Official UK procurement notice
Sterile Catheter Lock Solution
Authority: NHS Supply Chain Operated by Supply Chain Coordination Ltd (SCCL) (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe framework agreement is for the supply of sterile catheter locking solution (SCLS) which is non-antibiotic, with antimicrobial, anti-biofilm, and anti-coagulant properties.
Precise quantities and expenditure are unknown. Values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.
CPV: Infusion solutions · Medical consumables
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Jul 2023, 10:43 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Jul 2023, 10:43 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019908- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e101Find a Tender
Publisher note: The following certification will be a requirement of the upcoming tender exercise and Applicants may be required to include evidence of this within their tender submission. - ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent externally accredited and up-to-date quality standard certificate(s) to cover all segments of the Applicant's (and the product's) supply chain. This should include but not be limited to manufacturing, storage, distribution and customer service. - Public Liability Insurance cover of £5m per claim in the name of the Applicant - Product Liability Insurance cover in the name of the Applicant of £5m per claim - Declaration of Conformity and UKCA Certification to demonstrate compliance to UK Medical Device Regulations 2002 or Declaration of Conformity and CE Certification to d-Declaration of Conformity and UKCA Certification to demonstrate compliance to UK Medical Device Regulations 2002 or Declaration of Conformity and CE Certification to demonstrate compliance to Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC or Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 (where applicable). -MHRA Registration number. If an Applicant commits to obtain ISO9001:2015 or equivalent quality standard certificate, Public Liability Insurance or Product Liability Insurance certification at the time of their tender submission then the requirement is that such certification is in place prior to the commencement date of the framework agreement (in order for NHS Supply Chain to place orders with the successful Applicant). The NHS has adopted PPN 06/20 (taking account of Social Value in the award of Government Contracts) 2022, and therefore this future Framework Agreement will include some qualitative evaluation questions on Social Value with a min. weighting of 10% towards the award. For more information on Social Value and to understand what’s included in Social Value, please see: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0620-takingaccount-ofsocialvaluein-the-award-of-central-government-contracts. In addition, from April 2023: the NHS has adopted the Government’s ‘Taking Account of Carbon Reduction Plans‘ (PPN 06/21) requiring all suppliers with new contracts for goods, services, and/or works with an anticipated contract value above £5 million per annum, to publish a carbon reduction plan for their direct emissions. From April 2024, the NHS will expand this requirement for all new contracts, irrespective of value. From April 2024, the NHS will expand this requirement for all new contracts, irrespective of value. As part of its pre-tender strategy, NHS Supply Chain would also like to engage with suppliers of these products via a Request for Information (RFI). If you would like to complete the Request for Information document in respect of the products which are the subject of this procurement then please follow the below instructions; 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 ‘Register here’ PORTAL ACCESS Login with above URL. Within supplier area, click ‘SQs Open To All Suppliers’ link and select SQ_386 RFI- Sterile Catheter Lock Solution, under Project_1260. Select Express interest. The RFI document will be sent via the Jaggaer ‘Messages Tab’, Applicants will then have 20 working days from the dispatch of this notice to complete and return the RFI document.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/ ↗
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
12 Jul 2023 → 24 Nov 2023 · 2 dates- Notice published12 Jul 2023, 10:43 BST
- Tender notice expected24 Nov 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Process and specification contact points (1)
- NHS Supply ChainProcess contact point
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.