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Published 26 Apr 2024, 10:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pulse Oximetry Sensors [4827016]

Official notice

Authority: Procurement and Logistics Service·Consortium: 9 public authorities

Framework agreement6 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitableMax 6 lots to bid
Framework ceiling (notional)£14,025,000total for 6 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 5 Jun 2024awarded 23 Oct 2024
Lots 6max 6 to bid

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Pulse Oximetry Sensors [4827016]

  • Recurrence: September 2024

CPV: Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 20 suppliers · 11 bids on the busiest of 6 lots (0.6 per place) · 11 appointed

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 6 of them

Every one of these 6 lots carries the same published figure, £2,337,500: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Probe FingerAwardedRenewalceiling above

Pulse Oximetry Sensors [4827016] Additional information: As stated in the Contract Notice, the Estimated Total Value is the upper value of a range £3,400,000 to £14,025,000 which includes extension options and contingency for potential future requirements. This is not a condition of contract or a guarantee of a level of business.

Extensions: Option to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months · Option to extend for any period(s) up to and including 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Sensor UniversalAwardedRenewalceiling above

Pulse Oximetry Sensors [4827016] Additional information: As stated in the Contract Notice, the Estimated Total Value is the upper value of a range £3,400,000 to £14,025,000 which includes extension options and contingency for potential future requirements. This is not a condition of contract or a guarantee of a level of business.

Extensions: Option to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months · Option to extend for any period(s) up to and including 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Sensor AdultAwardedRenewalceiling above

Pulse Oximetry Sensors [4827016] Additional information: As stated in the Contract Notice, the Estimated Total Value is the upper value of a range £3,400,000 to £14,025,000 which includes extension options and contingency for potential future requirements. This is not a condition of contract or a guarantee of a level of business.

Extensions: Option to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months · Option to extend for any period(s) up to and including 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Sensor PaediatricAwardedRenewalceiling above

Pulse Oximetry Sensors [4827016] Additional information: As stated in the Contract Notice, the Estimated Total Value is the upper value of a range £3,400,000 to £14,025,000 which includes extension options and contingency for potential future requirements. This is not a condition of contract or a guarantee of a level of business.

Extensions: Option to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months · Option to extend for any period(s) up to and including 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Sensor InfantAwardedRenewalceiling above

Pulse Oximetry Sensors [4827016] Additional information: As stated in the Contract Notice, the Estimated Total Value is the upper value of a range £3,400,000 to £14,025,000 which includes extension options and contingency for potential future requirements. This is not a condition of contract or a guarantee of a level of business.

Extensions: Option to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months · Option to extend for any period(s) up to and including 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Sensor NeonatalAwardedRenewalceiling above

Pulse Oximetry Sensors [4827016] Additional information: As stated in the Contract Notice, the Estimated Total Value is the upper value of a range £3,400,000 to £14,025,000 which includes extension options and contingency for potential future requirements. This is not a condition of contract or a guarantee of a level of business.

Extensions: Option to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months · Option to extend for any period(s) up to and including 24 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
What this means for your bid
  • “Pulse Oximetry Sensors [4827016]” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 20 suppliers, not a single contract.

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 · September 2024
First published
26 Apr 2024, 10:07 BST
Last source update
24 Oct 2024, 11:22 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Jun 2024 – …
Authority reference
4827016
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-034435
Classification (CPV)
Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04554c Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: In section I.2, it is stated that this procurement is a joint procedure and contract award is by a Central Purchasing Body. This contract is not a joint contract, it is a Central Purchasing Body Contract operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the participants listed in section 1.1

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Appointment period ends
5 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Jun 2024, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Jun 2024 → 2 Dec 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    5 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    5 Jun 2024, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    24 Oct 2024, 11:22 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    2 Dec 2024, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Oct 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Oct 2024, 11:22 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    24 Oct 2024, 11:22 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 11admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1110 from SMEs · busiest of 6 lots
Contracts signed 6latest 23 Oct 2024

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

Contracts

All 6 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £14,025,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Lot 1 - Probe Finger

    Signed
    23 Oct 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - Sensor Universal

    Signed
    23 Oct 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Lot 3 - Sensor Adult

    Signed
    23 Oct 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Lot 4 - Sensor Paediatric

    Signed
    23 Oct 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Lot 5 - Sensor Infant

    Signed
    23 Oct 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Lot 6 - Sensor Neonatal

    Signed
    23 Oct 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Probe Finger11bids · 11 electronic · 10 from abroad10——
2 · Sensor Universal11bids · 11 electronic · 7 from abroad7——
3 · Sensor Adult11bids · 11 electronic · 10 from abroad10——
4 · Sensor Paediatric11bids · 11 electronic · 10 from abroad10——
5 · Sensor Infant11bids · 11 electronic · 10 from abroad10——
6 · Sensor Neonatal11bids · 11 electronic · 10 from abroad10——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

8 public bodies on the notice

Procurement and Logistics Service

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth 14-16 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, UK, BT12 6HUContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Business Services Organisation, PaLSReview body BelfastContact phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

11 commercial parties on the notice
  • Cardiotec MedicalFramework contractor Unit 5E, NDDO Business Park, 2 – 4 Balloo Avenue, Bangor, UK, BT19 7QTContact email
  • Healthcare 21 NIFramework contractor Unit 23 Pennybridge Industrial Estate, BALLYMENA, UK, BT42 3HBContact email
  • MCT LIFESCIENCES LTDFramework contractor UNIT 24 CRANFIELD INNOVATION CENTRE, UNIVERSITY WAY CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, UK, MK43 0BTContact email
  • MDI MEDICAL N.I. LTDFramework contractor 30 Wildflower Way, Adelaide Industrial Estate, Belfast, BELFAST, UK, BT12 6TAContact email
  • MEDILINK SERVICES NI LTDFramework contractor c/o Innovation Factory, Forthriver Business Park, 385 Springfield Road, BELFAST, UK, BT12 7DGContact email
  • NORSO MEDICAL LIMITEDFramework contractor Units 44-46 Mallusk Enterprise Park, NEWTOWNABBEY, UK, BT36 4GNContact email
  • PRAXIS MEDICAL LTDFramework contractor Bizspace Building Lomeshaye Business Village, NELSON, UK, BB9 7DRContact email
  • SnISL LTDFramework contractor 104 Grindon crescent, Nottingham, UK, NG6 8BSContact email
  • TENACORE UK LIMITEDFramework contractor SOVEREIGN COURT, CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES, UK, MK9 2HRContact email
  • Uniphar Medtech UK LTD t/a Cardiac ServicesFramework contractor 6 Wildflower Way, BELFAST, UK, BT12 6TAContact email
  • VIRIDI SYSTEMS LIMITED T/A Trinity MedicalFramework contractor 5C Riverview Business Park, Dublin, IE, D12EC96Contact email

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