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UK-Normanton: sterilisation, disinfection and hygiene devices

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   NORMANTON
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:272240-2009
Publication Date:   Oct 1, 2009
Deadline:   Oct 29, 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: 2120 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 189/2009, #272240-2009
Contract Nature: Supply contract
Procedure Type: Restricted 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 Foxbridge Way,
West Yorkshire, Attn: Karen Chell, UK-Normanton WF6 1TL. Tel. +44
1924328850. E-mail: karen.chell@supplychain.nhs.uk. Fax +44 1924328744.
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 Foxbridge Way, West
Yorkshire, UK-Normanton. 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 Foxbridge Way, West Yorkshire, UK-Normanton. 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
Foxbridge Way, West Yorkshire, UK-Normanton. 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:
Dental decontamination products and services.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Supplies.
Purchase.
Main place of delivery: Various locations in the UK.
NUTS code: UK.
II.1.3) The notice involves: The establishment of a framework agreement.
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement: 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 8 000 000 and 40 000 000 GBP.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Dental
decontamination equipment & services comprising; Ultrasonic cleaners,
washer disinfectors (with drying), Type B sterilizers, Type S sterilizers,
Type N sterilizers, water treatment plants (water softeners & reverse
osmosis), maintenance & validation services for the above. All equipment
and services must be specific for application within dental services.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 33191000.
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: Yes.
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 2 000 000 to 10 000 000
GBP annually 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 the
option to extend for a maximum of 24 months in addition to the 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: Ultrasonic cleaners
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Ultrasonic cleaners for use in dental practice.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 42943200.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Precise quantities are unknown and will also depend
on the number of suppliers appointed. Whilst it is anticipated that
initial annual expenditure will be in the region of 100 000 GBP to 500 000
GBP for this lot this is approximate only and the values will be to such
level as those purchasing under the framework consider necessary to
provide suitable requirements.
LOT NO 2
TITLE: Washer Disinfectors with Drying
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Washer Disinfectors (with drying, for dental use).
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 39713210.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Precise quantities are unknown and will also depend
on the number of suppliers appointed. Whilst it is anticipated that
initial annual expenditure will be in the region of 500 000 GBP to 5 000
000 GBP for this lot this is approximate only and the values will be to
such level as those purchasing under the framework consider necessary to
provide suitable requirements.
LOT NO 3
TITLE: Type B Sterilizers
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Type B sterilizers (for dental use).
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 33191100.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Precise quantities are unknown and will also depend
on the number of suppliers appointed. Whilst it is anticipated that
initial annual expenditure will be in the region of 500 000 GBP to 3 000
000 GBP for this lot this is approximate only and the values will be to
such level as those purchasing under the framework consider necessary to
provide suitable requirements.
LOT NO 4
TITLE: Type S Sterilizers
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Type S sterilizers (for dental use).
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 33191100.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Precise quantities are unknown and will also depend
on the number of suppliers appointed. Whilst it is anticipated that
initial annual expenditure will be in the region of 50 000 GBP to 500 000
GBP for this lot this is approximate only and the values will be to such
level as those purchasing under the framework consider necessary to
provide suitable requirements.
LOT NO 5
TITLE: Type N Sterilizers 1) Short Description
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Type N sterilizers (for dental use).
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 33191100.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Precise quantities are unknown and will also depend
on the number of suppliers appointed. Whilst it is anticipated that
initial annual expenditure will be in the region of 50 000 to 2 000 000
GBP for this lot this is approximate only and the values will be to such
level as those purchasing under the framework consider necessary to
provide suitable requirements.
LOT NO 6
TITLE: Water Treatment Plants
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Water treatment plants (water softeners and reverse
osmosis systems, for dental use).
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45252200.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Precise quantities are unknown and will also depend
on the number of suppliers appointed. Whilst it is anticipated that
initial annual expenditure will be in the region of 500 000 GBP to 2 500
000 GBP for this lot this is approximate only and the values will be to
such level as those purchasing under the framework consider necessary to
provide suitable requirements.
LOT NO 7
TITLE: Maintenance & Validation Services
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Maintenance and validation services to support the
dental decontamination products within dental practice, as described in
lots 1 – 6.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 50420000.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Precise quantities are unknown and will also depend
on the number of suppliers appointed. Whilst it is anticipated that
initial annual expenditure will be in the region of 500 000 to 2 000 000
GBP for this lot this is approximate only and the values will be to such
level as those purchasing under the framework consider necessary to
provide suitable requirements.
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: Please see tender
documents.
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: Information
and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
III.2.1.2) 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: Restricted.
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to
tender or to participate: Envisaged minimum number: 5.
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Detail
contained within the PQQ.
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: No.
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:
29.10.2009 - 15:00.
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to
selected candidates: 10.11.2009.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
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: The Framework Agreement will be between NHS
Supply Chain and the Supplier, however
1) NHS Supply Chain;
2) any NHS Trust;
3) any other NHS entity;
4) any government department, agency or other statutory body and/or;
5) any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector will be
able to enter into a direct contract with the Supplier for any of the
supplies and/or services under the Framework.
The Supplier will be required to report to and pay a direct contract
management fee to NHS Supply Chain as detailed in the tender documents.
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.
The participating contracting authorities reserve the right to finance the
purchase of the supplies through a lease transaction using a third party
lessor. Any such financial services will be obtained by the participating
contracting authorities through a separate procurement exercise, and not
as part of this procurement.
In this event, the supplier appointed to the framework agreement may
receive from a third party lessor appointed by the participating
contracting authority a purchase order for delivery to the participating
contracting authority. In this event the supplier appointed to the
framework agreement will be required to supply in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the framework agreement.
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: 29.9.2009.
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