Official UK procurement notice
Technology Enabled Care, Electronic Assistive Technology and Lone Worker Devices
Authority: NHS Supply Chain (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought9 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTechnology Enabled Care, Electronic assistive Technology and Lone Worker Devices.
The framework will offer a comprehensive and wide range of suppliers, different products and services providing participating authorities and service users with flexibility and choice in meeting specific needs and requirements. Participating authorities will have the option to procure products on an ad hoc basis or through more regular and structured bulk purchase arrangements.
Lot 1 Environmental Controls
Lot 2 Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Lot 3 Access Devices
Lot 4 Mounts
Lot 5 Telehealth
Lot 6 Medicines Management
Lot 7 Telehealth Service, Maintenance and Support
Lot 8 Electronic Assistive Technology, Maintenance and Support
Lot 9 lone Worker Devices
CPV: Alarm systems · Alarm-monitoring services · Communications infrastructure · Devices for the disabled · Devices for the elderly · Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment · Medical aids · Medical computer equipment · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment · Security equipment · Surveillance and security systems and devices · Telecommunications equipment and supplies
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 11 bids on the busiest of 9 lots · 20 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure
9 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Environmental ControlsAwarded
Products designed to provide control of electronic appliances and other equipment within and individuals’ home for those whose disability would otherwise make control of this equipment challenging or impossible
Lot #2Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)Awarded
Products designed to provide forms of communication to those whose disability either fully or partially prevents verbal communication.
Lot #3Access DevicesAwarded
Products designed to provide an alternative to a standard mouse or keyboard and including specialist interfaces to communication aids or environmental controls, equipment such as eye-gaze technology and switches.
Lot #4MountsAwarded
Products which enable communication aids, environmental control systems and computer access devices to be mounted, for example to wheelchairs.
Lot #5TelehealthAwarded
The use of technologies such as remote monitoring and emergency alarms to enable individuals to receive care at home so that they can live independently
Lot #6Medicines ManagementAwarded
Technology enabled smart medication management system which prompts the user when medications are due. Support provided via nominated contacts through an app on their smart phone allowing them to prompt the user
Lot #7Telehealth Service, Maintenance and SupportAwarded
Provision of service, maintenance and support contracts for products in Lot 5 and 6
Lot #8Electronic Assistive Technology, Maintenance and SupportAwarded
Provision of service, maintenance and support contracts for products in Lots 1, 2 3 and 4.
Lot #9Lone Worker DevicesAwarded
Devices that enable lone workers to trigger an emergency alert or have one triggered automatically if they are unable to do so.
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).
- Suitability
Bidders should refer to II.2 of this Contract Notice for further details in respect of
appointment to the individual Lots across the framework agreement.
Bidders may bid for one, more than one or all the Lots and Bidders should refer to the
Invitation to Tender for more information in respect of this.
The term of contracts formed under the framework agreement may continue beyond the end
of the term of the framework agreement itself.
NHS Supply Chain expects to provide successful Bidders with the opportunity to offer
additional savings to customers through the provision of discounted pricing, value-added
offerings and commitment initiatives.
NHS Supply Chain will share savings information to assist its customers with making
informed procurement decisions. NHS Supply Chain intends to enter arrangements under
which it will be entitled to purchase supplies and/or services which it will make available for
purchase by:
- Any NHS Trust.
- Any other NHS entity.
- Any government department, agency, or other statutory body (for the avoidance of doubt
including local authorities) and/or 4) Any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare
sector. Only NHS Supply Chain can order from the framework agreement and enter
contracts under it.
Electronic ordering will be used, and electronic invoicing will be accepted, and electronic
payment will be used. For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding the estimate
indicated at II.2.1, NHS Supply Chain does not guarantee any level of pur…
- “Technology Enabled Care, Electronic Assistive Technology and Lone…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- Yes
- First published
- 20 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Aug 2022, 15:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Feb 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-023826- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0303e8Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 4 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 4 Feb 2022, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
4 Feb 2022 → 25 Aug 2022 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown4 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened4 Feb 2022, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published25 Aug 2022, 15:43 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Aug 2022- Status changed to complete25 Aug 2022, 15:43 BST
- Buyer details updated25 Aug 2022, 15:43 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast9 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 8 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £0, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Environmental Controls
- Signed
- 25 Aug 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Signed
- 25 Aug 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Access Devices
- Signed
- 25 Aug 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Mounts
- Signed
- 25 Aug 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Telehealth
- Signed
- 25 Aug 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Medicines Management
- Signed
- 25 Aug 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Telehealth Service, Maintenance and Support
- Signed
- 25 Aug 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Electronic Assistive Technology, Maintenance and Support
- Signed
- 25 Aug 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lone Worker Devices
- Signed
- 25 Aug 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Environmental Controls | 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | — | — | £0 – £0 |
| 2 · Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) | 11bids · 11 electronic · 11 from abroad | — | — | — |
| 3 · Access Devices | 11bids · 11 electronic · 11 from abroad | — | — | — |
| 4 · Mounts | 11bids · 11 electronic · 11 from abroad | — | — | — |
| 5 · Telehealth | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | — | — | — |
| 6 · Medicines Management | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | — | — | — |
| 7 · Telehealth Service, Maintenance and Support | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | — | — | — |
| 8 · Electronic Assistive Technology, Maintenance and Support | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | — | — | — |
| 9 · Lone Worker Devices | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Collaborative Procurement Partnership LLPReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
20 commercial parties on the notice- Abilia LtdFramework contractor
- Baywater Healthcare UK LTDFramework contractor
- DH2 Solutions LtdFramework contractor
- EyeTech International LtdFramework contractor
- Hugh Steeper LtdFramework contractor
- Iansyst LtdFramework contractor
- Jabbla UK LtdFramework contractor
- Legrand Electric LtdFramework contractor
- Liberator LtdFramework contractor
- Lifeline 24Framework contractor
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Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria