Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Gervas House, Long Leys Road
Lincoln
LN1 1EJ
UK
Contact person: Ms Gail Bowman
Telephone: +44 1522421539
E-mail: gail.bowman2@ulh.nhs.uk
Fax: +44 1522514920
NUTS: UKF3
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ulh.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.ulh.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Lincoln
UK
E-mail: gail.bowman2@ulh.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKF3
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.lpft.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
Lincoln
UK
E-mail: gail.bowman2@ulh.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKF3
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
Provision of Continence Products and Services
Reference number: DN213712
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85142400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority seeks a Contractor to provide a comprehensive service for the supply and delivery, of continence products to patient's homes, residential homes and in-patients at a number of facilities, including community hospitals and Authority premises.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
5 000 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
10 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85142400
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority seeks a Contractor to provide a comprehensive service for the supply and delivery, of continence products to patient's homes, residential homes and in-patients at a number of facilities, including community hospitals and Authority premises. The key objectives are:
— To provide a range of products as detailed in the specification for adults and children,
— To provide a delivery service to meet patients' needs, wherever they reside,
— To provide an online ordering process / system for products, literature and samples,
— To provide a dedicated computerised system, providing detailed patient data and comprehensive management reports,
— To provide a dedicated customer care operators,
— To provide an data inputting service,
— To provide a facility outside normal office hours, which allows patients/healthcare professionals to contact the Contractor,
— To provide a system to track the time each call takes to be answered,
— To provide a Freephone telephone number for clients and a separate number for healthcare professionals,
— To work to agreed Authority criteria regarding access to the service and specific product provision,
— Provide reminders of reassessments,
— To provide stationery as agreed with the Authority,
— Provision of free product samples to patient,
— Provision of free product sample kit for Authority staff.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Whole Life cost
/ Weighting: 50
Cost criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
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.1.8) 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 211-438518
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1033/NHS/T/C
Title: Home delivery of incontinence products
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/07/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
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:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Essity UK Ltd
Southfields Road
Dunstable
LU6 3EJ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
5 000 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
10 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust or United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
c/o Procurement Department, Gervas House, Long Leys Road
Lincoln
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/07/2018