Digital Scanner and Capital Build Investment - Expression of Interest for Concession Contract
Prior information notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
3rd Floor (South), City Hall, Market Street
For the attention of: Andrew Gale
BD1 1HY Bradford
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.bradford.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://yortender.co.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Section II.B: Object of the contract (Supplies or services)
Bradford District.
NUTS code UKE41
The Council holds a Human Tissue Authority (HTA) licence which covers the licensable activities (autopsies and forensic post-mortems) on behalf of HM Coroner of the Western Division of West Yorkshire. These take place at the Forensic science centre, the Pubic Mortuary, based at Burnham Avenue, Bierley, Bradford, West Yorkshire.
The services and works required under this concession contract include the following:
- Supply, install and operate digital, or equivalent technology, to be used to conduct autopsies, using modern high definition imaging and visualising without the need for invasive body dissection and to ensure that the system is able to have a greater accuracy in establishing the cause of death.
- Provision to construct an extension to house the system. The Council shall organise the construction and obtaining of planning permissions. All costs including but not limited to the build, ongoing maintenance and all utilities shall be met by the successful Supplier. The Supplier shall agree to make available a pre determined budget, and finances being made available in an account for payment of the building costs. These costs are approximately GBP 550,000.
Indicative potential volumes are approximately 1800 - 2000 routine post-mortems and 50 forensic post - mortems per annum users from the current Bradford/Calderdale and Kirklees areas. No guaranteed volume levels can be given. The anticipated Contract duration for this opportunity is 10 years.
Estimated cost excluding VAT: 2 000 000 GBP
Lots
This contract is divided into lots: no33900000, 33111800, 33920000
Interested parties are requested to download, complete and submit an expression of interest form no later than 4.9.2013 at 14:00 using the link attached https://yortender.co.uk. Following the expressions of interest stage, the Council may enter into a formal tender process to appoint a successful supplier based upon specified evaluation criteria. or shall reserve the right not to proceed with any formal tender exercise.
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This opportunity is a Service Concession and as such this is a voluntary notice, the Council shall apply and observe Treaty principles however, strict compliance with the Public Contract Regulations is not required due to the nature of the Contracting opportunity.Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Section VI: Complementary information