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UK-Normanton: medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   NORMANTON
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:203369-2009
Publication Date:   Jul 23, 2009
Deadline:   Aug 19, 2009
Buyer:   NHS SUPPLY CHAIN ACTING AS AGENT FOR NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   NHS SUPPLY CHAIN ACTING AS AGENT FOR NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY
NORMANTON, UNITED KINGDOM
United Kingdom
Web Site:   www.supplychain.nhs.uk

Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice Type: 2110 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 139/2009, #203369-2009
Referenced Document Number: 162854-2009
Contract Nature: Supply contract
Procedure Type: Open procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global or partial tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

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CONTRACT NOTICE
Supplies
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): NHS Supply Chain acting as
agent for NHS Business Services Authority, NHS Supply Chain 3a- 4a Telford
Court Chester Gates Dunkirk Trading Estate Chester, Attn: Melanie Wilson,
UK-Normanton CH1 6LT. Tel. +44 1244582830. E-mail:
melanie.wilson@supplychain.nhs.uk.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.supplychain.nhs.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: NHS Supply Chain acting as agent
for NHS Business Services Authority, NHS Supply Chain 3a- 4a Telford Court
Chester Gates Dunkirk Trading Estate Chester, UK-Chester. URL:
http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/.
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
NHS Supply Chain acting as agent for NHS Business Services Authority, NHS
Supply Chain 3a- 4a Telford Court Chester Gates Dunkirk Trading Estate
Chester, UK-Chester. URL: http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/.
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: NHS Supply Chain
acting as agent for NHS Business Services Authority, NHS Supply Chain 3a-
4a Telford Court Chester Gates Dunkirk Trading Estate Chester, UK-Chester.
URL: http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/.
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
National or federal agency/office.
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:
Supply of Disposable Incontinence Products – Rectangular Pads, Underpads
and Bed Protection.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Supplies.
Purchase.
Main place of delivery: Various locations UK.
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.
Maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 4.
Duration of the framework agreement: Duration in year(s): 2.
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the
framework agreement:
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 20 000 000 and 28 000 000 GBP.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Supply of
disposable incontinence products – rectangular pads, underpads and bed
protection.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 33000000, 33141621.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: Yes.
Tenders should be submitted for: one or more lots.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: No.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: Precise quantities are unknown and will
also depend on the number of suppliers appointed. Whilst it is anticipated
that initial expenditure will be in the region of 20 000 000 GBP to 28 000
000 GBP for this contract award this is approximate only and the values
will be to such level as those purchasing under the framework consider
necessary to provide suitable requirements.
Precise quantities are unknown and will also depend on the number of
suppliers appointed. For information, NHS Supply Chain’s recent annual
requirement for products within this range has been in excess of (state
figure) GBP.
II.2.2) Options: Yes.
Description of these options: This Framework Agreement will have an option
to extend for up to 24 months in addition to initial 2 year period upon
review.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 24 (from the award of the contract).
INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS
LOT NO 1
TITLE: Rectangular Pads
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Rectangular body worn absorbent pad.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 33000000.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Delivery of rectangular pads for continence care.
The annual value is estimated at between 440 000 GBP and 540 000 GBP.
LOT NO 2
TITLE: Underpads (with SAP)
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Absorbent pads not bodyworn.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 33000000.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Delivery of underpads for procedures and continence
care. The annual value is estimated at between 3 000 000 GBP and 4 000 000
GBP.
LOT NO 3
TITLE: Underpads_(without SAP)
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Absorbent pads not bodyworn.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 33000000.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Delivery of underpads for procedure and continence
care. The annual value is estimated at between 1 000 000 GBP and 2 000 000
GBP.
LOT NO 4
TITLE: Bed Protection
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Disposable sheets for bed protection.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 33000000.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Delivery of bed protection sheets for procedure and
continence care. The annual value is estimated at between 60 000 GBP and
80 000 GBP.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: Parent company or other
guarantees may be required in certain circumstances. Further details will
be in the contract documents.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: See invitation to
offer for further details.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: The Contracting Authority reserves the
right to require groupings of entities to take a particular form, or to
require one party to undertake primary legal liability or to require that
each party undertakes joint and several liability.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: 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 requirements are met: Submission
Of Expression Of Interest And Procurement Specific Information: This
procurement exercise will be conducted on the NHS Supply Chain eTendering
portal at http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/.
