Official UK procurement notice
Sterile Fluids [5323348] · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service·Consortium: 12 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSterile Fluids [5323348]
CPV: Pharmaceutical products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Sterile Fluids [5323348] Additional information: The contract is awarded by the…AwardedRenewalPublished value£28,125,000
Sterile Fluids [5323348] Additional information: The contract is awarded by the contracting authority as named under section I of this notice, on behalf of the participating bodies as listed in the previously published contract notice [reference: 2024/S 000-033061]. The estimated total value of contract excluding VAT is GBP 5 500 000 to GBP 31 650 000. This estimated total value figure takes into consideration and accounts for all available extension provision as outlined in the SS17bc Commercial Conditions of Contract for Supplies Contracts document and provides for potential growth of up to 50 percent over the course of the contract.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (11)
- Product Characteristics: Container Overwrap [Non-Aseptics only]: 5%
- Product Characteristics: GS1-compliant 2D DataMatrix barcode: 5%
- Product Characteristics: PVC/DEHP/Latex-Free Status: 2%
- Product Characteristics: Accessibility of Transportation Case [Non-Aseptics and Rapid Infuser only]: 2.5%
- Product Characteristics: Transportation Case – Contents Identifier/Labelling [Non-Aseptics and Rapid Infuser only]: 2.5%
- Product Characteristics: Product Sterility [Aseptics Non Needle-Free I, Aseptics Non Needle-Free II, Aseptics Needle-Free and Rapid Infuser only]: 10%
- Supply and Delivery of Product – Continuity of Supply: Wholesale Distribution: 10%
- Supply and Delivery of Product – Continuity of Supply: Next Working Day Delivery: 5%
- Supply and Delivery of Product – Continuity of Supply: Minimum Committed Contractual Stockholding: 8%
- Governance, Quality Control and Risk: Pharmaceutical Quality Assessment [PQA] – Section 2 – Section 6 inclusive: 20%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (13)
- Compliance with Contract Scope and Specification: Pass/Fail
- Product Characteristics: Container Overwrap [Non-Aseptics only]: 5
- Product Characteristics: GS1-compliant 2D DataMatrix barcode: 5
- Product Characteristics: PVC/DEHP/Latex-Free Status: 2
- Product Characteristics: Accessibility of Transportation Case [Non-Aseptics and Rapid Infuser only]: 2.5
- Product Characteristics: Transportation Case – Contents Identifier/Labelling [Non-Aseptics and Rapid Infuser only]: 2.5
- Product Characteristics: Product Sterility [Aseptics Non Needle-Free I, Aseptics Non Needle-Free II, Aseptics Needle-Free and Rapid Infuser only]: 10
- Supply and Delivery of Product – Continuity of Supply: Wholesale Distribution: 10
- Supply and Delivery of Product – Continuity of Supply: Next Working Day Delivery: 5
- Supply and Delivery of Product – Continuity of Supply: Minimum Committed Contractual Stockholding: 8
- Governance, Quality Control and Risk: Pharmaceutical Quality Assessment [PQA] – Section 1: Pass/Fail
- Governance, Quality Control and Risk: Pharmaceutical Quality Assessment [PQA] – Section 2 – Section 6 inclusive: 20
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 110 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 7 Jun 2024, 10:16 BST
- Last source update
- 9 May 2025, 14:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Nov 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020116- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046e37Find a Tender
Publisher note: Contracts also awarded to: Baxter Healthcare Ltd (contract value: GBP 5 292 506), Fannin NI (contract value: GBP 183 591) and Fresenius Kabi Ltd (contract value: GBP 150 110). The total value of contract awarded to each of the contractors indicated in this notice is based on an initial contract period of 24 months. It is important to note that there is available provision to extend this initial contract period in accordance with Section 2 of the SS17bc Commercial Conditions of Contract for Supplies Contracts document.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Nov 2024, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
2 Aug 2024 → 10 Aug 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected2 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline13 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Nov 2024, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published9 May 2025, 14:53 BST
- Bids must remain valid until10 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2024- Published value published: £28,125,00014 Oct 2024, 17:41 BST
- Status changed to active14 Oct 2024, 17:41 BST
- Procurement method changed14 Oct 2024, 17:41 BST
- Deadline published: 13 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT14 Oct 2024, 17:41 BST
- Status changed to complete9 May 2025, 14:53 BST
- Buyer details updated9 May 2025, 14:53 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| B. Braun Medical Limited UK | £3,045 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Sterile Fluids [5323348] · B. Braun Medical Limited UK
- Signed
- 9 Apr 2025
- Value
- £3,045
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
12 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Belfast Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Business Services OrganisationContracting authority
- Department of Health NIContracting authority
- NI Ambulance Service TrustContracting authority
- NI Blood Transfusion ServiceContracting authority
- NI Public Health AgencyContracting authority
- Northern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Procurement and Logistics ServiceContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawHealth
- South Eastern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Southern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Western Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- B. Braun Medical Limited UKAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.