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Supplies - 305193-2020
30/06/2020    S124

United Kingdom-Belfast: Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

2020/S 124-305193

Contract notice

Supplies

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
Postal address: 16 College Street
Town: Belfast
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: BT1 6BT
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: sourcing.palsppe@hscni.net
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.2)Information about 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://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5)Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:

Personal Protective Equipment

II.1.2)Main CPV code
33000000 Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
II.1.3)Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4)Short description:

Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS), on behalf of all Northern Ireland Public Sector Bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy (NIPPP), is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the procurement of both disposal and re-usable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other Associated Products. The DPS may also be used to procure other variants from time to time. The HSC Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) invites you to respond to this DPS. If you wish to communicate with the buyer, please do so by using the secure messaging area relevant to this DPS within the eTendersNI portal.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 000.00 GBP
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
18000000 Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
18100000 Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories
18110000 Occupational clothing
18114000 Coveralls
18130000 Special workwear
18140000 Workwear accessories
18141000 Work gloves
18142000 Safety visors
18143000 Protective gear
18210000 Coats
18221000 Waterproof clothing
18234000 Trousers
18410000 Special clothing
18424300 Disposable gloves
18440000 Hats and headgear
18441000 Hats
18443000 Headgear and headgear accessories
18443300 Headgear
18443330 Hoods
18443340 Caps
18444000 Protective headgear
33100000 Medical equipments
33140000 Medical consumables
33141000 Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables
33141420 Surgical gloves
33157000 Gas-therapy and respiratory devices
33157400 Medical breathing devices
33190000 Miscellaneous medical devices and products
33199000 Medical clothing
33734000 Spectacles
33734100 Frames and mountings for spectacles
33734200 Glass for spectacles
33735000 Goggles
33735100 Protective goggles
33735200 Frames and mountings for goggles
35113000 Safety equipment
35113400 Protective and safety clothing
35113450 Protective coats or ponchos
35113470 Protective shirts or pants
35113490 Protective frock
44611200 Breathing apparatus
80550000 Safety training services
79417000 Safety consultancy services
71317200 Health and safety services
85100000 Health services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UKN NORTHERN IRELAND
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS), on behalf of all Northern Ireland Public Sector Bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy (NIPPP), is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the procurement of both disposal and re-usable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other Associated Products. The DPS may also be used to procure other variants from time to time. The HSC Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) invites you to respond to this DPS. If you wish to communicate with the buyer, please do so by using the secure messaging area relevant to this DPS within the eTendersNI portal.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

It is likely that most contracts awarded under the DPS will be renewed for purposes of continued supply. The product range of each contract may, however, change on each renewal. Some Contracts may be restructured, merged, divided or no longer required.

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
II.2.14)Additional information

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
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.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 25/06/2025
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date: 26/06/2025
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
English

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:

The value in II.1.5) and II.2.6) is the highest value range for the DPS GBP 0 to GBP 5 000 000 000. In Section IV.1.3) it is stated that The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator this procurement involves the establishment of a Dynamic Purchasing System.

VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: Business Services Organisation
Postal address: 77 Boucher Crescent
Town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
25/06/2020