Tender: UK-Wolverhampton: medical breathing devices

UK-Wolverhampton: medical breathing devices

2010/S 170-260667

CONTRACT NOTICE

Supplies

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

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

  Attn: Tel. E-mail: Fax Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
  New Cross Hospital
  Liz Salter
  WV10 0QPWolverhampton
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1902695487
  l.salter@nhs.net
  +44 1902695684

  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

  Regional or local authority

  Health

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

• II.1)
  DESCRIPTION
• II.1.1)
  Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

  Supply of CPAP machines and associated consumables.

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

  Supplies

  Purchase

  Main place of delivery Royal Wolverhampton NHS Hospitals Trust.

  New Cross Hospital.

  Wolverhampton.

  WV10 0QP.

  UNITED KINGDOM.

  NUTS code UKG35

• II.1.3)
  The notice involves

  A public contract

• II.1.4)
  Information on framework agreement

  Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

  estimated cost excluding VAT 280 000 GBP

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

  Supply of autotitrating CPAP machines and associated consumables for a 3 year period with an option to extend by a further year.

• II.1.6)
  Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  33157400, 33100000

• 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

  As per the tender documents.

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.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)
  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://www.nhssourcing.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 & 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: As per the tender documents.

  Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required As per the tender documents.

• III.2.3)
  Technical capacity

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

  As per the tender documents.

  Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required

  As per the tender documents.

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: As per the tender documents.

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

  Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated No

• 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

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

IV.3.3)
Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

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

  5.10.2010 - 10:00

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

  Yes

  estimated timing for further notices to be published: Following completion of this contract and any applicable extension period.

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.

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:

  31.8.2010