United Kingdom-Sheffield: NOE CPC Medical Cylinder Gases

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-011033/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Supplies

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: Don Valley House, Savile Street East
Town: Sheffield
Postal code: S4 7UQ
Country: United Kingdom
Email: procurement@noecpc.nhs.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

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: NOE CPC Medical Cylinder Gases

Reference number: NOE.0532
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 24111500
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: Medical Cylinder Gases are a high spend area within the NHS. The NOE CPC are undertaking a full procurement tender for a one stop shop provider for the provision of Medical Cylinder Gases 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:22000000.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 24111500

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
Main site or place of performance:United Kingdom and any of the crown dependencies (including but not limited to, the Isle of Man).

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The below-listed Authorities (plus those entities listed at Section II.2.11 and Section VI.3) are eligible to access the resulting framework – subject to NOE CPC approval.

Barnsley Facilities Services Limited
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Calderdale And Huddersfield Solutions Limited (Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust)
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited (Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Harrogate And District NHS Foundation Trust
Harrogate Healthcare Facilities Management Ltd (T/A Harrogate Integrated Facilities Ltd)
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Isle Of Man Department of Health
Leeds And York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Locala Community Partnerships CIC
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management (York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

NOE CPC member bodies as listed at:
and any additional new NOE CPC members including wholly owned companies and subsidiaries, may utilise this framework agreement during the contract term.

See Section II.2.11 and VI.3 for list of entities eligible to utilise any resulting framework, subject to the approval of NOE CPC.

II.2.5)Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options
Options yes
Description of options: The entities eligible to utilise this framework agreement, subject to approval of NOE CPC, includes but will not be limited to Acute; Foundation; Ambulance; Community; Care; Primary Care; Clinical Commissioning Groups, Mental Health Trusts, Integrated Care Systems (ICS’s), Community Interest Companies (CIC), associated wholly owned companies and subsidiaries and successor bodies.
Acute Trusts:

Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs):

Mental Health Trusts:

Ambulance Trusts:

Care Trusts:

NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA):

Special Health Authorities:

Integrated Care Systems (ICS’s) and the contracting authorities which make up those ICS’s, a listing of which can be found at;
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:

Continued at Section VI.3 Additional Information

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:2021/S 000-009372
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
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:2022-03-15
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:0
Number of tenders received from other EU Member States:0
Number of tenders received from non-EU Member States:0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Air Liquide Ltd
National registration number: 02103630
Postal address: Station Road, Coleshill
Town: Birmingham
Postal code: B46 1JY
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: 22000000.00
Lowest offer: 0.01/ Highest offer: 22000000.00 taken into consideration
Currency: GBP
A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2022-03-15
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:0
Number of tenders received from other EU Member States:0
Number of tenders received from non-EU Member States:0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: BOC Ltd
National registration number: 0337663
Postal address: 10 Priestley Road, Surrey Research Park
Town: Guildford
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: 22000000.00
Lowest offer: 0.01/ Highest offer: 22000000.00 taken into consideration
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 II.2.4 – Description of Procurement
Section II.2.11 – Information about options
Section VI.3 – Additional Information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC)
Postal address: Savile Street East,
Town: Sheffield,
Postal code: S4 7UQ
Country: United Kingdom
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.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2022-04-29