Contract notice
Section I: Contracting 
        authority        
      
I.1) Name and addresses
  Procurement and Logistics Service
  14-16 Great Victoria Street
  Belfast
  BT2 7BU
  UK
  
            Contact person: palscollegestreet.sourcinghscni.net
  
            E-mail: palscollegestreet.sourcing@hscni.net
  
            NUTS: UKN
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
 
I.1) Name and addresses
  Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
  A Floor, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road
  Belfast
  BT9 7AB
  UK
  
            E-mail: palscollegestreet.sourcing@hscni.net
  
            NUTS: UKN
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
 
I.1) Name and addresses
  NI Ambulance Service Trust
  Knockbracken Healthcare Park, Saintfield Road
  Belfast
  BT8 8SG
  UK
  
            E-mail: palscollegestreet.sourcing@hscni.net
  
            NUTS: UKN
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
 
I.1) Name and addresses
  Northern Health and Social Care Trust
  Bretten Hall, Bush Road
  Antrim
  BT41 2RL
  UK
  
            E-mail: palscollegestreet.sourcing@hscni.net
  
            NUTS: UKN
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
 
I.1) Name and addresses
  South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
  Ulster Hospital, Upper Newtownards Rd
  Belfast
  BT16 1RH
  UK
  
            E-mail: palscollegestreet.sourcing@hscni.net
  
            NUTS: UKN
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
 
I.1) Name and addresses
  Southern Health and Social Care Trust
  Craigavon Area Hospital, 68 Lurgan Road
  Portadown
  BT63 5QQ
  UK
  
            E-mail: palscollegestreet.sourcing@hscni.net
  
            NUTS: UKN
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
 
I.1) Name and addresses
  Western Health and Social Care Trust
  Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Glenshane Road
  Londonderry
  BT47 6SB
  UK
  
            E-mail: palscollegestreet.sourcing@hscni.net
  
            NUTS: UKN
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
 
I.1) Name and addresses
  Business Services Organisation
  2 Franklin Street
  Belfast
  BT2 8DQ
  UK
  
            E-mail: palscollegestreet.sourcing@hscni.net
  
            NUTS: UKN
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
 
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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
Surgical Sutures
II.1.2) Main CPV code
  33141121
 
  II.1.3) Type of contract
  Supplies
  II.1.4) Short description
  Surgical Sutures
  II.1.5) Estimated total value
  Value excluding VAT: 
			13 000 000.00 
			  GBP
  II.1.6) Information about lots
  
            This contract is divided into lots:
            
        No
      
 
II.2) Description
  
    II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
    33141121
    33000000
    II.2.3) Place of performance
    NUTS code:
    UKN
    II.2.4) Description of the procurement
    Surgical Sutures
    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: 
			13 000 000.00 
			  GBP
    II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
    
                Duration in months: 24
    
                  This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
                
    Description of renewals:
    Option to extend for any period(s) up to and including 24 months
    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:
            
              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 with several operators.
  
                            Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 99
  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:
              24/03/2025
  
                Local time: 15:00
  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
  
                Tender must be valid until:
                24/03/2026
  IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
  
              Date:
              24/03/2025
  
              Local time: 15:30
 
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
          This is a recurrent procurement:
          
        Yes
      
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
Award Notice October 2025
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The stated award value includes the contract period with extension options and any. provisions for additional spend as outlined in. the tender documents. In Section I.2 it states that this is a joint procurement and a contract awarded by a Central Purchasing Body. This contract is not a joint contract, it is a Central Purchasing Body Contract operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the participants listed in section 1.1
VI.4) Procedures for review
  VI.4.1) Review body
  
    Business Services Organisation
    Belfast
    BT12 6HU
    UK
   
 
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/02/2025