Provision of Clinical Waste and Hospital Refuse Bags – Framework Agreement

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: PROVISION OF CLINICAL WASTE AND HOSPITAL REFUSE BAGS – FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT
2. Awarding Authority: National Procurement Service (Welsh Government), T’yr Afon, Bedwas Road, Caerphilly, CF83 8WT. Tel: 03007900170. Email: npspeopleservicesandutilities@wales.gsi.gov.uk. Web: . Address of the buyer profile: (Faye Haywood).
3. Contract type: Supply contract
Open
4. Description: This procurement process is for the tender and award of a new Framework Agreement for the Provision of Clinical Waste Bags and Hospital Refuse Bags to the Public Sector in Specified Location. The majority of spend through this Framework will be from the Welsh NHS.
73 Public Sector organisations in Wales have committed to the NPS including all Local Authorities, NHS Bodies, Welsh Government and Welsh Government Sponsored Bodies, the Police and Fire Services and Higher and Further Education. The list of NPS member Organisations can be accessed via the link below:-

Further organisations that may use the Framework are listed in the tender documentation.
PLEASE NOTE: The authority is using eTenderWales to carry out this procurement process.
5. CPV Code(s): 19640000, 33698000
6. NUTS code(s): UKL, UKL1, UKL16
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Wales.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: NPS-PSU-0063-16
9. Estimated value of requirement: Value excluding VAT: 4 000 000.00 GBP
10. Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate 18.10.2016 (15:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information/documentation regarding the above contract notice please visit
12. Other information: Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:

Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
Description of the procurement
This procurement exercise is for Supply of Clinical Waste Bags, Hospital Refuse Bags, Miscellaneous Polythene Bags and Sheeting to the Welsh Public Sector in Wales (mainly the three NHS Central Stores).
Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical (Quality) / Weighting: 30
Cost criterion: Commercial (Price) / Weighting: 70
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 27/02/2017
End: 31/07/2018
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Option to extend for up to two additional periods of 12 months up to 31st July 2020.
The estimated value provided is the total value including the options to extend.
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
Information about options
Options: NoInformation about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Additional information
This tender is a re-tender exercise for products contained in Lot 4 of the NPS Provision of Waste Disposal Bags Framework ref: NPS-PSU-0049-15, for which Lot 4 – Clinical Waste Bags was not awarded. The Contract award notice for the NPS Waste Disposal Bags framework is: 300270-2016
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Information about a particular profession
Contract performance conditions
Please refer to the Tender Documents
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2015/S 218-397248
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN, CY
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 5 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
This Framework Agreement is for a period of 18 months with the option to extend for up to two additional periods of 12 months. Further notices will be published between 3-6 months before the expiry of the Agreement at either Year 2, Year 3 or Year 4 depending on whether the options to extend are taken up.
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
The Framework Agreement will be available for use by NPS Member Organisations, Qualifications Wales, Estyn, WCVA, ONS, BBC Cymru, S4C, all Schools and Educational Establishments, Town and Community Councils, Housing Associations, and Voluntary Organisations within the City and County Boundaries of Wales. A full list is included in the tender documentation.
The Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation can be accessed via

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The Password will be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address that was specified in the User Details section.
In order to log-in to the platform please enter your Username and Password.
Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.
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Contact the Bravo Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User.
HOW TO FIND THE ITT:
Once logged in you must click on ‘ITTs Open to All Suppliers’
The etender references for this framework are:
project_34195 NPS Supply of Clinical Waste & Hospital Refuse Bags
Please note that all suppliers will need to complete and submit the Qualification, Technical & Commercial Envelopes contained within the ITT_56776 NPS Supply of Clinical Waste & Hospital Refuse Bags
Click on the title to access summary details of the ITT. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the ‘Express an Interest’ button. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITTs’ on your home page.
You will then see the full details of the ITT in the Qualification, Technical & Commercial Envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments Area’.
If you have any queries regarding the requirements please send a message using the etenderwales message portal.
If you are seeking help on using the etenderwales system please email the Bravo Solutions eTendering Helpdesk at help@bravosolution.co.uk or call Tel: (+44) 800 368 4852
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The NPS will not be liable for any bidder costs arising from this tender or any non-award of this Framework.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:
Please refer to the Tender Documents.
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