Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (as hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Fourth Floor, Companies House, Crown Way
Cardiff
CF14 3UB
UK
Contact person: N/A
Telephone: +44 2920903857
E-mail: NWSSPProcurement.PatientAndStaffClothing@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Nurses and other Healthcare Professionals Uniform
Reference number: NMD-OJEU-47609
II.1.2) Main CPV code
18100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The manufacture and provision of Nurses and other Healthcare Professionals uniforms for Authorities delivering Healthcare in Wales. The procurement of a national uniform has been adopted to promote a coherent corporate image, making it easier for patients and members of the public to identify NHS Wales staff.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
4 767 545.23
GBP/ Highest offer:
7 355 682.39
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
18100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
All primary and secondary care sites across NHS Wales Health Boards and Trusts.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NWSSP-Procurement Services is seeking a single supplier to manufacture and supply uniform garments in various sizes and colours to NHS Wales.
The standard product range includes:
- Scrub Tops
- Tunics
- Trousers
Special Garments on a made to order basis include:
- Maternity Tunics and Trousers
- Menopausal Uniform (100% cotton lightweight)
- Zip Front Tunics
By the powers and duties contained in the NHS (Wales) Act 2006, the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 and the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 the following Framework Agreement may be accessed by the public sector bodies listed below to the extent that they are engaged in the management and/or support of the health, care and/or wellbeing of populations within Wales or for which they are responsible:
All Local Authorities providing Health and Social Care
Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Any Universities or Higher Education providers, who have been commissioned by NHS Wales to deliver clinical training courses.
For the purpose of clarity, the values noted in this notice relate only to NHS Wales Health Board and Trust expenditure and any additional Call Off from this framework would be subject to the limitations of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Environmental Sustainability
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Ethical Sustainability
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Priority Supplier Programme
/ Weighting: 1.6
Cost criterion: Fixed Price
/ Weighting: 5
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 73.4
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-030441
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NMD-OJEU-47609
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/06/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Alsico Laucuba Ltd T/A Meltemi
Pittman Way, Fulwood
Preston
PR29ZD
UK
Telephone: +44 1772230639
NUTS: UKD4
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
4 767 545.23
GBP
/ Highest offer:
7 355 682.39
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:132229)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/06/2023