Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Supply Chain Operated by Health Solutions Team Ltd acting as agent of Supply Chain Coordination Ltd (SCCL)
10863064
c/o Skipton House, 80 London Road
London
SE1 6LH
UK
Contact person: Alexandra Gothard
Telephone: +44 7929018002
E-mail: Alexandra.Gothard@supplychain.nhs.uk
Fax: +44 1924328744
NUTS: UKI4
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health/about/procurement
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Audiological Implantable Devices and Associated Accessories, Consumables, Maintenance and Repair
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33184100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
This framework agreement is for the supply of audiological implantable devices and associated accessories, consumables, maintenance and repair. Products include but are not limited to Cochlear Implants, Bone Conduction Hearing Implants (BCHI), Middle Ear Implants (MEI) and Auditory Brainstem Implants (ABI).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
185 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Cochlear Implant Systems (including Auditory Brainstem Implant Variants)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33185200
33184100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Various Locations in the UK.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The products within this lot are cochlear implant systems. Products include but are not limited to: cochlear implants, sound processors units, sound processor kits, electric acoustic stimulation audio processors, electric acoustic stimulation implants, auditory brainstem implants, biomodal kits, surgical equipment, accessories and consumables, care packages, maintenance and repair.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 4
Quality criterion: Customer support
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Product features
/ Weighting: 21
Quality criterion: Software
/ Weighting: 7
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The framework agreement will have an initial term of 24 months with an option to extend incrementally for up to a total period of 48 months.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Evaluation was carried out on a line by line basis for each of the mandatory components within the system. All suppliers who met the minimum requirements as set out in the invitation to tender and whose total score met or exceeded the hurdle of 50 % were awarded to the lot.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Bone Conduction Hearing Implant Systems (including Middle Ear Devices)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33184100
33185000
33185100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Various Locations in the UK.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The products within this lot covers a range of percutaneous, transcutaneous and middle ear bone conduction hearing implant systems. Products include but are not limited to: bone conduction hearing implants, sound processors units, sound processor kits, abutments, magnets, middle ear devices, middle ear implants, surgical equipment, accessories, consumables, maintenance and repair.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 19
Quality criterion: Customer support
/ Weighting: 11
Price
/ Weighting:
70
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The framework agreement will have an initial term of 24 months with an option to extend incrementally for up to a total period of 48 months.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Evaluation was carried out on a line by line basis for each of the mandatory components with each of the 6 systems. All suppliers who met the minimum requirements as set out in the invitation to tender and whose total score met or exceeded the hurdle of 50 % for each system were awarded the lot.
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:
2019/S 223-546491
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Cochlear Implant Systems (including Auditory Brainstem Implant Variants)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/04/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Advanced Bionics UK Ltd
Warrington
UK
NUTS: UKD61
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cochlear Europe Ltd
Addlestone
UK
NUTS: UKJ2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MED-EL UK Ltd
Sheffield
UK
NUTS: UKE32
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Oticon Ltd
Birmingham
UK
NUTS: UKM95
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 115 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: FAG000017201
Title: Bone Conduction Hearing Implant Systems (including Middle Ear Devices)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/04/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cochlear Europe Ltd
Addlestone
UK
NUTS: UKJ2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MED-EL UK Ltd
Sheffield
UK
NUTS: UKE32
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Oticon Ltd
Birmingham
UK
NUTS: UKM95
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 70 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Supply Chain
Normanton
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NHS Supply Chain
Normanton
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Appeals to be logged in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/04/2020