Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
4th Floor, Companies House, Cardiff
Cardiff
CF14 3UB
UK
Contact person: Gareth Stallard
Telephone: +44 2920903700
E-mail: Gareth.Stallard@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
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:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
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
Home Oxygen Service
Reference number: MED-OJEU-51002
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111700
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of a Home Oxygen Service within premises outside secondary care for patients registered with a General Practitioner (GP) that falls within a Health Board within NHS Wales, and patients travelling to Wales from other regions of the United Kingdom.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
75 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
85111700
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Health Boards, Trusts, and Special Health Authorities within NHS Wales including their successor organisations.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Home Oxygen Service provides a service to users in their own homes and other locations outside secondary care, and also supports users working and travelling outside the home through the provision of appropriate oxygen equipment. Health Boards have the responsibility for providing a Home Oxygen Service to patients. The services that are included in the contract include, but are not limited to:
— the provision of a customer contact centre,
— processing and delivery of Home Oxygen Order Form (HOOF) requests,
— supply and installation of equipment,
— training and guidance for service users and/or carers,
— managing oxygen supplies through replenishment of cylinders and Liquid Oxygen (LOX),
— reimbursement of electricity costs for concentrator users, and
— servicing and maintenance of equipment.
Suppliers must be able to deliver all aspects of the service and must support the service that they provide with a suite of reports that enable Health Boards to monitor the oxygen usage for their patients, and to be alerted when service users are not responsive to risk assessments and maintenance. This is in addition to reports that support reconciliation.
The contractor must be able to deliver the service within the homes and other locations outside of secondary care locations relating to patients registered with General Practitioners (GP's) that fall within the Health Boards within NHS Wales, these Health Boards include the below and their successor organisations;
-Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
-Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
-Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
-Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
-Hywel Dda University Health Board
-Swansea Bay University Health Board
-Powys Teaching Health Board
The contractor will also be required to undertake the service in locations where patients from other parts of the United Kingdom travel to a location that falls within the remit of the Health Boards listed above.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Qualification
/ Weighting: PASS/FAIL
Quality criterion: Sustainable Procurement
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Technical Ability
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 84
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
option to extend for a further 36 months, to be decided by end of month 60
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:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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:
As detailed within the tender documents.
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
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As detailed within the tender documents and the proposed Terms and Conditions of Contract.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about 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:
02/06/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
CY
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
01/01/2024
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
02/06/2023
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
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
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust), the Contracting Authority will be awarding this agreement for and on behalf of the organisations listed below, the contractor will be required to provide services and be able to work with these organisations to deliver the contract during the contract period.
-Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
-Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
-Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
-Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
-Hywel Dda University Health Board
-Swansea Bay University Health Board
-Powys Teaching Health Board
-Velindre University NHS Trust
-Public Health Wales NHS Trust
-Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
-Digital Health Care Wales
-Health Education Improvement Wales
The proposed agreement will be awarded for a period of 7 years (84 months) with the option to extend for up to an additional 3 years (36 months).
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=130924
(WA Ref:130924)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/04/2023