Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

  For the attention of: Gordon Beattie
  NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
  Procurement Department, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 84 Castle Street
  Glasgow
  G4 0SF
  UNITED KINGDOM
  Tel: +44 1412115599
  Fax: +44 1418001994

  Internet address(es):

  General address of the contracting authority: http://nhsggc.org.uk/procurement

  Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10722

  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: yes
  

  Golden Jubilee Hospital (National Waiting Times Centre Board)

  NHS Ayrshire and Arran

  NHS Dumfries and Galloway

  NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

  NHS Lanarkshire

Section II: Object of the contract

• II.1) Description

  • II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

    Neurosurgical Consumables.

  • 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: Scotland.

    NUTS code UKM3

  • 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

    Not provided

  • II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    Neurosurgical consumables are medical products used in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system. This includes the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and extra cranial cerebrovascular system.

    NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=238968.

  • II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    33140000, 33100000, 33141200, 33141240, 33169000

  • II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

  • II.1.8) Lots

    This contract is divided into lots: yes

    Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots

  • II.1.9) Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted: no

• II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract

  • II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:

    Not provided

  • II.2.2) Information about options

    Options: yes

    Description of these options: Contract will initially be for a period of three (3) years with the option to extend for a maximum of twenty four (24) months.

  • II.2.3) Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no

• 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: 10

  • Lot title: Lumbo peritoneal catheter system

• 1) Short description

  Catheter system used for CSF drainage.

• 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  33140000, 33141200

• 3) Quantity or scope

  35.

• 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

  Not provided

• 5) Additional information about lots

  Not provided

• Lot No: 11

  • Lot title: CSF external modular drainage system bag

• 1) Short description

  Drainage system bag for CSF drainage.

• 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  33140000, 33141240

• 3) Quantity or scope

  270.

• 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

  Not provided

• 5) Additional information about lots

  Not provided

• Lot No: 01

  • Lot title: Mouldable cohesive synthetic bone graft substitute

• 1) Short description

  Synthetic bone graft substitute used in Neurosurgical and Spinal procedures.

• 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  33140000

• 3) Quantity or scope

  60.

• 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

  Not provided

• 5) Additional information about lots

  Not provided

• Lot No: 02

  • Lot title: Neurosurgical high speed air driven drill and associated drills/burrs

• 1) Short description

  High speed drill and the associated consumables used in Neurosurgical procedures.

• 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  33140000, 33100000

• 3) Quantity or scope

  780.

• 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

  Not provided

• 5) Additional information about lots

  Not provided

• Lot No: 03

  • Lot title: Dural sealant system and applicator

• 1) Short description

  Dural sealant used in Neurosurgical procedures.

• 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  33140000

• 3) Quantity or scope

  210.

• 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

  Not provided

• 5) Additional information about lots

  Not provided

• Lot No: 04

  • Lot title: Ultrasonic surgical aspirator and associated tips and tubing

• 1) Short description

  Ultrasonic surgical aspirator and associated tips and tubing used in neurosurgical procedures.

• 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  33140000, 33100000

• 3) Quantity or scope

  300.

• 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

  Not provided

• 5) Additional information about lots

  Not provided

• Lot No: 05

  • Lot title: External ventricle drainage catheter

• 1) Short description

  External ventricle drainage catheter for CSF drainage.

• 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  33140000, 33141200

• 3) Quantity or scope

  220.

• 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

  Not provided

• 5) Additional information about lots

  Not provided

• Lot No: 06

  • Lot title: Shunt catheter Distal, Ventricular and kit

• 1) Short description

  Shunt Catheters for Distal and Ventricular use and also combined kit which includes both Distal and Ventricular catheters.

• 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  33140000, 33141200

• 3) Quantity or scope

  65 Catheters and 84 Kits

• 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

  Not provided

• 5) Additional information about lots

  Not provided

• Lot No: 07

  • Lot title: Shunt valve programmable

• 1) Short description

  Programmable shunt valve used in Neurosurgical procedures.

• 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  33140000

• 3) Quantity or scope

  5.

• 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

  Not provided

• 5) Additional information about lots

  Not provided

• Lot No: 08

  • Lot title: Shunt valve in line, fixed pressure

• 1) Short description

  In line fixed pressure Shunt valve used in Neurosurgical procedures.

