United Kingdom-Sheffield: Medical Cylinder Gases

Type of document: Contract Awards
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2018/S 032-069674/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award 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.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:
— Medical Carbon dioxide,
— Medical air,
— Medical helium and oxygen mixture,
— Specialty gases,
— Medical nitrous oxide,
— Medical oxygen,
— Any specialised “prescription” gases.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:20000000
Currency:GBP
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
Provision of Medical cylinder gases.

II.2.5)Award criteria

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 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
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:2017/S 215-446461
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2018-02-13
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:2
Number of tenders received by electronic means:2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Air Liquide (UK) Limited
Postal address: Station Road, Coleshill,
Town: Birmingham
Postal code: B46 1JY
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME no
Official name: BOC Ltd.
Postal address: The Priestley Centre, 10 Priestley Road, Surrey Research Park, Guildford,
Town: Surrey
Postal code: GU2 7XY
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 20000000
Total value of the contract/lot:20000000
Currency:GBP

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information:
For details of the list of eligible entities who may utilise the resulting agreement(s), subject to the prior agreement of NOE CPC, please refer to the original Contract Notice Section(s) II.2.4 – Description of Procurement and Section II.2.11 – Information about options.
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.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
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
E-mail: paul.dunn-jones@noecpc.nhs.uk
Internet address:

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.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
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
E-mail: paul.dunn-jones@noecpc.nhs.uk
Internet address:

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2018-02-14