Paper Hygiene Products

This Tender is to establish a framework agreement for the supply of a variety of paper based products for domestic and hygienic purposes. The products provided within the scope include Hand Towels, Toilet Tissue, Centrefeed, Facial Tissue, Napkins and Couch Roll.

Additional information: Lot 1 will be a contract to be accessed by the Participating Authorities listed below, who have aggregated their spend and will contractually commit to purchasing a specified value and/or volume of their requirements for a minimum period of 24 months to drive price efficiencies pursuant to this Lot.

- Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust - Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital NHS Trust - Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Lot 2 will establish a Framework Agreement for the supply of Paper Hygiene Products, to be accessed by any Public Body on a volume based commitment level. The products include Hand Towels, Toilet Tissue, Couch Roll, Centrefeed Roll, Facial Tissue & Napkins.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI) The terms and conditions of this agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this framework agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE.

SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND PROCUREMENT INFORMATION This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: Register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk. Login to the portal with username/password. Click the PQQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the PQQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your My PQQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the PQQ/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo e-Tendering Help Desk at [email protected].

Sid4Gov HTE utilises the sid4gov supplier information database. Candidates should register on sid4gov at https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on sid4gov must ensure information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the sid4gov helpdesk at [email protected].

Please note that sid4gov does not prepopulate any fields of the PQQ on HTE's Bravo portal. Candidates must complete the Qualification & Technical Envelopes of the PQQ in Bravo in full.

HTE is a central purchasing body who is able to carry out this tender exercise by virtue of its appointment as an age