Tender: UK-Ipswich: medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
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UK-Ipswich: medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
2010/S 48-070786
CONTRACT NOTICE
Supplies
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
- I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):
NHS Suffolk, Suffolk PCT Rushbrook House Paper Mill Lane Bramford, Contact: East of England NHS Collaborative, Attn: Stephen Evans, Ipswich IP8 4DE, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1223597677. E-mail: stephen.evans@eoecph.nhs.uk. Fax +44 1223597607.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.suffolk.nhs.uk.
Address of the buyer profile: www.eoecph.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:
Body governed by public law.
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:
Chlamydia test kits.
- II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Supplies.
Purchase.
Main place of delivery: NHS Trusts within the East of England region of the UK and/or other participating NHS bodies (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia or Procurement hub) along with any other non-NHS bodies which the participants deem necessary for the delivery of services or goods to NHS bodies, local authorities, other government departments or non departmental public bodies charged with the delivery of healthcare or health related services (only through the prior approval of East of England CPH).
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.
Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 2.
Duration of the framework agreement: Duration in months: 24.
- II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
Chlamydia test kits supply and delivery thereof full specification will be described in the ITT pack.
- II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
33000000, 33700000.
- II.1.7)Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
No.
- II.1.8)Division into lots:
No.
- II.1.9)Variants will be accepted:
No.
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:
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
- III.1)CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
- 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://eoecph.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register,
— Accept the terms and conditions and click “continueâ€,
— 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 & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then publish your reply using the publish button in the “actions†box on the left-hand side of the page.
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: For full details of proof required, see PQQ, available from process given in III.2.1.
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating 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 to which the performance of the contract is subject:
III.2.3)Technical capacity:
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.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)An electronic auction will be used:
No.
- IV.3)ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
- IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
EOECPH/PROVIDER/2010/001.
- IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
No.
- 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: 1.4.2010 - 17:00.
Payable documents: no.
- IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
1.4.2010 - 17:00.
- IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:
English.
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.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
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.3)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The ITT documentation to be issued for this procurement may split requirements into separate lots (to be confirmed in the ITT) as follows:
1. Requirements for postal Chlamydia testing kits: Offers are sought from Offerors that can provide an assembly/assemble Chlamydia testing kit service to specified requirements and be in a position to distribute kits to nominated locations as and when specfied by Participating NHS organisations. The typical contents of a Chlamydia test kit being:
1) 30ML universal collecting urine pot;
2) UPT testing media;
3) UN3373 P650 compliant mailing tube with absorbent pad, screw capped;
4) Screening leaflet;
5) Envelope to send kit out in.
2. Printing requirements : Offerors that are intrested in suppling offers related to the printing of forms and other related documentation,literature and products (including pre-printed envelopes) that would be either contained within a Chlamydia testing kit or alternatvely other documents and forms related to Chlamydia testing;
3. Chlamydia test kits supply of common items and products contained within kits : Offers will be sought from Offerors that can supply common items that would be contained within Chlamydia test kits such as:- 30ML urine collection pots, UN3373 P650 compliant mailing tubes. UTP test media.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction. The selected suppliers will be expected to supply all products and services within their range as required by the contracting authority from time to time. The contract is subject to a price review arranged as set out in the tender documentation. Future additions to their ranges may also be included. If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this may be done in whole or in part via electronic means using the internet. West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust is a member of the East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub covering the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. The contract will be established by East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub as a collective body within the meaning of the new EU combined Directive 2004/18/EC. The contract is for the benefit of other participating public sector bodies (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other non-NHS bodies which the participants deem necessary for the delivery of services or goods to NHS bodies, local authorities, other government departments or non-departmental public bodies charged with the delivery of health or non health related services. Contracts awarded under a framework agreement may be awarded either: a) by application of the terms laid down in the framework agreement without reopening competition, or b) where not all the required terms of the proposed contracts are laid down in the framework agreement, by reopening competition between the economic operators which are parties to this framework agreement and which are capable of performing the proposed contract. Reopening of competition will be done in accordance with the procedure set out in Directive 2004/18/EC, Article 32. The operation of the framework agreement will incorporate the reopening of competition between the economic operators which are party to the framework agreement so as to incorporate the effects of competition, and the effect on competition, derived from beneficiaries of and parties to the contracts under the Agreement to include central purchasing bodies as detailed in Article 32 of Directive 2004/18/EC; Collaborative Purchasing Hubs; Confederations; Purchasing Consortiums; Trusts and other incorporated and un-incorporated bodies acting under the aegis of aggregate purchasing policies, and/or volume commitment/exclusivity commitment policies, and forms devolved to regional and local levels within the UK Public Sector.
- VI.4)PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
- VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals:
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Restricted procedures include a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to bidders. This period allows unsuccessful bidders to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the stand-still period. Such information should be requested from the East of England CPH. Appeals contact as listed in sec VI.4.3 If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 no 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages.
- VI.5)DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
8.3.2010.
VI.2)CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
