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Published 18 Aug 2023, 15:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Whole Blood, Platelet & Plasma Transport Containers

Official notice

Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)

Framework agreement2 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£2,002,050total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 25 Sept 2023awarded 6 Oct 2023
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Supply & Maintenance of Whole Blood, Platelet & Plasma Transport Containers.<br/><br/>Framework Agreement for the Supply of Irradiation Indicator labels.<br/><br/>This UK Framework Agreement is for a period of 4 years. The following contracting authorities will be able to purchase against the Framework Agreement: Welsh Blood Service Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service and Northern Irish Blood Transfusion Service.

CPV: Body transport containers

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
2 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 1 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #13. Lot 1: Supply & Maintenance of New Transport Boxes (Technical)AwardedPublished value£1,822,050

Supply of New Transport Containers

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
33949000 Body transport containers
Lot #24. Lot 2: Maintenance of Old Transport Boxes (Technical)AwardedPublished value£180,000

Maintenance of Existing Transport Containers

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
33949000 Body transport containers

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality & Technical: 10%
  • Delivery Performance: 10%
  • General: 10%
  • Cost: 70%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Quality & Technical: 10
  • Delivery Performance: 10
  • General: 10
  • Cost: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Whole Blood, Platelet & Plasma Transport Containers” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
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
18 Aug 2023, 15:21 BST
Last source update
5 Mar 2024, 19:42 GMT
Award evaluation window
25 Sept 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-007120
Classification (CPV)
Body transport containers
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f54b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Appointment period ends
25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

25 Sept 2023 → 25 Mar 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    5 Mar 2024, 19:42 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    25 Mar 2024, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Mar 2024, 19:42 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 22 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 6 Oct 2023

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,649,840, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Supply of New Transport Containers

    Signed
    6 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Maintenance of Existing Transport Containers

    Signed
    6 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · 3. Lot 1: Supply & Maintenance of New Transport Boxes (Technical)2bids · 2 electronic2——
2 · 4. Lot 2: Maintenance of Old Transport Boxes (Technical)2bids · 2 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Blood and Transplant

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 500 North Bristol Park, Bristol, South West, BS34 7QHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.