United Kingdom-Chelmsford: Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

Type of document: Pre-information procedures
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2016/S 040-064853/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Supplies
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
ECL The Care and Wellbeing Company
Seax House, Victoria Road South
Chelmsford
Postal code: CM1 1QH
United Kingdom
For the attention of: Vigor Emily
Phone: +44 7919624721
Email: procurement@essexcares.org
Internet Address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.ecl.org
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2) Type of the contracting authority:
National or federal agency/office
I.3) Main activity: Health
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: Yes
To be provided later

Section II.B: Object of the contract (Supplies or services):
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:
Dynamic Purchasing System for Community Equipment.
II.2) Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance:
Supplies
UK.
Nuts code: UK
II.3) Information on framework agreement:
II.4) Short description of nature and quantity or value of suppliers or services:
This is a Prior Information Notice Only Expressions of interest are not being sought at this stage.
ECL (formerly Essex Cares) was set up by Essex County Council in 2009 and was the 1st Local Authority Trading Company (LATC) to offer social care services in the country. We specialise in delivering support within the home and within local communities across a range of services.
A core business area for ECL is the delivery of the Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service, working with Health and Social Care partners alike. We provide a fully managed service in Essex covering all product categories including:
— Simple daily living aids — Including but not limited to bathing and toileting equipment, perching stools, commodes, walking frames, grab rails, bed and chair raisers, ramps, key safes;
— Complex daily living aids — Including but not limited to: shower chairs, standing aids, hoists, beds, mattresses (static and pressure relieving);
— Paediatric Equipment — Modular seating, bathing and toileting products, cots and cot beds;
— Assistive Technology — including but not limited to telecare and sensory equipment;
— Bariatric Equipment — covering all community equipment requirements;
— Medical Surgical Products — including but not limited to syringes, pumps, catheters, etc.;
— Other associated equipment — as required by the business.
ECL is looking to establish a DPS for all community equipment categories (a non-exhaustive list is provided above) and associated products, accessories and parts.
It is anticipated that over time the DPS will be extended to allow other public sector bodies to access this system and aggregate spend and volume further. Full details will be provided in the official OJEU notice in due course.
The Contracting Authority cannot guarantee volumes but it is estimated that the total potential value for purchases under this DPS could be between: 3 000 000 GBP and 100 000 000 GBP per year over the term of the DPS.
The term of the DPS will be five (5) years with the option for extend for a further five (5) year period.
Further details about the lots / categories and other contracting authorities will be provided at a later date.
ECL may look to hold a supplier engagement event. Full details of the date, time and location of this will be communicated to the market in due course.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 3 000 000 and 100 000 000 GBP
II.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
33000000, 33192600, 50400000
II.6) Scheduled date for start of award procedures:
II.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
II.8) Additional information:
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise, alongside DPS software and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract:
III.1.1) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.2) Conditions for participation:
III.2.1) Information about reserved contracts:

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about European Union funds:
VI.2) Additional information:
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering and DPS system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
VI.3) Information on general regulatory framework:
VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice: 24.02.2016