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Published 3 Dec 2024, 14:37 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Rigid and Semi-Rigid Telescopes, Ancillary Equipment and Accessories

Official notice

Authority: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service·Consortium: 8 public authorities

Framework agreement4 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitableMax 4 lots to bid
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UKNorthern Ireland (UKN)
Framework ceiling (notional)£19,720,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 13 Jan 2025awarded 2 May 2025
Lots 4max 4 to bid

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Rigid and Semi-Rigid Telescopes, Ancillary Equipment and Accessories

CPV: Endoscopes · Endoscopy, endosurgery devices · Medical equipments · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products · Operating techniques · Operating theatre devices and instruments · Operating-theatre devices

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 30 suppliers · 12 bids on the busiest of 4 lots (0.4 per place) · 11 appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 4 of them

Every one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £4,930,000: 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 #1Arthroscopic Rigid/Semi-Rigid Telescopes, Ancillary Equipment and Accessories.AwardedRenewalceiling above

Rigid and Semi-Rigid Telescopes, Ancillary Equipment and Accessories. Additional information: The estimated value for Lot 1 Arthroscopic Rigid/Semi-Rigid Telescopes, Ancillary Equipment and Accessories as per Contract Notice 2024/S 000-038928 excluding VAT is £4,930,000 which is for a 4 year period plus an 18 month emergency extension and contingency.

Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland
Extensions: The Contract is subject to renewal dependent on Client requirementsVariant bids: not allowed
33100000 Medical equipments33160000 Operating techniques33162000 Operating theatre devices and instruments33162100 Operating-theatre devices33168000 Endoscopy, endosurgery devices33168100 Endoscopes
Lot #2ENT/Ophthalmology/Respiratory Rigid/Semi-Rigid Telescopes, Ancillary Equipment and AccessoriesAwardedRenewalceiling above

Rigid and Semi-Rigid Telescopes, Ancillary Equipment and Accessories. Additional information: The estimated value for Lot 2 ENT/Ophthalmology/Respiratory Rigid/Semi-Rigid Telescopes, Ancillary Equipment and Accessories as per Contract Notice 2024/S 000-038928 excluding VAT is £4,930,000 which is for a 4 year period plus an 18 month emergency extension and contingency.

Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland
Extensions: The Contract is subject to renewal dependent on Client requirementsVariant bids: not allowed
33100000 Medical equipments33160000 Operating techniques33162000 Operating theatre devices and instruments33162100 Operating-theatre devices33168000 Endoscopy, endosurgery devices33168100 Endoscopes
Lot #3Genitourinary Rigid/Semi-Rigid Telescopes, Ancillary Equipment and AccessoriesAwardedRenewalceiling above

Rigid and Semi-Rigid Telescopes, Ancillary Equipment and Accessories. Additional information: The estimated value for Lot 3 Genitourinary Rigid/Semi-Rigid Telescopes, Ancillary Equipment and Accessories as per Contract Notice 2024/S 000-038928 excluding VAT is £4,930,000 which is for a 4 year period plus an 18 month emergency extension and contingency.

Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland
Extensions: The Contract is subject to renewal dependent on Client requirements.Variant bids: not allowed
33100000 Medical equipments33160000 Operating techniques33162000 Operating theatre devices and instruments33162100 Operating-theatre devices33168000 Endoscopy, endosurgery devices33168100 Endoscopes
Lot #4Laparoscopy/Gastrointestinal Rigid/Semi-Rigid Telescopes Ancillary Equipment and Accessories.AwardedRenewalceiling above

Rigid and Semi-Rigid Telescopes, Ancillary Equipment and Accessories. Additional information: The estimated value for Lot 4 Laparoscopy/Gastrointestinal Rigid/Semi-Rigid Telescopes Ancillary Equipment and Accessories as per Contract Notice 2024/S 000-038928 excluding VAT is £4,930,000 which is for a 4 year period plus an 18 month emergency extension and contingency.

Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland
Extensions: The Contract is subject to renewal dependent on Client requirements.Variant bids: not allowed
33100000 Medical equipments33160000 Operating techniques33162000 Operating theatre devices and instruments33162100 Operating-theatre devices33168000 Endoscopy, endosurgery devices33168100 Endoscopes

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
  • “Rigid and Semi-Rigid Telescopes, Ancillary Equipment and Accessories” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 30 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
3 Dec 2024, 14:37 GMT
Last source update
6 May 2025, 12:12 BST
Award evaluation window
13 Jan 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019051
Classification (CPV)
EndoscopesEndoscopy, endosurgery devicesMedical equipmentsMedical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care productsOperating techniquesOperating theatre devices and instrumentsOperating-theatre devices
Delivery area
UKNorthern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c1e1 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to Tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The. standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the Contract is entered into. The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Publisher note: In section 1.2, 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 Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of the participants listed in section 1.1. The Contracting Authorities will identify the Most Economically Advantageous. Tender(s) (MEAT)on the basis of the “lowest price/cost” submission(s), once full compliance has been demonstrated with all of the elements of the specification and any other requirements as listed in the Tender Documentation. Details of the evaluation process. incorporating price and compliance are provided as part of the Tender Evaluation Methodology and Marking Scheme (TEMMS) (SS20b).

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
13 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Jan 2025, 15:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Timeline

13 Jan 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    13 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    13 Jan 2025, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    6 May 2025, 12:12 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 May 2025, 12:12 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    6 May 2025, 12:12 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 1211 from SMEs · busiest of 4 lots
Contracts signed 4latest 2 May 2025

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

Contracts

All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £4,930,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Arthroscopic Rigid/Semi-Rigid Telescopes, Ancillary Equipment and Accessories.

    Signed
    2 May 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • ENT/Ophthalmology/Respiratory Rigid/Semi-Rigid Telescopes, Ancillary Equipment and Accessories

    Signed
    2 May 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Genitourinary Rigid/Semi-Rigid Telescopes, Ancillary Equipment and Accessories

    Signed
    2 May 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Laparoscopy/Gastrointestinal Rigid/Semi-Rigid Telescopes Ancillary Equipment and Accessories.

    Signed
    2 May 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Arthroscopic Rigid/Semi-Rigid Telescopes, Ancillary Equipment and Accessories.12bids · 12 electronic · 12 from abroad11——
2 · ENT/Ophthalmology/Respiratory Rigid/Semi-Rigid Telescopes, Ancillary Equipment and Accessories12bids · 12 electronic · 8 from abroad9——
3 · Genitourinary Rigid/Semi-Rigid Telescopes, Ancillary Equipment and Accessories12bids · 12 electronic · 9 from abroad9——
4 · Laparoscopy/Gastrointestinal Rigid/Semi-Rigid Telescopes Ancillary Equipment and Accessories.12bids · 12 electronic · 11 from abroad10——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

8 public bodies on the notice

Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth 45 Bush Road, Maple House, Antrim, UK, BT41 2RLContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics ServicesReview body Antrim

Framework contractors & participating bidders

12 commercial parties on the notice
  • ACCU-SCIENCE IRELAND LTDFramework contractor Unit C3 M7 Business Park, Newhall, Naas, Co. Kildare, IE, 00Contact email, phone
  • Brennan Co NIFramework contractor UNITS 6-7 Carrowreagh Business Park, BELFAST, UK, BT16 1QQContact email, phone
  • CONMED UK LtdFramework contractor 73/74 Shrivenham Hundred Business Park, SWINDON, UK, SN6 8TYContact email, phone
  • DP MEDICAL SYSTEMS LIMITEDFramework contractor 15a Oakcroft Road, Chessington, UK, KT9 1RHContact email, phone
  • GEMINI SURGICAL INNOVATIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor UNIT 4/5, BRAY, IE, A98TX39Contact email, phone
  • HOSPITAL SERVICES LTDFramework contractor 2 WILDFLOWER WAY, BELFAST, UK, BT12 6TAContact email, phone
  • LYNCH MEDICAL SUPPLIES LMS LIMITEDFramework contractor Unit BC3, M1 Business Park, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, Balbriggan, IE, K32 X318Contact email, phone
  • NORTHERN HOSPITAL SUPPLIES LTDFramework contractor UNIT D4SOUTH, NEWTOWNARDS, UK, BT23 4YHContact email, phone
  • RB MEDICAL ENGINEERING LTDFramework contractor Unit 2 Alton Road Industrial Estate, ROSS-ON-WYE, UK, HR9 5NSContact email, phone
  • SISK HEALTHCARE t/a Tekno SurgicalFramework contractor UNIT 10 FONTHILL BUSINESS PARK, DUBLIN, IE, D22 PP58Contact email, phone
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Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.