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NHS SUPPLY CHAIN

Pre Operative Skin Preparation

Medical Equipment & PharmaCPV 33000000 33100000
Value£8.5m
Awarded20 May 2015
Published22 Apr 2015
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£8.5mtotal contract value
median £123k
this tender£0£16.5m

This is a large award for Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 9,456 valued Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals tenders in our corpus.

The brief

33190000, 33721000, 33721100, 33721200, 39712100, 30192125 NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a non-exclusive Framework Agreement for the supply of Pre-Operative Skin Preparation Products to NHS Supply Chain depots via the mandatory Stock and Blue Diamond Routes and to the NHS Supply Chain customer base via the optional E-Direct Route.

These products are to include; pre-operative razors, pre-operative scrub brushes, skin marker pens, surgical clippers (pivoting and fixed) and associated products.

This Framework Agreement will be split into 5 Lots which are: Lot 1 – Pre-Operative Razors.

A double edge disposable non-sterile razor for us prior to a surgical procedure.

Lot 2 – Surgical Skin Marker Pens.

A skin marker pen with ruler (gentian violet, sterile, regular/fine tip, capped, disposable ruler) for use to create a violet coloured line and enable pre-operative marking of the patient.

Lot 3 – Pre-Operative Scrub Brushes.

Single use scrub brushes intended for hand-held pre-operative cleaning by medical staff.

Two sided construction with stiff plastic bristles on one side and sponge on the other, The structure of the item should include moulded indentation/side panel to improve grip in use.

The Scrub Brush must be dry with a Nail Pick, Sterile and individually packaged.

Lot 4 – Fixed Head Surgical Clippers.

Fixed Head Surgical Clippers for trimming hair prior to a procedure (to include Clipper Unit, Charger Unit, Replacement Heads and Blades).

Lot 5 - Pivoting Head Surgical Clippers.

Fixed Head Surgical Clippers for trimming hair prior to a procedure (to include Clipper Unit, Charger Unit, Replacement Heads and Blades).

Please refer to section VI.3 of this notice for additional information.

Further information will also be included in the Invitation to Tender Document.

This Framework Agreement is for 2 years with the option to extend for 24 months.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Two sided construction with stiff plastic bristles

Two sided construction with stiff plastic bristles on one side and sponge on the other, The structure of the item should include moulded indentation/side panel to improve grip in use.

02

The Scrub Brush must be dry

The Scrub Brush must be dry with a Nail Pick, Sterile and individually packaged.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named in obligation language, 0 mentioned. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Framework agreement (any)says mustFrameworks & routes to market
NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a non-exclusive Framework Agreement for the supply of Pre-Operative Skin Preparation Products to NHS Supply Chain depots via the mandatory Stock and Blue Diamond Routes and to the NHS Supply Chain customer base via the optional E-Direct Route.

Matched against the notice text, so this is a floor — the tender pack will demand things the notice never mentions. “Says must” means the quoted sentence itself used obligation language; anything ambiguous is left as a mention.

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