Candidates wishing to be considered for this contract must register their
expression of interest and provide additional procurement-specific
information (if required) through the NHS Supply Chain eTendering portal
as follows: i) Candidates should register on the NHS Supply Chain
eTendering portal at http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/.
ii) Once registered, candidates must express their interest as follows: a.
Login to the NHS Supply Chain eTendering portal b. Select the NHS Supply
Chain link on the Management Console c. Select the “+” symbol to the left
of the “My Official Journal European Union Notices” to make all available
notices visible d. Select the required notice by placing the cursor over
the name of the notice and then left clicking once on the name.
e. After reading the notice, select the expression of interest button at
the bottom of the notice and close the form. f. Go back to the NHS Supply
Chain link on the Main Console. g. The related event document will become
visible. iii) For tenders: a. Clicking on the tender heading will open the
next screen. This screen will provide the detail of the responses required
to submit an offer to this tender.
b. Select the folder called eRSXX.ZIP (where XX denotes the tender number)
to download the tender package that contains the complete response
package. This package must be opened with the eRS application that can be
downloaded from the http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ website. c.
Using the eRS application, follow the instructions and complete the
responses.
d. The response must be submitted via the Internet method as prescribed in
the eRS application. iv) In the event that the notice refers to a PQQ: a.
Select the relevant PQQ header for the notice you have expressed an
interest in. The detail will appear allowing you to respond to the
questions and add attachments as required.
b. The response is submitted when the "save details" button is clicked.
The responses can be submitted as many times as required until the closing
time for the event. v) For any support in submitting your expression of
interest please contact the eTendering Help-desk at +44 8454687877 or
Support@intenda.uk.com.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open.
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: Yes.
An electronic auction (e-auction) may be used to award all or part of the
requirements. The use of e-auctions may also be an option as part of any
mini competition process.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Prior
information notice
Notice number in OJ: 2009/S 113-162854 of 16.6.2009.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive document: Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
19.8.2009 - 15:00.
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 days: 150 (from the date stated for receipt of
tender).
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders: Date: 20.8.2009 - 09:00.
Place: As in above I.1.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes.
Only NHS Supply Chain contract owner or delegate.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: No.
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU
FUNDS: No.
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: NHS Supply Chain wishes to invite offers
from both suppliers of branded products and contract manufacturers, in the
case of contract manufacturers NHS Supply Chain would wish the product to
be packaged under its own brand name.
NHS Supply Chain intends to enter into arrangements under which it will be
entitled to purchase supplies and/or services which it will make available
for purchase by 1) any NHS Trust; 2) any other NHS entity; 3) any
government department, agency or other statutory body and/or 4) any
private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector. Only NHS Supply
Chain can order from the Framework Agreement and enter into contracts
under it.
The Framework Agreement between NHS Supply Chain and the successful
suppliers will reserve the right to purchase the same or similar supplies
and/or services from suppliers not appointed to the Framework Agreement at
its sole discretion. Tenders and all supporting documentation for the
contract must be priced in sterling and written in English.
Any agreement entered into will be considered a contract made in England
according to English law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the English Courts. NHS Supply Chain is not liable for any costs
incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract
opportunity. NHS Supply Chain reserves the right to terminate the
procurement process (or part of it), to change the basis of and the
procedures for the procurement process at any time, or to procure the
contract by alternative means if it appears that the contract can be more
advantageously procured by alternative means. The most economically
advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted.
All communications must be made through NHS Supply Chain’s eTendering
portal at http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ using the Message Centre
facility linked to this particular contract notice.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: Refer to point VI.4.2.
Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not Applicable.
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for
lodging appeals: Any appeals under this process should be addressed to the
contact in point I.1.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 20.7.2009.
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