CD-Kinshasa: EDF — supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of hospital equipment for benchmark general hospitals in the 4 provinces where the 9th EDF health programme is being implemented (Eastern Province, North Kivu, Eastern Kasaï and Western Kasaï)

Country:

Congo, Democratic Republic

City/Locality:

KINSASA

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:172387-2008

Publication Date:

Jul 8, 2008

Deadline:

Aug 29, 2008

Buyer:

COFED

Original Language:

French

Address:

COFED
KINSHASA
Congo, Democratic Republic

38434540 - Biomedical equipment

Notice Type: 0708
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: External aid and European Development Fund
EU Official Journal Publication: 130/2008
, #
172387-2008
Contract Nature: Supply contract
Procedure Type: Open procedure
Type of Bid Required: Partial tender
Awarding Criteria: Not defined

Summary:
Place(s) of delivery: benchmark general hospitals benefitting from the 9th
EDF health programme (PS9 FED)
Supplies contract notice
1. Publication reference: EuropeAid/127012/D/SUP/CD.
2. Procedure: Open.
3. Programme: 9th EDF health programme (PS9 FED) — No 9 ACP ZR 11.
4. Financing: Financing agreement No 9830/ZR.
5. Contracting authority: Le ministre des finances, ordonnateur national
du Fonds européen de développement (FED) en République démocratique du
Congo (RDC).
Contract specifications
6. Contract description: The contract involves the supply, delivery,
installation and commissioning of the equipment mentioned in point 7
below. Procurement of this equipment forms part of the health programme
financed by the European Commission from the resources of the 9th EDF (PS9
FED) which is being implemented in 4 provinces in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo.
This equipment will help to improve the quality of care offered by the
benchmark general hospitals to the local population.
7. Number and titles of lots: Lot 1: hospital biomedical equipment for 6
benchmark general hospitals located in the centre of the country (Eastern
Kasaï and Western Kasaï).
Lot 2: hospital biomedical equipment for 8 benchmark general hospitals
located in the eastern part of the country (Eastern Province and North
Kivu).
Conditions for participation
8. Eligibility and rule of origin: Participation in the contract is open
on equal terms to natural persons and legal entities (irrespective of
whether they are taking part as individuals or as part of a grouping
(consortium) of tenderers) from the ACP countries and the Member States of
the European Union who contribute to the European Development Fund, and
also to international organisations as authorised by the instrument
applicable to the programme under which the contract is financed (see
point 22). All the goods supplied under this contract must originate in 1
or more of these countries.
9. Grounds for exclusion: Tenderers must submit a declaration stating
that they are not in any of the situations listed in section 2.3.3 of the
Practical Guide to contract procedures in the context of external actions.
10. Number of tenders: Tenderers may submit 1 tender per lot and tender
for both lots. Tenders for part of a lot will not be considered. Tenderers
may state in their tender whether they would grant a discount should they
be awarded several lots. Tenderers cannot submit a variant tender in
addition to their tender for the supplies required in the invitation to
tender dossier.
11. Tender guarantee: When submitting their tenders, tenderers must
provide a tender guarantee of EUR 25 000, i.e., EUR 11 500 for lot 1 and
EUR 13 500 for lot 2. This guarantee will be returned to unsuccessful
tenderers on completion of the invitation to tender process and to the
successful tenderer(s) once the contract has been signed by all parties.
This guarantee will be drawn on if the tenderer does not honour all the
obligations stipulated in the invitation to tender.
12. Performance bond: The successful tenderer will be required to provide
a performance bond for 10 % of the contract value when the contract is
signed. The bond must be furnished within 30 days of the date on which the
tenderer receives the contract signed by the contracting authority. If the
successful tenderer does not furnish the bond within the time allowed, the
contract will be rendered void and a new contract may then be drawn up and
sent to the tenderer with the second best compliant tender.
13. Briefing and/or site visit: There are no plans for a briefing.
14. Tender validity: Tenders are to be valid for 90 days from the final
date for submission of tenders.
15. Implementation period: The contract implementation period shall run
from the date of acceptance of the contract by the head of the Delegation
of the European Commission, to actual receipt of the supplies.
Selection and award criteria
16. Selection criteria: 1) Tenderers' economic and financial capacity
(based on point 3 of the tender form for a supplies contract).
The aim of this criterion is to ensure that tenderers (if a consortium,
then the consortium as a whole):
— will not be financially dependent on the contracting authority should
they be awarded the contract,
— have the requisite financial stability to carry out the proposed
contract.
Example criterion:
— tenderers' average annual turnover must be greater than the price quoted
in the tender.
2) Tenderers' professional capacity (based on points 4 and 5 of the tender
form for a supplies contract).
The aim of this criterion is to ensure that tenderers (if a consortium,
then the consortium as a whole):
— have sufficient staff resources and expertise to carry out the proposed
contract.
Example criterion:
— have suitable professional certification for the contract, such as an
after-sales service available in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
3) Tenderers' technical capacity (based on points 5 and 6 of the tender
form for a supplies contract).
The aim of this criterion is to ensure that tenderers (if a consortium,
then the consortium as a whole):
— have sufficient expertise and experience to carry out the proposed
contract.
Example criteria:
— the tenderer must have successfully concluded at least 2 contracts in
the past 3 years with a budget at least equal to that of this contract,
— the tenderer must have successfully worked on at least 3 projects
similar in nature to this contract in the past 3 years.
Economic operators may, if necessary and for a specific contract, make use
of the capacities of other bodies irrespective of the legal nature of the
connection between themselves and said bodies. In such an event, they must
provide the contracting authority with proof that they will have the
resources needed to carry out the contract by, for example, producing a
written commitment by said bodies to make such resources available. These
bodies must comply with the same eligibility rules, in particular
regarding nationality, as the economic operator in question.
17. Award criteria: The contract will be awarded to the lowest tender
which is technically compliant.
Tender submission
18. Procedures for obtaining the invitation to tender dossier: The
invitation to tender dossier is available from the following web address:
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/procedures/implementation/supplies/
index_fr.htm. It is also available from the contracting authority. The
standard tender form for a supplies contract must be used to draw up
tenders. This form can be found in the invitation to tender dossier, and
its clauses and format must be strictly adhered to.
Questions regarding this invitation to tender must be submitted in writing
by e-mail and conventional mail to:
— e-mail address: cofed@cofed.cd,
— postal address: bâtiment de la DGI, rue du Haut Congo — Kinshasa/Gombe,
Democratic Republic of the Congo (quoting the publication reference in
point 1), at least 21 days before the final date for submission of
tenders, given in point 19. The contracting authority must answer
questions at least 11 days before said final date for submission of
tenders. Clarifications concerning the invitation to tender dossier may be
published on the Europe Aid web site: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/cgi/
frame12.pl.
19. Final date for submission of tenders: Tenders must reach the
contracting authority by bearer or express courier no later than 29.8.2008
(16:00), Kinshasa time, at the following address:
COFED, bâtiment de la DGI, rue du Haut Congo, Kinshasa/Gombe, Democratic
Republic of the Congo.
Tenders received after this deadline will not be considered.
20. Tender opening session: Tenders shall be opened in public on 1.9.2008
(14:30), in the COFED conference room, situated in the DGI Building, rue
du Haut Congo, Kinshasa/Gombe, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
21. Language for the procedure: French must be used for all
correspondence concerning this invitation to tender.
22. Legal basis: ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou on
23.6.2000, as amended in 2005.
Decision No 2/2002 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers published in OJ L
320 of 23.11.2002.

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