United Kingdom-Sheffield: Medical gases

Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2017/S 215-446461/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) (hosted by and acting through Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust)
Postal address: Savile Street East
Town: Sheffield
Postal code: S4 7UQ
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Paul Dunn-Jones
Email: paul.dunn-jones@noecpc.nhs.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

The contract is awarded by central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
to the above mentioned 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: 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:
— Inhaled nitric oxide,
— Medical Carbon dioxide,
— Medical air,
— Medical helium and oxygen mixture,
— Specialty gases,
— Medical nitrous oxide,
— Medical oxygen,
— Any specialised ‘prescription’ gases.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 20000000.00 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
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:
The below-listed Authorities are eligible to access the resulting framework — subject to NOE CPC approval.
Barnsley Facilities Services LTD (wholly owned subsidiary of Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
Bedford Hospitals NHS Trust
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Health Education England
Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
Humber NHS Foundation Trust
Isle of Man Government Department of Health and Social Care
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Locala Community Partnerships CIC
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit
NHS Birmingham Cross City CCG
NHS Birmingham South and Central CCG
NHS Blackburn with Darwen CCG
NHS Blackpool CCG
NHS Cannock Chase CCG
NHS Chorley with South Ribble CCG
NHS Dudley CCG
NHS East Lancashire CCG
NHS East Staffordshire CCG
NHS Fylde and Wyre CCG
NHS Greater Preston CCG
NHS Herefordshire CCG
NHS Lancashire North CCG
NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG
NHS Shropshire CCG
NHS Solihull CCG
NHS South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsula CCG
NHS Stoke-on-Trent CCG
NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG
NHS Wakefield CCG
NHS Walsall CCG
NHS West Lancashire CCG
NHS Wolverhampton CCG
North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
North Tees and Hartlepool Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management LTD (wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHSFoundation Trust)
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
QE Facilities LTD (wholly owned subsidiary of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust)
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
South Staffordshire And Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust
Stafford and Surrounds CCG
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
United Lincolnshire Hositals NHS Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
See Section II.2.11 and VI.3 for the list of entities eligible to utilise any resulting framework, subject to the approval of NOECPC.
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: 20000000.00 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 2018-02-01End: 2022-01-31
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 yes
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:

Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs):

Mental Health Trusts:

Ambulance Trusts:

Care Trusts:

NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA):

Special Health Authorities:

Arms Length Bodies:

Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) and their individual constituent organisations, as identified at:

NHS England:
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:
CSU:
The Clinical Commissioning Board, Area Teams:
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:

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:

Local Authority 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:

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:

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:

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:

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.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity,including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:See SQ/ITT.
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

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
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:3
In the case of framework agreements,provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
Not applicable.IV.1.8) Information about the 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: 2017-12-11 Local time: 18:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tender must maintain the tender
Duration in months:4(from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2017-12-11 Local time: 18:00

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: yes
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:
NOE CPC member bodies as listed at: , and any additional new CPC members for the duration of the Agreement, plus any other NHS/Public Sector bodies located in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and any of the Crown Dependencies (including, but not limited to, the Isle of Man), subject to the approval of Authority, including but not limited to Acute Trusts, Foundation Trusts, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Ambulance Trusts, Care Trusts, Hospital Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, Community Health Trusts, Special Health Authorities, Health Boards, NHS Commissioning Boards, Commissioning Support Units and other health organisations (Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland), Health and Social Care Trusts (Northern Ireland), Community Health Councils, Local Health Boards, Social Enterprises, NHS Collaborative Procurement Hubs/Organisations, Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) and their individual constituent organisations, GP Practices, Primary Care Commissioners, Department of Health, Public Health England and Local Authorities (where Local Authorities are engaged in the provision or commissioning of health related services, for example (but not limited to) the fields of healthcare, social care, early years care and public health).
This procurement exercise will be conducted on the In-tend eTendering portal at:
Further guidance on how to access and respond to the opportunity is available in the ‘Guidance for Suppliers’ tab which is available for downloading from the main portal login page:
For any support in submitting your response please contact In-tend Support team at support@in-tend.co.uk (or call 0845 557 8079/+44 (0)114 4070056).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) (hosted and acting through Leeds and York Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust)
Town: Sheffield
Postal code: S4 7UQ
Country: United Kingdom

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.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2017-11-07