Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Pond Street
London
NW3 2QG
UK
Telephone: +44 2077940500
E-mail: rf.ppstenders@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://suppliers.multiquote.com/Page/Login.aspx
Address of the buyer profile: https://suppliers.multiquote.com/Page/Login.aspx
I.2) 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://suppliers.multiquote.com
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Pond Street
London
NW3 2QG
UK
Telephone: +44 2077940500
E-mail: rf.ppstenders@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://suppliers.multiquote.com/Page/Login.aspx
Address of the buyer profile: https://suppliers.multiquote.com/Page/Login.aspx
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://suppliers.multiquote.com
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
PR5172 Provision of the Total Bed Management and Pressure Area Care Framework Agreement
Reference number: CA9218 - PR5172
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85140000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is establishing a single supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Total Bed Management and Pressure Area Care (the “Framework Agreement”) that will be available to all Participating Authorities set out in the Contract Notice.
The requirement categories are as follows:
• Electric Bedframes;
• Emergency Trolleys;
• Theatre Trolleys;
• Dynamic Mattresses;
• Low Air Loss Mattresses;
• Foam Mattresses;
• Air Cushions;
• Maternity Cots;
• Maternity Beds;
• Paediatric Dynamic Mattresses;
• Paediatric Cot Frame;
• Non Foam Pressure Reducing Device;
• ITU Electric Bedframe;
• Bariatric Bedframe;
• Bariatric Dynamic Mattress;
• Specialist Therapy/ Product provision;
• Infection Control/Decontamination;
• Training & Support;
• Service & Maintenance;
• Contract Management, Reporting & Service Delivery;
• Trust Owned Equipment; and
• Implementation and Exit Plan.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
40 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
85112100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
London
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is establishing a single supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Total Bed Management and Pressure Area Care (the “Framework Agreement”) that will be available to all Participating Authorities set out in the Contract Notice.
The Participating Authorities include current and future members of the Integrated Care System (ICS) organisations and others as listed below and in the attached document.
Participating Authorities include:
• North Central London ICS
https://www.northlondonpartners.org.uk/
• South West London ICS
https://www.swlondon.nhs.uk/
• Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/
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:
40 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 72
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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:
72 month(s) from the commencement date, with 48 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)
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.1.2) 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.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 1
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: It is intended that the extension options for the Framework Agreement will only be utilised where it facilitates a call-off award by a Participating Authority who wishes to consolidate their supply base with other Participating Authorities. This being a primary objective of this procurement.
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:
08/11/2021
Local time: 10:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
08/11/2021
Local time: 10:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 20794760000
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/10/2021