• 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  33140000

• 3) Quantity or scope

  95.

• 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

  Not provided

• 5) Additional information about lots

  Not provided

• Lot No: 09

  • Lot title: Shunt valve Burrhole

• 1) Short description

  Burrhole shunt valve for use in Neurosurgical procedures.

• 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  33140000

• 3) Quantity or scope

  20.

• 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

  Not provided

• 5) Additional information about lots

  Not provided

• Lot No: 12

  • Lot title: Kerrison upcutting bone rongeurs

• 1) Short description

  Kerrison upcutting bone rongeurs for use in neurosurgical procedures.

• 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  33140000, 33169000

• 3) Quantity or scope

  270.

• 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

  Not provided

• 5) Additional information about lots

  Not provided

• Lot No: 13

  • Lot title: Cranial burrhole plates/screws

• 1) Short description

  Cranial burrhole plates and screws for use in Neurosurgical procedures.

• 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  33140000

• 3) Quantity or scope

  360.

• 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

  Not provided

• 5) Additional information about lots

  Not provided

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

• III.1) Conditions relating to the contract

  • III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:

    Not provided

  • III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

    Not provided

  • III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

    Not provided

  • III.1.4) Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

• 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: (1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.

    (2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.

    (3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.

    (4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.

    (5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.

    (6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.

    (7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.

    (8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established

    (9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.

  • III.2.2) Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank.

    (2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.

    (3) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.

    (4) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.

  • III.2.3) Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    (1) A statement of the candidate's average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous 3 years.

    (2) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract.

    (3) All candidates will be required to provide certification from an independent body attesting conformity to environmental management standards in accordance with the Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS); or the European standard BS EN ISO 14001.

    (4) All candidates will be required to provide certification drawn up by an independent body attesting the compliance of the economic operator with quality assurance standards based on the relevant European standards.

    (5) Certificates drawn up by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence attesting the conformity of products clearly identified by references to specifications or standards.

    (6) Samples, descriptions and/or photographs, the authenticity of which must be certified if the contracting authority so requests.

    (7) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 3 years, detailing the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; the consideration received; the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the services were provided.

    (8) A check may be carried out by the contracting authority or by a competent official body of the State in which the candidate is established, to verify the technical capacity of the candidate; and if relevant, on the candidates study and research facilities and quality control measures.

    (9) A statement of the candidate's technical facilities; measures for ensuring quality; and their study and research facilities.

    (10) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract.

    (11) A statement of the technicians or technical services available to the candidate to carry out the work under the contract; or be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract; particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the candidate.

    (12) A statement of the tools, plant or technical equipment available to the service provider or contractor for carrying out the contract.

    (13) A list of works carried out over the past 5 years, detailing the value of the consideration received; when and where the work or works were carried out; and whether they were carried out according to the rules of the trade or profession and properly completed.

  • III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts

    Not provided

• III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts

  • III.3.1) Information about a particular profession

    Not provided

  • III.3.2) Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Not provided

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

    Not provided

  • IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

    Not provided

• 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:

    GGC0122

  • IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    Not provided

  • IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Not provided

  • IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    24.10.2012 - 13:00

  • IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

    Not provided

  • 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

    Duration in months: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

  • IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders

    Date: 26.10.2012 - 10:00

    Place:

    Procurement Department, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 84 Castle Street, Glasgow, G4 0SF.

Section VI: Complementary information

• VI.1) Information about recurrence

  Not provided

• VI.2) Information about European Union funds

  Not provided

• VI.3) Additional information

  (SC Ref:238968).

• VI.4) Procedures for appeal

  • VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures

    Not provided

  • VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Authority shall notify all economic operators of its decision to award the contract by electronic mail as soon as possible after a decision has been made to conclude the contract, and shall allow a period of at least 10 clear calendar days (at least 15 in the event that the communication method used by any relevant party is not electronic), before contract is awarded. Unsuccessful economic operators shall be provided in that notice with a summary of the reasons why the economic operator was unsuccessful and the characteristics and relative advantages of the successful economic operator. An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006/1) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

  • VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

    Not provided

• VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

  12.9.2012