Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Dry Ice · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSNBTS requires supplies of Dry Ice for the transport of blood products and frozen tissue products such as bone, tendons and heart valves and for distribution of a medicinal products. The use of dry ice during transportation is to ensure that the storage temperature required during transportation can be maintained.
- Recurrence: Two (2) twelve (12) month extensions will be allowed.
CPV: Gases
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) noticeAwardedRenewal
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice.
Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service requires the supply of Dry Ice, without which they are unable to transport life saving blood components, tissues, cells and medicinal products. There are currently no other means available to SNBTS of transporting these items without the use of Dry Ice.
A full open procurement process was conducted to identify the most economically advantageous tender, no compliant bids were received.
To ensure supply of this critical product, SNBTS are entering into an agreement with the current supplier for continued deliveries of Dry Ice.
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).
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
As per Section 4B of the SPD Bidders Must provide information on Economic and Financial Standing in the section of the SPD relating to this.
4B (1.72.2) – Last 3 years turnover
Insurance Requirements:
4B (1.72.12)
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: Five Million Pounds Sterling (GBP 5,000,000)
Public Liability: Five Million Pounds Sterling (GBP 5,000,000)
Product Liability: Five Million Pounds Sterling (GBP 5,000,000)
- Technical & professional ability
As per Section 4C (question 1.75.3 - 4C.1.2) of the SPD Bidders Must provide information on Services in the section of the SPD relating to this.
Question Description
Please provide relevant examples of supplies and/or services carried out during the last three years as specified in the Contract Notice:
(Examples from both public and/or private sector customers and clients may be provided)
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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 · Two (2) twelve (12) month extensions will be allowed.
- First published
- 21 Sept 2022, 08:48 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Mar 2024, 17:10 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Oct 2022 – …
- Authority reference
NSS222313- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-010137- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0369cbFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
- Published justification
Justification for selected award procedure:
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering
Publisher note: (SC Ref:762375)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
24 Oct 2022 → 27 Mar 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline24 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened24 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published27 Mar 2024, 17:10 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jan 2023- Status changed to unsuccessful10 Jan 2023, 08:39 GMT
- Status changed to complete9 Mar 2023, 15:13 GMT
- Procurement method changed9 Mar 2023, 15:13 GMT
- Buyer details updated9 Mar 2023, 15:13 GMT
- Status changed to cancelled27 Mar 2024, 17:10 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2022-09: 1 release · 21 Sept 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Court Of SessionReview body
- Sheriff Court HouseMediation bodyReview body
Process and specification contact points (1)
- Scottish National Blood Transfusion ServiceProcess contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BOC LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.