Tender: UK-Theale: blood substitutes and perfusion solutions

UK-Theale: blood substitutes and perfusion solutions

2010/S 48-070779

CONTRACT NOTICE

Supplies

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

• I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):

  PRO-CURE, Unit 7, Ely Road, Attn: Steve Jerrim, Theale RG7 4BQ, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 7825099464. E-mail: steve.jerrim@suht.swest.nhs.uk.

  Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).

  Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).

• I.2)TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:

  Other: National Health Service.

  Health.

  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:

  Framework contract for the supply of human albumin.

• II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

  Supplies.

  Purchase.

  Main place of delivery: South of England.

  NUTS code: UK.

• II.1.3)The notice involves:

  The establishment of a framework agreement.

• II.1.4)Information on framework agreement:

  Framework agreement with several operators.

  Duration of the framework agreement: Duration in year(s): 4.

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

  Framework contract for the supply of human albumin.

• II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):

  33621400.

• II.1.7)Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):

  Yes.

• II.1.8)Division into lots:

  No.

II.1.9)Variants will be accepted:

II.2)QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

II.2.2)Options:

• II.3)DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:

  Duration in months: 48 (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:

  Please see qualification questionnaire.

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

  Please see qualification questionnaire.

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

  The Group would be required to nominate a lead partner with whom the Authority can contract or form themselves into a single legal identity before the contract is awarded.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:

• 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 requirements are met: Suppliers instructions how to express interest in this tender:

  1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once):

  — browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://pro-cure.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 in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side 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 the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box.

  3. Responding to the tender:

  — you can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting),

  — 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 and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).

  You must then publish your reply using the publish button. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

• III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity:

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Please see qualification questionnaire.

  Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please see qualification questionnaire.

• III.2.3)Technical capacity:

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

  Please see qualification questionnaire.

  Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

  Please see qualification questionnaire.

III.2.4)Reserved contracts:

III.3)CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS

III.3.1)Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:

III.3.2)Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

• 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:

  Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Please see qualification questionnaire.

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

IV.2)AWARD CRITERIA

IV.2.1)Award criteria:

IV.2.2)An electronic auction will be used:

• IV.3)ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
• IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

  PH4101/AA/SJ.

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

  No.

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:

  15.4.2010 - 12:00.

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:

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders:

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1)THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:

VI.2)CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:

• VI.3)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

  The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction. This procurement exercise concerns the conclusion of a framework contract under which one or more successful offerors may be appointed to supply goods and or services to NHS PRO-CURE Procurement Collaborative Hub, member Trusts on the terms agreed. NHS PRO-CURE reserves the right, subject to agreement with its future suppliers and customer Trusts to migrate to a NHS Supply Chain National Contract for similar products should this meet our total requirements.

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:

  5.3.2010.