"Ophthalmic Capital Equipment and Associated Products Software and Services".
Contract notice
Supplies
Section I: Contracting authority
NHS Supply Chain acting as agent for NHS Business Services Authority
NHS Supply Chain, Foxbridge Way
For the attention of: Elisa Piredda
WF6 1TL Normanton
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 7540715103
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1924328744
Further information can be obtained from: NHS Supply Chain acting as agent for NHS Business Services Authority
Internet address: http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: NHS Supply Chain acting as agent for NHS Business Services Authority
Internet address: http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: NHS Supply Chain acting as agent for NHS Business Services Authority
Internet address: http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/
Section II: Object of the contract
Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: "Various locations in UK".
NUTS code UK
Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 35
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 3Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:Range: between 38 000 000 and 56 000 000 GBP
33122000, 38634000, 38600000, 33128000, 33124130, 38295000, 50340000, 50344000, 33124100, 38651600, 33124120, 33111710, 38651000, 33111720, 33115000, 33169100, 33141000, 33165000, 48100000, 33192300, 48180000, 33192230, 72212180, 33197000, 33140000
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 38 000 000 and 56 000 000 GBP
Description of these options: "This Framework Agreement will have the option to extend for a maximum of 12 months in addition to the initial 3 year period upon review".
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: Ophthalmic Surgical and Diagnostic Equipment including linked consumables and associated software, services, accessories, options and upgrades33122000, 38634000, 38600000, 33128000, 33124130, 38295000, 50340000, 50344000, 33124100, 33124120, 38651000, 38651600, 33111710, 33111720, 33115000, 33169100, 33165000, 33197000, 33140000, 33141000, 48100000, 48180000, 72212180
NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing all tender submissions that reach a hurdle of at least 30 % onto the Framework Agreement. More than one supplier may be appointed across each of the Line Items within this Lot. Tenderers should note that they may therefore be appointed for one or a number of the Line Items across this Lot."
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 28 000 000 and 42 000 000 GBP
33122000, 38600000, 33128000, 33124130, 50344000, 33124100, 48100000, 48180000, 72212180
NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing all tender submissions that reach a hurdle of at least 30% onto the Framework Agreement. More than one supplier may be appointed across each of the Line Items within this Lot. Tenderers should note that they may therefore be appointed for one or a number of the Line Items across this Lot".
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 2 000 000 and 4 000 000 GBP
33122000, 38600000, 33124130, 50340000, 50344000, 33124100, 33192300, 33192230, 33140000, 33141000
NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing all tender submissions that reach a hurdle of at least 30 % onto the Framework Agreement. More than one supplier may be appointed across each of the Line Items within this Lot. Tenderers should note that they may therefore be appointed for one or a number of the Line Items across this Lot".
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 2 000 000 and 4 000 000 GBP
33122000, 38634000, 38600000, 33124130, 50340000, 50344000, 33124100, 38651000, 38651600, 33140000, 33141000, 48100000, 48180000, 72212180
NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing all tender submissions that reach a hurdle of at least 30 % onto the Framework Agreement. More than one supplier may be appointed across each of the Line Items within this Lot. Tenderers should note that they may therefore be appointed for one or a number of the Line Items across this Lot".
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 2 000 000 and 6 000 000 GBP
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
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Description of particular conditions: "The Framework Agreement includes obligations with respect to environmental issues and a requirement for successful suppliers to comply with the NHS Supply Chain Code of Conduct".
This procurement exercise will be conducted on the NHS Supply Chain eTendering portal at http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/
Candidates wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement-specific information (if required) through the NHS Supply Chain eTendering portal as follows:Registration
1. Use URL http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/ 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 http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/,
- Click on the ‘Supplier Dashboard' icon to open the list of new procurement events.Expression of interest
- View Contract Notice 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,
- To start the response process after the expression of interest has been done select the ‘My Active Opportunities' option and click on the ‘Apply' button,
- Select the procurement event from the list by clicking on the description,
- In the detail view click on the orange coloured ‘Framework Agreement' button to start responding to the tender.
Tender response
The system tasks required to complete the tender are:
Header level
- Read Framework header documents: Access these by clicking on the ‘NHS SC HEADER DOCUMENTS' button found in the ‘Select Framework' tab,
- Upload header documents: Access this area using the ‘SUPPLIER HEADER DOCUMENTS'
Lot level
1. Lot header selection:
- Select the LOT LINE DETAILS button to view the lot detail to determine whether the Applicant wishes to respond to this lot,
- Select the ‘EXPRESS INTENT' button after the required lot has been highlighted to be able to respond to the lot.
2. Read NHS Lot Documents: Read the documents using the NHS SC LOT DOCUMENTS button.
3. Upload Supplier Lot documents: Access this area using the ‘SUPPLIER LOT DOCUMENTS'. NOTE: These documents relate to this lot only.
4. Complete price offers per line for the Lot: Use the LOT Line Detail tab to access.
5. Answer the LOT questions: The questions are found in the Lot Evaluation tab.
6. Accept the Terms and Conditions: Use the ‘TERMS AND CONDITIONS' button to access this function.
7. Submit Lot Response: Click on the SUBMIT RESPONSE button to submit your response for the Lot. NOTE: Each Lot must be submitted independently.
8. Supplier Submission Report: Open and review the ‘Supplier Submission Report'."
Section IV: Procedure
Prior information notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 2012/S 179-294457 of 18.9.2012
Place:
As in above mentioned I.1.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yesAdditional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: "Only the NHS Supply Chain contract owner or delegate".
Section VI: Complementary information
NHSSC anticipates appointing all applicants whose tender submissions reach a hurdle of at least 30% onto the Framework Agreement. Please note that the number of maximum suppliers as set out in II.1.4 is provided as an estimate only. Tenderers should refer to section 3.5 and Appendix 7 of the Invitation to Tender for details of the scores which tenderers will need to obtain in order to be appointed to the relevant lot of the Framework Agreement. NHSSC reserves the right to appoint more suppliers to each lot of the Framework Agreement in the event that more than 35 tenderers reach the minimum score for appointment which is set out in the ITT.
The Framework Agreement will be between NHSSC and the Supplier. Under the Framework Agreement there will be two different methods of supply - one for Non-Direct Contract Products and one for Direct Contract Products.
NHS Supply Chain will be entitled to purchase the supplies and/or services identified in the tender documents as Non-Direct Contract Products which it will then make available for purchase by
1) any NHS Trust;
2) any other NHS entity;
3) any government department agency or other statutory body and/or
4) any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector.
For the supplies and/or services identified as Direct Contract Products in the tender documents
1) NHS Supply Chain;
2) any NHS Trust;
3) any other NHS entity;
4) any government department agency or other statutory body and/or
5) any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector will be able to enter into a direct contract with the Supplier for any of the supplies and/or services under the Framework.
For Direct Contract Products the Supplier will be required to report to and pay a direct contract management fee to NHS Supply Chain as detailed in the tender documents.
Non-Direct Contract Products - as set out in the tender documents
Direct Contract Products - as set out in the tender documents
The participating contracting authorities reserve the right to finance the purchase of the supplies through a lease transaction using a third party lessor. Any such financial services will be obtained by the participating contracting authorities through a separate procurement exercise and not as part of this procurement. The financial services may be sourced from the NHSSC leasing Framework Agreement.
In this event the supplier appointed to the Framework Agreement may receive from a third party lessor appointed by the participating contracting authority a purchase order for delivery to the participating contracting authority. The supplier appointed to the Framework Agreement will then be required to supply in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Framework Agreement.
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 contract made in England according to English law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. NHSSC is not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. NHSSC 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."
Refer to point VI.4.2
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Not applicable