Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) (hosted by and acting through Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.)
Savile Street East
Sheffield
S4 7UQ
UK
Contact person: Paul Dunn-Jones
E-mail: paul.dunn-jones@noecpc.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc
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
Medical Cylinder Gases
Reference number: CPC 01975
II.1.2) Main CPV code
24111500
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Medical Cylinder Gases and the related consumables are a high spend area within the NHS. The NOE CPC are undertaking a full EU procurement tender for the provision of Medical Cylinder Gases and related consumables including but not limited to:
— Medical Carbon dioxide,
— Medical air,
— Medical helium and oxygen mixture,
— Specialty gases,
— Medical nitrous oxide,
— Medical oxygen,
— Any specialised "prescription" gases.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
20 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
United Kingdom plus Isle of Man.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Medical cylinder gases.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Listings of the entities eligible to utilise any resulting agreement(s), subject to the approval of Acute Trusts: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs): http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx Mental Health Trusts: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspx Ambulance Trusts: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AmbulanceTrustListing.aspx Care Trusts: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA): http://www.ntda.nhs.uk/ Special Health Authorities: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx Arms Length Bodies: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arms-length-bodies/our-arms-length-bodies Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) and their individual constituent organisations, as identified at: https://www.england.nhs.uk/stps/view-stps/ NHS England: http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/d-com/ and other organisations involved in commissioning of primary care services via Clinical Commissioning Groups – CCGs supported by the Commissioning Support Units – CSU’s which will be responsible for commissioning most aspects of NHS care (or equivalent body/bodies established pursuant to legislation enacted as a result of, or in connection with, the White Paper, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS published July 2010. CCG: https://www.england.nhs.uk/resources/ccg-directory CSU: https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/comm-supp/csu/ The Clinical Commissioning Board, Area Teams: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx and other organisations involved in commissioning and/or overseeing General Practitioner services and GP consortia and GP Practices: and any other provider of primary medical services: a) who are a party to any of the following contracts:
— General Medical Services (GMS),
— Personal Medical Services (PMS),
— Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) and/or b) Commissioned by NHS England or other organisations involved in commissioning or overseeing General Practitioner services, as described above. Social Enterprises: http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/ Local Authority Councils in England, Scotland and Wales:: county, unitary, district, borough, and metropolitan councils (parish and community councils) Local Councils in England, Scotland and Wales: https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council Local Authority Councils in Northern Ireland: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/local-councils-in-northern-ireland NHS Wales (National Health Service for Wales) including but not limited to: Welsh Health Boards, Primary care services - GPs, pharmacies, dentists and optometrists, Hospital services, and community services, including those provided through community health centres and mental health services: http://www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk/localservices/localhealthboards/ NHS Scotland (National Health Service for Scotland) including but not limited to: NHS Boards, Hospitals, Primary care Services GPs, pharmacies, dentists and optometrists, Hospital services, and community services, including those provided through community health centres and mental health services: http://www.healthscotland.com/about/index.aspx NHS Northern Ireland (National Health Service for Northern Ireland) including but not limited to: Health and Social Care Trusts, Primary care Services GPs, pharmacies, dentists and optometrists, Hospital services, social care services and community services, including those provided through community health centres and mental health services: http://www.hscni.net/ Isle of Man (IoM) Government and associated IoM based public bodies, including all IoM Government Departments and Cabinet Office, including but not limited to: Department of Health & Social Care, as listed at: https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/.
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:
2017/S 215-446461
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/02/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Air Liquide (UK) Limited
Station Road, Coleshill,
Birmingham
B46 1JY
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BOC Ltd.
The Priestley Centre, 10 Priestley Road, Surrey Research Park, Guildford,
Surrey
GU2 7XY
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 20 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
For details of the list of eligible entities who may utilise the resulting agreement(s), subject to the prior agreement of NOE CPC, please refer to the original Contract Notice Section(s) II.2.4 - Description of Procurement and Section II.2.11 - Information about options.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) (hosted and acting through Leeds and York Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust)
Sheffield
S4 7UQ
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) (hosted by and acting through Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.)
Savile Street East
Sheffield
S4 7UQ
UK
E-mail: paul.dunn-jones@noecpc.nhs.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
NOE CPC will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar standstill period at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers, in accordance with Regulation 87 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Any tenderer wishing to appeal the decision to award the contract, or after the award of the contract appeal the award of the contract, shall have the rights set out in Part 3 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) (hosted by and acting through Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.)
Savile Street East
Sheffield
S4 7UQ
UK
E-mail: paul.dunn-jones@noecpc.nhs.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/02/2018