West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: Safe Working at Heights PPE

UK-Brierley Hill: Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
             Trust HQ, Millennium Point, Waterfront Business Park, Brierley Hill, DY51LX, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1384215555, Email: contracts@wmas.nhs.uk
             Main Address: www.wmas.nhs.uk
             NUTS Code: UKK1
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: Yes.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: Yes.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Brierley-Hill:-Firefighting%2C-rescue-and-safety-equipment./ZP8SZ33825
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Body governed by public law
      I.5) Main activity
            Health

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Safe Working at Heights PPE       
      Reference Number: 0452-22-N
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      35110000 - Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES
      II.1.4) Short description: The requirement is for PPE as and when required locally by the UK Ambulance Trust and Fire & Rescue Services for the across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Any requirement(s) will be procured locally by the appropriate Trust/Service as and when the need may arise       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 1,000,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      18444100 - Safety headgear.
      35110000 - Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment.
      35113000 - Safety equipment.
      35113400 - Protective and safety clothing.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKG WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: For the provision of safe working at height equipment for use by UK HART / SORT teams and by Fire and Rescue teams.
Where applicable sizing should be suitable for Male and Females

The Authority is undertaking an open procurement process on behalf of itself and 9 other
English Ambulance Trusts plus the devolved administrations Wales, Northern Ireland and Scottish Ambulance Services as well as the Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) listed below.
• Fire and Rescue Service List - Chief Fire Officers Association (cfoa.org.uk)
• Home - Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (nifrs.org
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 1,000,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 48       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: Continued Capability
      
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/ZP8SZ33825       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing          
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
         
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description OPEN
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement    
         Framework agreement with several operators       
         Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 4           
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 29/12/2022 Time: 12:00
            
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
         Duration in month(s): 3
      
      IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
         Date: 03/01/2023
         Time: 09:00
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used No       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted No       
   Electronic payment will be used No       
   VI.3) Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Brierley-Hill:-Firefighting%2C-rescue-and-safety-equipment./ZP8SZ33825

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/ZP8SZ33825
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust
       Trust HQ, Millenium Point, Waterfront Business Park, Brierley Hill, DY51LX, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1384215555, Email: contracts@wmas.nhs.uk
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
             West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust
          Trust HQ, Millenium Point, Waterfront Business Park, Brierley Hill, DY51LX, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1384215555, Email: contracts@wmas.nhs.uk
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 24/11/2022

Annex A



   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      1: Contracting Authority
       Ambulance Services
       25 Faringdon Street, London, EC4A4AB, United Kingdom
       Email: contracts@wmas.nhs.uk
       Main Address: https://aace.org.uk/about-aace/membership/, Address of the buyer profile: https://aace.org.uk/about-aace/membership/
       NUTS Code: UK

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      2: Contracting Authority
       Fire and Rescue Services
       99 Vauxhall Lane, Birmingham, B74HW, United Kingdom
       Email: contracts@wmas.nhs.uk
       Main Address: http://www.cfoa.org.uk/12072, Address of the buyer profile: http://www.cfoa.org.uk/12072
       NUTS Code: UK