--- title: "Bifurcated Needles" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-0da5c6ec-5b13-450e-ae50-5422d28a6391" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0da5c6ec-5b13-450e-ae50-5422d28a6391" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0da5c6ec-5b13-450e-ae50-5422d28a6391.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0da5c6ec-5b13-450e-ae50-5422d28a6391.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS SUPPLY CHAIN" published: "2022-12-06" --- # Bifurcated Needles Buyer: NHS SUPPLY CHAIN Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0da5c6ec-5b13-450e-ae50-5422d28a6391 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0da5c6ec-5b13-450e-ae50-5422d28a6391) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0da5c6ec-5b13-450e-ae50-5422d28a6391.json) ## Summary The United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA), on behalf of the NHS Supply Chain, is planning a tender for the procurement of Bifurcated Needles for deep storage and potential distribution during Smallpox outbreaks. The procurement involves a total volume of 40,000,000 - 80,000,000 needles to be delivered in staggered installments over 11 months starting in August 2024. The Invitation to Tender is expected around May 2023, and the engagement period ends on January 31, 2023. The contracting authority is the NHS Supply Chain based in Normanton, England, with an address at DHL Supply Chain Limited on Foxbridge Way. This tender for Bifurcated Needles by the NHS Supply Chain offers opportunities for businesses involved in medical needles to supply a significant volume of needles for potential vaccination programs during public health emergencies. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organizations (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete for this tender. Suppliers interested in engaging with the pre-tender process can register their expression of interest via the NHS Supply Chain Procurement portal and complete a Request for Information document. The procurement process will follow a tendering methodology, and successful suppliers will be required to deliver the contracted volume to a UK depot specified in the tender documents. ## Notice NHS Supply Chain, acting on behalf of the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is considering the procurement of Bifurcated Needles, to be held in deep storage and distributed in the event of an outbreak of Smallpox, necessitating the instigation of a vaccination program, during which the Bifurcated Needles would be distributed by the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA). The Supplier(s) awarded to this Contract will be required to deliver the required volume, as stated in the Tender Documents, to one UK Depot. The volume is to be supplied in 8, staggered deliveries of stock over 11 months, commencing in August 2024 with the final delivery in June 2025. It is anticipated that the volume of Bifurcated Needles required will be 40,000,000 - 80,000,000. We anticipate the Invitation to Tender will be issued in or around May 2023. Additional information: As part of its pre-tender strategy, NHS Supply Chain would also like to engage with suppliers of these products via a Request for Information (RFI). If you would like to complete the Request for Information document in respect of the products which are the subject of this procurement, then please follow the below instructions; Candidates wishing to complete the Request for Information must register their expression of interest. The Request for Information document will then be sent via the Jaggaer Messaging Centre REGISTRATION 1. Use URL https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com// to access the NHS Supply Chain Procurement portal. 2. If not yet registered: - Click on the 'Not Registered Yet' link to access the registration page. - Complete the registration pages as guided by the mini guide found on the landing page. PORTAL ACCESS If registration has been completed: - Login with URL https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com// . -Click on the "Supplier Dashboard" icon and select "Early Engagement" towards the top right of the screen to open the list of Early Engagement Notices, under Project_1113 - Bifurcated Needles 2023 UKHSA. EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - View content by clicking on the 'VIEW NOTICE' button for the procurement event. This opens a PDF document. - Express an interest by clicking on the 'EXPRESS INTEREST' button. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION DOCUMENT - The Request for Information Document will then be sent to you via the Jaggaer Messaging Centre. - Applicants are asked to complete and return the Request for Information Document via the Jaggaer Message tab under SQ_295 - RFI - Bifurcated Needles. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6aef9614-e7c7-4bac-ac75-48f98f972f11 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Dec 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Jan 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SUPPLY CHAIN | | Locality | NORMANTON | | Post town | Wakefield | | Postcode | WF6 1TL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE45 Wakefield | | Local authority | Wakefield | | Electoral ward | Normanton | | Westminster constituency | Normanton and Hemsworth | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products ### Codes - 33141320 - Medical needles ## Release History - 6 Dec 2022 at 15:09 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6aef9614-e7c7-4bac-ac75-48f98f972f11 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6aef9614-e7c7-4bac-ac75-48f98f972f11 6th December 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com// - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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