Cardiology Radiology Cardiac Rhythm Management And Associated Products.
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: Lindsay Baker
WF6 1TL Normanton
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 7725266670
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1924328744
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.supplychain.nhs.uk
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
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 2Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:Range: between 101 375 000 and 202 750 000 GBP
33123220, 33111710, 33111720, 33111721, 33111730, 33111740, 33123000, 33123200, 33123210, 33123230, 33124000, 33124100, 33124110, 33124120, 33124130, 33124200, 33124210, 33141200, 33141210, 33141220, 33141230, 33141240, 33141320, 33141321, 33141322, 33141323, 33141324, 33141325, 33141326, 33141327, 33182000, 33182100, 33182200, 33182210, 33182220, 33182230, 33182240, 33182241, 33182300, 33182400
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 101 375 000 and 202 750 000 GBP
Description of these options: This Framework Agreement will have the option to extend for a maximum of 24 months in addition to the initial two year period upon review.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Description of particular conditions: The Framework Agreement includes obligations with respect to environmental issues and a requirement for successful Applicants 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.
1. Read Framework Header documents. These are the documents provided by NHS Supply Chain that must be read by all Applicants. Access these by clicking on the ‘NHS SC Header Documents' button found in the ‘select framework' tab.
2. Upload Header documents. These are the documents the Applicant must provide as instructed by NHS Supply Chain. Access these by clicking on the ‘supplier header documents' button found in the ‘select framework' tab.
Lot level
3. Lot Header selection. In the ‘lot header' tab the Applicant can select the Lot they wish to respond to.
a. Select the ‘lot line detail' button to view the lot detail to determine whether the Applicant wishes to respond to this lot.
b. Select the ‘express intent' button after the required lot has been highlighted to be able to respond to the lot. Note: This expression of intent does not place an obligation on the Applicant to respond the action unlocks the ability to respond.
4. Complete price offers per line for the Lot. Complete the required fields for the lines the
Applicant wants to include in the bid using the ‘lot line detail' tab.
5. Answer the lot questions. The questions are found in the ‘lot evaluation' tab.
6. Accept the Terms and Conditions. Click on the ‘terms and conditions' to view and accept the Terms and Conditions.
7. Submit Lot Response. Click on the ‘submit response' button to submit your response for the Lot.
Notes:
a. No data is sent to NHS Supply Chain until the ‘submit response' button is clicked on.
b. The detail will only become visible to NHS Supply Chain after the tender has closed.
Supplier submission report. Open and review the ‘supplier submission report' to ensure all entries are correct. If an error is found and the tender has not yet closed the Applicant can update the response and re-submit the response. Note: Only the latest submission will be available to NHS Supply Chain after the tender has closed.
Pre-clarification meeting.
Applicants are invited to attend a pre-clarification meeting via a WebEx where NHS Supply Chain will present the tender information. The WebEx will take place at 13:30 hours (GMT) on 28.1.2014. Applicants who have expressed an interest to the Contract Notice via the NHS Supply Chain procurement portal using the ISS System will be sent the full WebEx details. Applicants should refer to Section 3.2 of the Invitation to Tender.
Section IV: Procedure
Additional information about electronic auction: The use of e-auctions maybe an option as part of any mini competition process. Please see tender documents.
Prior information notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 2013/S 69-114520 of 9.4.2013
Place:
As in abovementioned 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
NHS Supply Chain will share savings information in order to assist its customers with making informed procurement decisions.
All Applicants whose Tender submissions on a line by line basis reach a hurdle of at least 50 % will be appointed onto the Framework Agreement to supply all successful product lines.
Applicants should note that award of the Framework Agreement does not guarantee any commitment to any purchase by NHS Supply Chain.
NHS Supply Chain intends to enter into arrangements under which it will be entitled to purchase supplies and/or services which it will 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. Only NHS Supply Chain can order from the Framework Agreement and enter into contracts under it.
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. NHS Supply Chain is not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. NHS Supply Chain 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.
Applicants should refer to Section 1.1 of the Invitation To Tender in its entirety for additional Framework Agreement details.
All communications must be made through NHS Supply Chain's eTendering portal at http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/ using the Message Centre facility linked to this particular contract notice.
Refer to point VI.4.2
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Not applicable