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Cardiology Radiology Cardiac Rhythm Management And Associated Products.

Contract notice

Supplies

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

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/

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
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:
Cardiology Radiology Cardiac Rhythm Management 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: Various locations in UK.

NUTS code UK

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

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 2

Estimated 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
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Non-exclusive framework agreement for the supply to the NHS Supply Chain customer base via the E-Direct Route of: Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators (ICD's) and Associated Products Pacemakers Leads and Associated Products and Angiographic Products and Associated Products.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

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

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)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:
Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of 50 687 000 GBP in the first year of this Framework Agreement however this is approximate only. The figures below for the total estimated value are based on that initial expenditure.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 101 375 000 and 202 750 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: yes
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)
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
Parent company or other guarantees may be required in certain circumstances. Further details will be in the tender documents.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Please see tender documents.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to require groupings of entities to take a particular form or to require one party to undertake primary legal liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
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.
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: Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information:

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.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
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
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

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: yes
Additional information about electronic auction: The use of e-auctions maybe an option as part of any mini competition process. Please see tender documents.
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
"FAG15700"
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior information notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2013/S 69-114520 of 9.4.2013

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
17.2.2014 - 15:00
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
in days: 180 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 18.2.2014 - 09:00

Place:

As in abovementioned I.1.

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Only the NHS Supply Chain contract owner or delegate.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information
Applicants should refer to section 3.5 of the Invitation to Tender for details of the scoring process to be used to assess the suppliers to be appointed to the Framework Agreement. The term of contracts formed under the Framework Agreement may continue beyond the end of the term of the Framework Agreement itself. NHS Supply Chain expects to provide successful Applicants with the opportunity to offer additional savings to customers through the provision of discounted pricing value added offerings and commitment/bulk buy initiatives.
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.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Refer to point VI.4.2

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Not applicable

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Any appeals under this process should be addressed to the contact in point I.1.
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
10.1.2014