UK · Various Locations in the UK
Extensions: This Framework Agreement is initially for 24 months with an option to extend to 48 months.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Bedside Equipment Alarm Monitoring SystemsAwardedPublished value£2,000,000

This Lot is for Bedside Equipment Alarm Monitoring Systems, to provide an acoustic monitoring system for critical bedside alarms, designed to alert clinical staff to medical device alarms through a visual and spoken notifications system. Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of £500,000.00 in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement

Delivery: UK · Various Locations in the UK
Extensions: This Framework Agreement is initially for 24 months with an option to extend to 48 monthsVariant 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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Supply: 10%
  • Support: 15%
  • Training: 15%
  • Warranty and Repairs: 10%
  • Financial: 40%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Social Value: 10%
  • Supply: 10%
  • Support: 15%
  • Training: 15%
  • Warranty and Repairs: 10%
  • Financial: 40%
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Applicants should refer to II.2 of this Contract Notice for further details in respect of appointment to the individual Lots across the Framework Agreement.

    Applicants may bid for one, more than one or all of the Lots and Applicants should refer to the Invitation to Tender for more information in respect of this.

    The term of contracts formed under the Framework Agreement may continue beyond the end of the term of the Framework Agreement itself.

    NHS Supply Chain expects to provide successful Suppliers with the opportunity to offer additional savings to customers through the provision of discounted pricing, value added offerings and commitment initiatives.

    NHS Supply Chain will share savings information in order to assist its customers with making informed procurement decisions.

    The Framework Agreement will be between NHS Supply Chain and the Supplier, however 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.

    Delete if not applicable: The Supplier will be required to report to and pay a direct contract management fee to NHS Supply Chain as detailed in the tender documents.

    Electronic ordering will be used and electronic invoicing will be accepted and electronic payment will be used. For the avoidance of doubt…

  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: Parent company or other guarantees may be required in certain circumstances. Further details will be in the tender documents.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Patient Monitoring Equipment, Bedside Equipment Alarm Monitoring…” 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
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
23 Jan 2023, 13:17 GMT
Last source update
28 Jun 2024, 16:11 BST
Award evaluation window
2 Feb 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-019858
Classification (CPV)
Patient-monitoring system
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0399b8 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Appeals to be logged in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).

Publisher note: 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 eTendering portal as follows: Registration. 1. Use URL https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com// to access the NHS Supply Chain Procurement portal. 2. If not yet registered: — Click on the ‘Not Registered Yet’ link to access the registration page. — Complete the registration pages as guided by the mini guide found on the landing page. Portal access. If registration has been completed: — Login with URL https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com// . — Click on the ‘Supplier Dashboard’ icon to open the list of new procurement events. Expression of interest. — View Contract Notice content by clicking on the ‘VIEW NOTICE’ button for the procurement event. This opens a PDF document. — Express an interest by clicking on the ‘EXPRESS INTEREST’ button. — To start the response process after the expression of interest has been done, select the ‘My Active Opportunities’ option and click on the ‘Apply’ button. — Select the procurement event from the list by clicking on the description — In the detail view click on the orange coloured ‘Framework Agreement’ button to start responding to the tender. Header level requirements: — Applicants are required to read all Framework Header Documents which can be accessed using the ‘NHS SCHEADER DOCUMENTS’ button, which is located in the ‘SELECT FRAMEWORK’ tab. — Applicants are required to upload the documents requested using the ‘SUPPLIER HEADER DOCUMENTS’ button, which is located in the ‘SELECT FRAMEWORK’ tab. — Applicants are required to complete all mandatory questions, which can be accessed using the ‘FRAMEWORK QUESTIONNAIRE’ tab. Lot level requirements: — A preview of the Lot line details can be viewed using the ‘LOT HEADER’ tab, by selecting the Lot and using the ‘LOT LINE INFORMATION’ button. In order to respond to a Lot, Applicants must select the relevant Lot and then use the ‘EXPRESS INTENT’ button. This expression of intent does not place any obligation on the Applicant to respond, the action unlocks the ability to respond. — Complete price offers per line for the Lot by completing the required fields for the lines the Applicant wantsto include in the bid using the ‘LOT LINE DETAIL’ tab. There are a number of mandatory fields to complete on a product line basis; these are highlighted in yellow in the ‘LOT LINE DETAIL’ tab. — Applicants are required to answer all mandatory Lot specific questions found in the ‘LOT EVALUATIONCRITERIA’ tab. — Applicants are then required to click on the ‘TERMS AND CONDITIONS’ button in the ‘SUBMIT INDIVIDUALLOT RESPONSE(S)’ tab to view and accept the ISS Terms and Conditions. — Accept the ISS ‘TERMS AND CONDITIONS’ button to access this function. — Submit Lot response, by clicking on the ‘SUBMIT RESPONSE TO SELECTED LOT’ button in the ‘SUBMITINDIVIDUAL LOT RESPONSE(S)’ tab to submit response for the Lot. Each Lot must be submitted independently. — Applicants are able to view their submission using the ‘SUPPLIER SUBMISSION REPORT’ button, found in the ‘SUBMIT INDIVIDUAL LOT RESPONSE(S)’ tab. Please refer to Section III.1.1 for additional information.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/ ↗

Appointment period ends
1 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
2 Feb 2024, 09:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Oct 2023 → 28 Jun 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    2 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    1 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    2 Feb 2024, 09:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    28 Jun 2024, 16:11 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jan 2024
  1. Status changed to active
    2 Jan 2024, 17:03 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    2 Jan 2024, 17:03 GMT
  3. Deadline published: 1 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
    2 Jan 2024, 17:03 GMT
  4. Status changed to complete
    28 Jun 2024, 16:11 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    28 Jun 2024, 16:11 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 37admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2620 from SMEs · busiest of 3 lots
Contracts signed 3latest 21 May 2024

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

Contracts

  • Non-Specialist Patient Monitoring Equipment

    Signed
    21 May 2024
    Value
    £263,600,000
    Status
    active
  • Specialist Patient Monitoring Equipment

    Signed
    21 May 2024
    Value
    £66,400,000
    Status
    active
  • Bedside Equipment Alarm Monitoring Systems

    Signed
    21 May 2024
    Value
    £2,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Non-Specialist Patient Monitoring Equipment21bids · 21 electronic · 22 from abroad18——
2 · Specialist Patient Monitoring Equipment26bids · 26 electronic · 26 from abroad20——
3 · Bedside Equipment Alarm Monitoring Systems4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS Supply Chain Operated by Supply Chain Coordination Ltd (SCCL)

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareNational or federal agency/officeHealth Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London, London, SE1 8UGContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Process and specification contact points (1)
  • NHS Supply ChainProcess contact point10881715 Leeds, Yorkshire & HumberContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

37 commercial parties on the notice
Show 27 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria