:Supply, delivery, installation, removal, storage, refurbishment and re-installation of vertical lifts, stair lifts and tracking hoists for the southern and south eastern health and social care trusts.
Contract notice
Supplies
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Procurement and Logistics Service
Ards Hospital, Church Street
For the attention of: Gail Watts
BT23 4AS Newtownards
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2891511100
E-mail:
Fax: +44 2891510206
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority http://www.hscbusiness.hscni.net
Address of the buyer profile https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
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: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Supply, delivery, installation, removal, storage, refurbishment and re-installation of vertical lifts, stair lifts and tracking hoists for the southern and south eastern health and social care trusts.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
Purchase
Purchase
NUTS code UKN02
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Supply, delivery, installation, removal, storage, refurbishment and re-installation of vertical lifts, stair lifts and tracking hoists for the southern and south eastern health and social care trusts.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
44115600
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
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
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope
Supply, delivery, installation, removal, storage, refurbishment and re-installation of vertical lifts, stair lifts and tracking hoists for the southern and south eastern health and social care trusts.
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 725 000 GBPII.2.2)Information about options
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: Vertical lifts1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
44115600
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Suppliers instructions how to express interest in this tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once):
Suppliers instructions how to express interest in this tender:
- Enter your correct business and user details,
- Note the username you chose and click "Save" when complete,
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an interest in the tender:
- Login to the portal with the username/password,
- Click the "PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers" link (these are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier),
- Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content,
- Click the "Express Interest" button at the top of the page,
- This will move the PQQ /ITT into your "My PQQs/ My ITTs" page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
- You can now access any attachments by clicking "Buyer Attachments" in the "PQQ/ ITT Details" box.
3. Responding to the tender:
- Click "My Response" under "PQQ/ ITT Details", you can choose to "Create Response" or to "Decline to Respond" (please give a reason if declining),
- You can now use the "Messages" function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT,
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
You must then submit your reply using the "Submit Response" button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once):
Suppliers instructions how to express interest in this tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register:
- Accept the terms and conditions and click "continue",- Enter your correct business and user details,
- Note the username you chose and click "Save" when complete,
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an interest in the tender:
- Login to the portal with the username/password,
- Click the "PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers" link (these are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier),
- Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content,
- Click the "Express Interest" button at the top of the page,
- This will move the PQQ /ITT into your "My PQQs/ My ITTs" page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
- You can now access any attachments by clicking "Buyer Attachments" in the "PQQ/ ITT Details" box.
3. Responding to the tender:
- Click "My Response" under "PQQ/ ITT Details", you can choose to "Create Response" or to "Decline to Respond" (please give a reason if declining),
- You can now use the "Messages" function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT,
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
You must then submit your reply using the "Submit Response" button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Stair lifts (straight)
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
44115600
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Suppliers instructions how to express interest in this tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): suppliers instructions how to express interest in this tender:
- Enter your correct business and user details,
- Note the username you chose and click "Save" when complete,
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an interest in the tender:
- Login to the portal with the username/password,
- Click the "PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers" link (these are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier),
- Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content,
- Click the "Express Interest" button at the top of the page,
- This will move the PQQ /ITT into your "My PQQs/ My ITTs" page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
- You can now access any attachments by clicking "Buyer Attachments" in the "PQQ/ ITT Details" box.
3. Responding to the tender:
- Click "My Response" under "PQQ/ ITT Details", you can choose to "Create Response" or to "Decline to Respond" (please give a reason if declining),
- You can now use the "Messages" function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT,
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the "Submit Response" button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): suppliers instructions how to express interest in this tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register:
- Accept the terms and conditions and click "continue",- Enter your correct business and user details,
- Note the username you chose and click "Save" when complete,
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an interest in the tender:
- Login to the portal with the username/password,
- Click the "PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers" link (these are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier),
- Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content,
- Click the "Express Interest" button at the top of the page,
- This will move the PQQ /ITT into your "My PQQs/ My ITTs" page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
- You can now access any attachments by clicking "Buyer Attachments" in the "PQQ/ ITT Details" box.
3. Responding to the tender:
- Click "My Response" under "PQQ/ ITT Details", you can choose to "Create Response" or to "Decline to Respond" (please give a reason if declining),
- You can now use the "Messages" function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT,
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the "Submit Response" button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
Lot No: 3 Lot title: Tracking hoists
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
44115600
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Suppliers instructions how to express interest in this tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): suppliers instructions how to express interest in this tender:
- Enter your correct business and user details,
- Note the username you chose and click "Save" when complete,
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an interest in the tender:
- Login to the portal with the username/password,
- Click the "PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers" link (these are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier),
- Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content,
- Click the "Express Interest" button at the top of the page,
- This will move the PQQ /ITT into your "My PQQs/ My ITTs" page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
- You can now access any attachments by clicking "Buyer Attachments" in the "PQQ/ ITT Details" box.
3. Responding to the tender:
- Click "My Response" under "PQQ/ ITT Details", you can choose to "Create Response" or to "Decline to Respond" (please give a reason if declining),
- You can now use the "Messages" function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT,
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the "Submit Response" button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): suppliers instructions how to express interest in this tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register:
- Accept the terms and conditions and click "continue",- Enter your correct business and user details,
- Note the username you chose and click "Save" when complete,
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an interest in the tender:
- Login to the portal with the username/password,
- Click the "PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers" link (these are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier),
- Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content,
- Click the "Express Interest" button at the top of the page,
- This will move the PQQ /ITT into your "My PQQs/ My ITTs" page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
- You can now access any attachments by clicking "Buyer Attachments" in the "PQQ/ ITT Details" box.
3. Responding to the tender:
- Click "My Response" under "PQQ/ ITT Details", you can choose to "Create Response" or to "Decline to Respond" (please give a reason if declining),
- You can now use the "Messages" function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT,
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the "Submit Response" button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
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
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: As per pre-qualification questionnaire.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As per pre-qualification questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As per pre-qualification questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As per pre-qualification questionnaire.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As per pre-qualification questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
As per pre-qualification questionnaire.
As per pre-qualification questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
As per pre-qualification questionnaire.
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
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Restricted
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 below
1. Product quality. Weighting 40
2. Total life cost. Weighting 60
1. Product quality. Weighting 40
2. Total life cost. Weighting 60
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
4372
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
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: 4.11.2011 - 12:00
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
4.11.2011 - 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: 90 from the date stated for receipt of tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information
Suppliers instructions how to express interest in this tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): suppliers instructions how to express interest in this tender:
- Enter your correct business and user details,
- Note the username you chose and click "Save" when complete,
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an interest in the tender:
- Login to the portal with the username/password,
- Click the "PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers" link (these are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier),
- Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content,
- Click the "Express Interest" button at the top of the page,
- This will move the PQQ /ITT into your "My PQQs/ My ITTs" page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
- You can now access any attachments by clicking "Buyer Attachments" in the "PQQ/ ITT Details" box.
3. Responding to the tender:
- Click "My Response" under "PQQ/ ITT Details", you can choose to "Create Response" or to "Decline to Respond" (please give a reason if declining),
- You can now use the "Messages" function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT,
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the "Submit Response" button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
Please note: this contract has 2 x 12 month extension options. The decision regarding extending the contract will be determined during the third year of the contract period. The estimated total value of the extension options is 1 150 000 GBP.
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): suppliers instructions how to express interest in this tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register:
- Accept the terms and conditions and click "continue",- Enter your correct business and user details,
- Note the username you chose and click "Save" when complete,
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an interest in the tender:
- Login to the portal with the username/password,
- Click the "PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers" link (these are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier),
- Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content,
- Click the "Express Interest" button at the top of the page,
- This will move the PQQ /ITT into your "My PQQs/ My ITTs" page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
- You can now access any attachments by clicking "Buyer Attachments" in the "PQQ/ ITT Details" box.
3. Responding to the tender:
- Click "My Response" under "PQQ/ ITT Details", you can choose to "Create Response" or to "Decline to Respond" (please give a reason if declining),
- You can now use the "Messages" function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT,
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the "Submit Response" button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
Please note: this contract has 2 x 12 month extension options. The decision regarding extending the contract will be determined during the third year of the contract period. The estimated total value of the extension options is 1 150 000 GBP.
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:
4.10.2011