National Framework for Clinical Waste Services
NHS England wishes to establish a National Framework Agreement for the provision of Clinical Waste Services for General Practitioners (GPs) and Pharmacies across England.
United Kingdom-Leeds: Clinical-waste collection services
2015/S 216-394250
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
National Health Service Commissioning Board (operating under the name NHS England)
Quarry House
For the attention of: Mathew Holliday
LS2 7UE Leeds
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1138248627
E-mail: mathew.holliday@nhs.net
Fax: +44 1138248627
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.england.nhs.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Suppliers as Outlined in ‘Description’ field of this OJEU
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 16: Sewage and refuse disposal services; sanitation and similar services
NUTS code
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 4
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 70 000 000 and 140 000 000 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
NHS England is responsible for arranging the collection and disposal of both the clinical waste from GP Practices and the patient returned medicines from pharmacies. GP Practices who do not have their clinical waste collections arranged by NHS England can claim reimbursement of those costs under Paragraph 46 of the NHS (General Medical Services — Premises Costs) Directions 2013. The disposal of unwanted medicines is one of the Essential Services offered by all pharmacy contractors as part of the NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework, it is therefore the responsibility for NHS England to ensure pharmacies are able to provide this service by arranging suitable waste collection and disposal provision.
The framework will be procured and administered at a national level with a strong focus on local delivery. For this reason, the framework is split into 4 Regional Lots in line with the NHS England regional boundaries: https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/regional-area-teams/. Suppliers are able to bid for 1 or multiple Lots.
This procurement aims to reduce the replication of effort, whereby NHS England and other Contracting Authorities (such as Local Authorities) are looking to procure Clinical Waste Services. Given that the majority of the clinical waste that is collected on behalf of NHS England and or Local Authorities is fairly common and consistent, this framework is designed in a way that other Contracting Authorities can award and manage their own Call-off contracts based on their own needs.
Through the sharing of resources, knowledge and experience across the NHS and Local Authorities, the aim is to provide a comprehensive framework that drives uptake through collaboration of the contracting authorities.
The following Contracting Authorities (including any future successor organisation(s) to the functions exercised by any such organisations) are entitled to place Orders:
— The National Health Service Commissioning Board (known as NHS England) and all bodies hosted by The National Health Service Commissioning Board; and
— any other Health Service Body as defined at section 9 National Health Service Act 2006, including but not limited to any:
(i) Clinical Commissioning Group;
(ii) NHS Trust;
(iii) Special Health Authority;
(iv) The Care Quality Commission;
(v) National Institute for Health Care Excellence, known as NICE;
(vi) The Health and Social Care Information Centre;
(vii) The Secretary of State;
(viii) relevant Welsh health service bodies;
— NHS Foundation Trusts;
— Academic Health Science Networks;
— The NHS Trust Development Authority;
— Monitor;
— Health Education England including Local Education and Training Boards (LETB) constituted as committees of Health Education England;
— NHS Health Research Authority;
— The Department of Health;
— Executive agencies of the Department of Health including but not limited to Public Health England, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and the National Institute of Health Research;
— Arms-Length Bodies of the Department of Health not otherwise listed above including but not limited to NHS Blood and Transplant, NHS Business Services Authority, NHS Litigation Authority, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, and the Human Tissue Authority;
— any provider of primary medical services under a GMS, PMS or APMS contract;
— all Local Authorities, as defined under section 1 the Local Government Act 2000 including Health and Well Being Boards established by any Local Authority; and
— all Statutory Waste Disposal Authorities.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
90524100, 90524000, 90513000, 90510000, 90520000, 90511000, 90524200
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Call-offs will be awarded for up to a 4 year term but will not extend beyond 12 months after the Framework’s end date.
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: North of England
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
90524100
3)Quantity or scope
https://www.england.nhs.uk/north/
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 15 000 000 and 35 000 000 GBP
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Midlands and East of England
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
90524100
3)Quantity or scope
https://www.england.nhs.uk/mids-east/
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 15 000 000 and 35 000 000 GBP
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 3 Lot title: London
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
90524100
3)Quantity or scope
https://www.england.nhs.uk/london/
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 20 000 000 and 35 000 000 GBP
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 4 Lot title: South of England
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
90524100
3)Quantity or scope
https://www.england.nhs.uk/south/
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 20 000 000 and 35 000 000 GBP
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once):
— Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://nhsbsa.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register.
— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’.
— Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete.
— You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the tender:
— Login to the portal with the username/password.
— Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier).
— Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content.
— 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.
3. Responding to the tender:
— 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 PQQ/ 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.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: The number of Suppliers invited to tender will not exceed 10 per Lot.
The intention is to award Framework Contracts to between 3 and 5 Suppliers per Lot.
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Prior information notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 2015/S 51-088855 of 13.3.2015
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: