Award

Supply of Dry Ice

THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS")

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

27 Mar 2024 at 17:10

Award

09 Mar 2023 at 15:13

Award

10 Jan 2023 at 08:39

Tender

21 Sep 2022 at 07:48

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) required supplies of Dry Ice for the transport of blood products and frozen tissue products such as bone, tendons, and heart valves. This procurement process, initiated through a tender, was cancelled due to no compliant bids being received. The buying organisation, The Common Services Agency (also known as NHS National Services Scotland), used a limited procurement method with the procurement stage being marked as complete.

This tender offered opportunities for businesses to supply Dry Ice to meet critical healthcare needs. Companies dealing with gases and cold chain logistics would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The contract, now cancelled, aimed to ensure the continuous supply of Dry Ice for the safe transportation and storage of vital medical products. The tender process was targeted to suppliers with the necessary quality standards for delivering critical healthcare supplies.

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Notice Title

Supply of Dry Ice

Notice Description

SNBTS requires supplies of Dry Ice for the transport of blood products and frozen tissue products such as bone, tendons and heart valves and for distribution of a medicinal products. The use of dry ice during transportation is to ensure that the storage temperature required during transportation can be maintained.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service requires the supply of Dry Ice, without which they are unable to transport life saving blood components, tissues, cells and medicinal products. There are currently no other means available to SNBTS of transporting these items without the use of Dry Ice. A full open procurement process was conducted to identify the most economically advantageous tender, no compliant bids were received. To ensure supply of this critical product, SNBTS are entering into an agreement with the current supplier for continued deliveries of Dry Ice.

Options: SNBTS may extend the contract for up to two (2) twelve (12) month periods.

Renewal: The Contract period shall be for an initial period of 48 months from the date of commencement of the Contract. SNBTS shall be entitled, at its option, to continue the period of the Contract for two (2) twelve (12) month extension periods.

Procurement Information

Justification for selected award procedure:

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0369cb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010137-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

24 - Chemical products


CPV Codes

24100000 - Gases

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£77,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
24 Oct 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Mar 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Two (2) twelve (12) month extensions will be allowed.

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active, Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS")
Contact Name
Sheila Ferguson
Contact Email
sheila.ferguson2@nhs.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1313145542

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH14 4BE
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Drum Brae/Gyle
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BOC

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