Published date: 28 July 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 30 August 2021, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Biopsy needles - 33141323

  • Operating-theatre devices - 33162100

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£180,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_281075/983249

Published date

28 July 2021

Closing date

30 August 2021

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 October 2021

Contract end date

30 September 2025

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's Commercial Procurement Service seeks to introduce a new Framework Agreement for the provision of a Transperineal Prostate Biopsy System which will allow NHS authorities and other public sector bodies to procure the system from a single supplier framework and as such no form of further competition will be required.

More information

Additional text

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest and bid for this ITT:
1. Browse to the esourcing portal https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click on view
current opportunities
2. Select the title of the ITT.
3. Review the ITT, Framework Agreement Specification, Prerequisites and List of
Eligible Users (you may do this without registering).
4. Register your organisation on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once).
5. Accept the portal terms and conditions and click 'continue', Enter your organisation
and user details, Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete You
will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
6. Login to the portal with the username/password.
7. Click the 'PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier)
8. Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content.
9. Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your 'My PQQs/My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments'
in the 'PQQ/ITT Details' box.
10. Responding to the ITT. Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) You can now use the Messages function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the ITT. There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

About the buyer

Contact name

Jim Flood

Address

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Chester
CH2 1UL
England

Email

info@coch-cps.co.uk