Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy Equipment Framework

Managed Service Framework – Diagnostic Imaging, Radiotherapy and Cardiology, and consultancy services.

United Kingdom-Dorking: Medical equipments

2016/S 040-065474

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of NHS Commercial Solutions
The Atrium, Curtis Road
Contact point(s): https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk/ BravoSolution Secure Messaging
For the attention of: Spicer Philip
RH4 1XA Dorking
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +00 0000000000
E-mail: philip.spicer@nhs.net
Fax: +00 0000000000

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.commercialsolutions-sec.nhs.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolutions.co.uk

Electronic access to information: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolutions.co.uk

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolutions.co.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

Health

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Managed Service Framework – Diagnostic Imaging, Radiotherapy and Cardiology, and consultancy services.

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

Services
Service category No 1: Maintenance and repair services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: The NHS Commercial Solutions represents NHS Trusts in South East Coast Strategic Health Authority. This Framework Agreement will include, and be for the benefit of, NHS trusts in England, including Acute, Foundation, Ambulance, Care, Primary Care, Mental Health trusts, Strategic and Special Health Authorities. Please follow the links below to identify specific organisations:

— Acute trusts: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx

— Ambulance trusts: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AmbulanceTrustListing.aspx

— Care trusts: Powered by BravoSolution eSourcing Technology 3 / 21: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx

— Foundation trusts: http://www.monitor-nhsft.gov.uk/home/about-nhsfoundation-trusts/nhs-foundation-trust-directory

— Mental health trusts: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspx

— Primary care trusts: http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/primarycaretrustlisting.aspx

— Strategic health authorities: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/StrategicHealthAuthorityListing.aspx

— Special health authorities: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx

This will include any statutory and other successor organisations to any of the foregoing.
— National Health Service (NHS) bodies, including hospital Trusts, which in turn include acute Trusts, Trusts operating community hospitals and the provider functions of Primary Care Trusts); Primary Care Trusts and General Practitioner commissioning consortia; Care Trusts; Care Trusts Plus; Ambulance Trusts; Mental Health Trusts; Strategic Health Authorities; Special Health Authorities; Community Health Councils; Local Health Boards; NHS Foundation Trusts;
— Health Boards, NHS Trusts, Community Health Councils and other constituent bodies of the NHS in Wales;
— NHS Scotland and its constituent bodies including: the Scottish Ambulance Service, Special NHS Boards and the other constituent organisations of the Scottish National Health Service; and,
— Health and Social Care Trusts, Health Agencies and other constituent bodies of the NHS in Northern Ireland.
Lists of all of such NHS Authorities, Trusts, Councils, Boards and other bodies can be found at: http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/primarycaretrustlisting.aspx http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/index.aspx and http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=hospitals

— Registered Charities, as detailed at http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/

— The Ministry of defence as detailed at www.mod.uk

NUTS code UK

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 4

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

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 100 000 and 500 000 000 GBP

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

Lot 1: Managed Services for Diagnostic Imaging, Radiotherapy and Cardiology which includes:
— Multi and/or single life cycle managed equipment services contracts for up to 20 years;
— Maintenance service only option;
— Inclusion of the provision for turnkey as and when necessary;
— Inclusion of removal and disposable equipment;
— Inclusion of equipment related maintenance consumables and durables;
— Inclusion of patient related consumables.
Lot 2: Professional Consultancy:
— Professional, clinical and technical advice on Diagnostic Imaging, Radiotherapy, Cardiology and Medical equipment including but not limited to Business Case support, Bid Management and Contract Management;
— Advice on appropriate financial options;
— Equipment audit and service redesign programmes.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

33100000, 66171000 – LA39, 33000000, 33150000, 79419000, 33140000, 33190000, 79411000, 33182000, 79412000, 33110000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

II.1.9)Information about variants

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 100 000 and 500 000 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Information about lots

Lot No: 1 Lot title: Managed Services for Diagnostic Imaging, Radiotherapy and Cardiology

1)Short description

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

33100000

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 2 Lot title: Professional Consultancy

1)Short description

Lot 2: Professional Consultancy:
— Professional, clinical and technical advice on Diagnostic Imaging, Radiotherapy, Cardiology and Medical equipment including but not limited to Business Case support, Bid Management and Contract Management;
— Advice on appropriate financial options;
— Equipment audit and service redesign programmes.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

79400000

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

Parent Company Guarantees may be requested under certain circumstances.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

Joint and Several Liability.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: Please see tender document for details.

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 the 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://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.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 at the top 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 ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box; 3. Responding to the Tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top 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 ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please see tender documentation for details.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please see tender documentation for details.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Please see tender documentation for details.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Please see tender documentation for details.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

III.3.2)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

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

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)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

1651-4101

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

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

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

29.3.2016 – 12:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

18.4.2016

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

in days: 180 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information

The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise. It is intended that end users of the framework agreement will conduct further competitions within each lot in order to contract with a framework supplier. The procedures and award criteria for such further competitions is set out in Schedule 7 of the Framework Agreement.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: (This authority) will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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).

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

23.2.2016