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Published 19 Jul 2021, 09:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

YPO - 001061 Health & Social Care Equipment and Associated Services

Official notice

Authority: YPO (Public body)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£50,000,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 23 Aug 2021awarded 1 Oct 2021
Lots 2see the lot list below
Framework period 4 yrsends 11 Oct 2025 · extension options published · starts 12 Oct 2021

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

YPO are looking for Providers to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement for the provision of Health and Social Care Equipment and Associated Services. The Framework is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations which includes YPO’s internal requirement

  • Recurrence: There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date.

CPV: Bath covers · Baths · Bedroom furniture · Beds and bedding and specialist soft furnishings · Community health services · Cooking utensils · Cots · Cushions · Cutlery · Health and social work services · Lifting and handling equipment and parts · Mattress supports · +11 more

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
3 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 3 suppliers appointed
Framework period
4 yrs from 12 Oct 2021

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Health and Social Care Equipment and Associated ServicesAwardedRenewal 4 yrs

Lot 1 is for the provision of Health and Social Care Equipment and Associated Services where the end customer will place the order with the Provider and the Provider delivers direct to the end customer

Contract period: 12 Oct 2021 – 11 Oct 2025 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Service and Maintenance for Health and Social Care EquipmentAwardedRenewal 4 yrs

Lot 2 is for the provision of Service and Maintenance for Health and Social Care Equipment where the end customer will place the order with the Provider and the Provider delivers direct to the end customer.

Contract period: 12 Oct 2021 – 11 Oct 2025 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date.Variant bids: not allowed

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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Organisations must ensure that they are not in breach of any of the mandatory or discretionary exclusions contained in Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Please refer to the Tender Documentation/ Online Tender located on our E-Procurement system. The web address can be found under ‘Procurement Documents’ in ‘Communication’ section in this notice.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20–60 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.
  • “YPO - 001061 Health & Social Care Equipment and Associated Services” 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
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 · There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date.

First published
19 Jul 2021, 09:36 BST
Last source update
19 Oct 2021, 12:47 BST
Award evaluation window
23 Aug 2021 – …
Authority reference
001061
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-026119
Classification (CPV)
Bath coversBathsBedroom furnitureBeds and bedding and specialist soft furnishingsCommunity health servicesCooking utensilsCotsCushionsCutleryHealth and social work services
+13 moreLifting and handling equipment and partsMattress supports
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c957 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Please refer to the Framework Agreement Terms and Conditions located on our E-Procurement system. The web address can be found under Procurement Documents in ‘Communication’ Section in this notice.

Publisher note: YPO are purchasing on the behalf of other contracting authorities. Please see the below link for details: https://www.ypo.co.uk/about/customers/permissible-users. YPO will incorporate a standstill period at the point of notification of the award of the contract is provided to all bidders. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
23 Aug 2021, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
23 Aug 2021, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Aug 2021 → 19 Oct 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    23 Aug 2021, 14:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    23 Aug 2021, 14:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    12 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    19 Oct 2021, 12:47 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Oct 2021, 12:47 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 3busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 1 Oct 2021

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, £50,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Lot 1 - Health and Social Care Equipment and Associated Services

    Signed
    1 Oct 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 11 Oct 2025
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - Service and Maintenance for Health and Social Care Equipment

    Signed
    1 Oct 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 11 Oct 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Health and Social Care Equipment and Associated Services2bids———
2 · Service and Maintenance for Health and Social Care Equipment3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

YPO

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 41 Industrial Park, Wakefield, Yorkshire & Humber, WF2 0XEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria