Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Handheld Electronic Magnifiers to Low Vision Service Wales
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of Handheld Electronic Magnifiers to be provided to patients that have been assessed by Low Vision Service Wales.
CPV: Medical aids · Medical consumables · Optical aids
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of a Handheld Electronic Magnifier for patient use following patient…AwardedRenewal
Provision of a Handheld Electronic Magnifier for patient use following patient assessment by Low Vision Service Wales, full detail on the specification and requirements can be found at eTenderWales etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html ↗.
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 (2)
- Technical - Scored (Social Value): 15%
- price: 85%
Published award criteria (5)
- Qualification: PASS/FAIL
- Technical - Non-Scored: PASS/FAIL
- Technical - Scored (Social Value): 15%
- Benchtop Evaluation (Product Quality): PASS/FAIL
- Price: 85
- Price carries 85 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Supply of Handheld Electronic Magnifiers to Low Vision Service Wales” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- 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
- 10 Jan 2024, 16:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Sept 2024, 17:04 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Feb 2024 – …
- Authority reference
MED-OJEU-54341- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-028503- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042c2aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) operates on behalf of the following organisations; -Aneurin Bevan University Local Health Board -Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board -Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board -Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board -Hywel Dda University Local Health Board -Swansea Bay University Health Board -Powys Teaching Local Health Board -Public Health Wales NHS Trust -Velindre University NHS Trust -Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust These organisations and their successors will have access to purchase from this framework agreement. (WA Ref:144375)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 12 Feb 2024, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 12 Feb 2024, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
12 Feb 2024 → 5 Sept 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown12 Feb 2024, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened12 Feb 2024, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published5 Sept 2024, 17:04 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Sept 2024, 17:04 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 028503-2024-MED-OJEU-54341-1
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2024
- Value
- £462,486
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- VISIONAID TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria