Framework for the supply of Cardiology Devices and Associated Products.
Contract notice
Supplies
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
University Hospitals of Leicester
Finance & Procurement, Gwendolen House, Gwendolen Road
For the attention of: Gavin Bennett
LE5 4QF Leicester
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.supplying2nhs.com
Address of the buyer profile: www.supplying2nhs.com
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)Main activity
Health
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Framework for the supply of Cardiology Devices and Associated Products.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Sites operated by the Univeristy Hospitals of leicester NHS Trust or by the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and other sites operated by NHS Trusts and NHS Foundation Trusts within the boundaries of the East Midlands - UKF.
Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Sites operated by the Univeristy Hospitals of leicester NHS Trust or by the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and other sites operated by NHS Trusts and NHS Foundation Trusts within the boundaries of the East Midlands - UKF.
NUTS code UKF
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 21
Range: between 10 000 000 and 40 000 000 GBP
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 21
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 4Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:Range: between 10 000 000 and 40 000 000 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The Framework is for the supply of Cardiology Devices and associated products to Univeristy Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Nottingham Univerity Hospitals NHS Trust and will also be available for use by other NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts within the geographical region of the East Midlands (UKF).
The Framework is divided into four lots and suppliers may offer for one, two, three or four lots.
The Framework is divided into four lots and suppliers may offer for one, two, three or four lots.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
33182000, 33140000, 33190000, 33111730, 33111740, 33111710, 33111720, 33111721, 33123210
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: yes
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 10 000 000 and 40 000 000 GBP
Range: between 10 000 000 and 40 000 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: Pacemakers, Implantable Cardioverter defibrillators (ICD's), loop recorders and associated products1)Short description
Devices and associated Products pertaining to Cardiac Rhythm Management.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
33182000, 33140000, 33190000, 33111730, 33111740, 33111710, 33111720, 33111721, 33123210
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Electrophysiology Products
1)Short description
Devices and consumables used in Electrophysiology and Radiofrequency Ablation.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
33182000, 33140000, 33190000, 33111730, 33111740, 33111710, 33111720, 33111721, 33123210
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 3 Lot title: Stents, Balloons, Guide Wires and associated products
1)Short description
Prodcucts and consumables used in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
33182000, 33140000, 33190000, 33111730, 33111740, 33111710, 33111720, 33111721, 33123210
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 4 Lot title: Trans catheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) Bioprostheses
1)Short description
Devices and Consumables used in Transcather Aortic Valve Implantation.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
33182000, 33140000, 33190000, 33111730, 33111740, 33111710, 33111720, 33111721, 33123210
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
No special legal form is required. Bidders are expected to become Jointly and Severally liable for the contract before acceptance.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Any supplier may be disqualified who:
(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order compulsory winding up the administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contract authorities can demonstrate;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organization, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;
(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26 May 1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;
(j) has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;
(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10 June 1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
A Statement is requested with Expression of Interest
(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order compulsory winding up the administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contract authorities can demonstrate;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organization, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;
(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26 May 1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;
(j) has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;
(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10 June 1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
A Statement is requested with Expression of Interest
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (a) appropriate statements from banks or, where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance;
(b) the presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established;
(c) a statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate , of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last three financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information of these turnovers is available.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
- 3 Years Audited Financial Statements or GPS / SID reference number.
(b) the presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established;
(c) a statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate , of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last three financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information of these turnovers is available.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
- 3 Years Audited Financial Statements or GPS / SID reference number.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
DNWC-99AK9E
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 19.8.2013 - 20:00
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
19.8.2013 - 20:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information
This Procurement is for a Framework which may be used by the following bodies:
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust,
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust,
- Other NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts within the geographical boundaries of the East Midlands (UKF).
Expressions of Interest must be accompanied by the information requested in this advert.
The Framework is for a period of four years. Call off contracts may be subject to further competition.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an [eTendering] system in this procurement exercise. All communication pertaining to this procurement including a formal request to participate must be via the e-tendering portal www.supplying2nhs.com
The Trust reserves the right not to award any contracts or agreements from this exercise.This Procurement is for a Framework which may be used by the following bodies:
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust,
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust,
- Other NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts within the geographical boundaries of the East Midlands (UKF).
Expressions of Interest must be accompanied by the information requested in this advert.
The Framework is for a period of four years. Call off contracts may be subject to further competition.
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
8.7.2013