Published date: 30 July 2024

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: 3 September 2024, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Procurement consultancy services - 79418000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £15,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_457517/1388909

Published date

30 July 2024

Closing date

3 September 2024

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

9 November 2024

Contract end date

8 November 2028

Contract type

Service 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?

No

Description

The service will provide client authorities with a fully managed service for the purchasing and management of their tail end purchase order spend and will include medical, non-medical and ad hoc supplies and services. The service will provide end to end supply chain management of the authority's tail end spend and will have the potential to deliver savings to client authority's procurement departments.

More information

Additional text

Supplier instructions how to express interest and bid:
1) Browse to the esourcing portal https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click on view current
opportunities;
2) Register your organisation on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once);
3) 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);
4) Login to the portal with the username/password;
5) Click the 'PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are pre-qualification
questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier);
6) Select the title of the ITT;
7) 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;
8) Review the ITT documents;
9) 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

Samantha Brealey

Address

Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
England

Email

info@coch-cps.co.uk