Number: 3894983
Country: United Kingdom
Source: TED
The Healthy Start Vitamin Scheme Manufacture of Women"s and Children"s Products.
The Healthy Start Scheme provides free vitamins for Healthy Start Recipients. Pregnant women and new mothers can receive free vitamins containing vitamins C, D and Folic acid. Children from birth up to 4 years can receive free vitamins containing vitamins A, C and D.
The Department of Health is going to market for the Re-Procurement of the Healthy Start Vitamin Product Manufacture. The Requirement will be split into 2 separate lots:
Lot 1 - Manufacture of Women"s Vitamin Products;
Lot 2 - Manufacture of Children"s Vitamin Products;
Please refer to ‘contracts finder’ for more details on the link provided below:
https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder
Manufacture of Children"s Vitamins
The Secretary of State for Health is obliged to make available free vitamins to eligible recipients. This obligation is discharged by the Department of Health (DH) via the Healthy Start Scheme. Recipients are eligible pregnant women and new mothers who receive vitamins containing vitamins C, D and folic acid and eligible children from birth who receive vitamins containing vitamins A,C and D. DH (via NHS Business Services Authority) sells the vitamins to local authorities and NHS providers in England who then distribute the vitamins to recipients. DH is also procuring this requirement on behalf of NHS Northern Ireland, (and) NHS Scotland (and NHS Wales). It is possible but it is not guaranteed or represented that DH or NHS Business Services Authority may elect to sell vitamins to non-public sector bodies during the term of the framework agreements.
DH wishes to procure a suitable provider(s) to manufacture these vitamins via two (2) separate lots.
DH has allowed for full product testing of the manufactured Products by the supplier(s) in the first year of the Framework Period, during which time no orders for vitamins may be placed by a contracting authority.
There will be no separate costs to deliver full Product testing and implementation activities during the first year of the Framework Period. Costs for this activity should be included in the overall pricing for the Product.
The Authority reserves the right to terminate the framework agreement prior to the operational start date if the awarded supplier fails to meet the testing requirements in the first year of the Framework Period.
The form of agreement for each lot is a framework agreement. Orders may last beyond the term of each framework agreement. The Authority does not guarantee, warrant or represent that any Orders will be issued pursuant to either framework agreement.
Participation Instructions:
This procurement exercise will be completed via the DH eTendering portal (BMS) and candidates wishing to be considered for this (or any other) DH contract must submit their response via BMS. The BMS reference number for this exercise is 60354.
Suppliers should visit https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health/about/procurement to register and download instructions on how to respond.
If you require assistance, please contact the Supplier Help-desk on 0113 254 5777 or [email protected] This help-desk is available 10:00 to 16:00, Monday to Friday excluding Bank Holidays.
Transparency:
Potential Bidders should note that, in accordance with the Government"s policies on transparency, the Authority intends to publish the Invitation to Tender (ITT), and any Contract awarded, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Authority. Further information on transparency can be found at the following pages:
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/guidance-transparency
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transparency-requirements-for-publishing-on-contracts-finder
General:
The Authority reserves the right to terminate the procurement process (or part of it), to change the basis of and the procedures for the procurement process at any time, or to procure the subject matter of the contract by alternative means if it appears that it can be more advantageously procured by alternative means.
The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted.
Tenders and all supporting documentation for the contract must be priced in sterling and written in English. Any agreement entered into will be considered a framework contract made in England according to English law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
Tenderer must maintain the tender for 90 days from the date stated for receipt of tender.
