Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
19 George Road
Edgbaston, Birmingham
B15 1NU
UK
Contact person: Connie Lee
Telephone: +44 08458875000
E-mail: connie.lee@htepg.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Framework Agreement for the Supply of Endoscopy Suite Goods & Services
Reference number: SF053178
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33168000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
HealthTrust Europe is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply of Endoscopy Suite Goods & Services. These include a breadth of high-quality Equipment, Consumables, Digital Solutions and Services, across different touchpoints of an endoscopy unit that can assist in improving the healthcare delivery to patients. The duration of the framework will be 4 years maximum: 3 years initial period with the option of extending for up to 12 months.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI) The terms and conditions of this Agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this Agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE.
SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND PROCUREMENT INFORMATION
This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: Register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk. Login to the portal with username/password. Click the SQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the SQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant SQ/ ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the SQ/ITT into your My SQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the SQ/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the SQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo e- Tendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk.
HealthTrust Europe utilises the Supplier Registration Service information database, formally known as sid4gov. Candidates are requested to register on the Supplier Registration service at Supplier Registration Service (cabinetoffice.gov.uk) and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on Supplier Registration Service must ensure that information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
650 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 5
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Endoscopy Equipment and Consumables
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33124100
33124110
33140000
33141200
33141210
33141220
33141230
33141240
33141323
33153000
33162000
33168000
33168100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Under this Lot, the Tenderer(s) will provide equipment, devices and/or consumables (single-use or reusable products) used within an endoscopy suite.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
200 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This Framework is to run for 36 months initially with the option to extend by a further 12 months up to a maximum of 48 months at the discretion of HealthTrust Europe.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This Framework is to run for 36 months initially with the option to extend by a further 12 months up to a maximum of 48 months at the discretion of HealthTrust Europe.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Endoscopy Innovations and Digital Solutions
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
48180000
48220000
48514000
48814000
48814400
72000000
72268000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Under this Lot, the Tenderer(s) will provide innovations and/or digital solutions to support the endoscopy suite services. Such solutions can be used in diagnostic, therapeutic, facilitate training or utilised in the management of clinical workflow.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
50 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This Framework is to run for 36 months initially with the option to extend by a further 12 months up to a maximum of 48 months (in total) at the discretion of HealthTrust Europe.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This Framework is to run for 36 months initially with the option to extend by a further 12 months up to a maximum of 48 months (in total) at the discretion of HealthTrust Europe.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Reprocessing, Storage and Transport
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
24455000
33100000
33140000
33141118
33168000
33190000
33191000
34900000
38910000
38911000
38912000
39330000
39830000
39831200
42924720
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Under this Lot, the Tenderer(s) will provide solution(s) that comprise of equipment, consumables, chemicals, or any other related accessories that support the reprocessing, storage and transport cycle of an endoscopy suite.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
100 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This Framework is to run for 36 months initially with the option to extend by a further 12 months up to a maximum of 48 months (in total) at the discretion of HealthTrust Europe.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This Framework is to run for 36 months initially with the option to extend by a further 12 months up to a maximum of 48 months (in total) at the discretion of HealthTrust Europe.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Endoscopy Services and Integrated Solutions
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33100000
34221000
44211100
45200000
48000000
48180000
50000000
50400000
50421000
51000000
72000000
79400000
85100000
85110000
85111100
85111200
85121000
85148000
85150000
85323000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Under this Lot, the Tenderer(s) will provide service solutions or end-to-end managed services that manages certain operational and administrative tasks across various touchpoints within an endoscopy suite.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
100 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This Framework is to run for 36 months initially with the option to extend by a further 12 months up to a maximum of 48 months (in total) at the discretion of HealthTrust Europe.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This Framework is to run for 36 months initially with the option to extend by a further 12 months up to a maximum of 48 months (in total) at the discretion of HealthTrust Europe.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 5
II.2.1) Title
Aggregated Lot
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
24455000
33100000
33124100
33124110
33140000
33141118
33141200
33141210
33141220
33141230
33141240
33141323
33153000
33162000
33168000
33168100
33190000
33191000
34221000
34900000
38910000
38911000
38912000
39330000
39830000
39831200
42924720
44211100
45200000
48000000
48180000
48220000
48514000
48814000
48814400
50000000
50400000
50421000
51000000
72000000
72268000
79400000
85100000
85110000
85111100
85111200
85121000
85148000
85150000
85323000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
All successful Tenderers will be automatically awarded to this Lot. Under this Lot, the Participating Authority(ies) will define their requirements for goods and/or services which can be in combination of more than one Lot under the Framework Agreement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
200 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This Framework is to run for 36 months initially with the option to extend by a further 12 months up to a maximum of 48 months (in total) at the discretion of HealthTrust Europe.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This Framework is to run for 36 months initially with the option to extend by a further 12 months up to a maximum of 48 months (in total) at the discretion of HealthTrust Europe.
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
HTE may request such information as may be requested pursuant to Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Details are provided in the ITT Guidance Document.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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 with several operators.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
24/09/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
24/09/2024
Local time: 12:01
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
HTE is undertaking central purchasing body activities in carrying out this tender exercise by virtue of its partnership with MSE. Notwithstanding HTE's relationship with MSE, it is HTE conducting this tender exercise and all enquiries should be directed to HTE as confirmed in Section 1 above.
MSE and not HTE will execute the resultant framework agreement with successful bidders.
The bodies to whom the use of this Agreement will be open include all contracting authorities in the UK as defined in Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as may be updated from time to time. In particular, the following entities in the UK (particularly those of a health and/or social care nature) are envisaged as Agreement users: Public sector classification guide and forward work plan - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)
To view the list use the downloadable spreadsheet. This list includes each organisation's successors and assigns, any equivalent organisations and associated organisation created due to any organisational changes.
This Agreement will be open to any bodies or organisations operating in the UK of a health, and/or social care nature or which have a similar procurement need, and/or any UK based central government authority listed at Annex I of Directive 2014/24/EU, in respect of any goods or services to any of the above listed organization.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Legal Department, HealthTrust Europe
19 George Road
Edgbaston, Birmingham
B15 1NU
UK
Telephone: +44 8458875000
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
HTE will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/08/2024