Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (‘UHCW’)
19 George Road
Edgbaston, Birmingham
B15 1NU
UK
Contact person: Laura Bould
Telephone: +44 08458875000
E-mail: laura.bould@htepg.com
NUTS: UKG31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk
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
Framework Agreement for the Supply of Continence Products and a Home Delivery Service
Reference number: SF052085
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85142400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
This tender is to establish a framework agreement for the supply of continence home delivery service. This will be a multi source contract (award of up to 3 suppliers) for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for a further two 12 month periods. The scope of this contract will include wearable continence products, washable and disposable underpads, clinical support, IT management system.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33751000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The objective of this agreement is to deliver best value in terms of quality, safety, service and price for continence home delivery. The scope of this agreement will include wearable continence products, disposable and washable continence products, clinical support, IT management system. This will be a multi source contract (award of up to 3 suppliers) for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for a further two 12 month periods. Upon award, participating authorities will have the opportunity to enter into call-off contracts by direct award and by re-opening competition on price through mini competition to accommodate requirements for a bespoke specification.
Terms and conditions/Activity Based Income (ABI) — the terms and conditions of this framework 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 framework 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 PQQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link
These are the PQQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier
Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content
Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page
This will move the PQQ/ITT into your My PQQs/My ITTs page
You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the PQQ/ITT details box
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT
Submit your reply using the submit response button at the top of the page
If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo eTendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk. Sid4Gov HTE utilises the sid4gov supplier information database. Candidates should register on sid4gov at https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on sid4gov must ensure information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the sid4gov helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk. Please note that sid4gov does not prepopulate any fields of the PQQ on HTE's Bravo portal.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70 %
Price
/ Weighting:
30 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Extension option of two 12 month periods.
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
Restricted 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 098-236835
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Continence Home Delivery Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/11/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Abena UK Ltd
03750590
Sprint Point, Dolomite Avenue, Coventry Business Park
Coventry
CV5 6US
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ontex Healthcare UK Ltd
02274216
300 Pavilion Drive
Northampton
NN4 7YE
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Paul Hartmann Ltd
01523121
OL10 2TT
Unit P2 Parklands, Heywood Distribution Park, Pilsworth Road
OL10 2TT
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
HealthTrust Europe LLP — Legal Department
19 George Road
Birmingham
B15 1NU
UK
E-mail: legaltasks@htepg.com
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Legal Department, HealthTrust Europe
19 George Road
Birmingham
B15 1NU
UK
E-mail: legaltasks@htepg.com
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
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 tenders. 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 tenderer to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
HealthTrust Europe LLP — Legal Tasks
19 George Road
Birmingham
B15 1NU
UK
E-mail: legaltasks@htepg.com
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/11/2019