Endoscopy Equipment Tender
Karl Storz Endoscopy Stack Systems and Fiberscopes.
United Kingdom-Kendal: Endoscopy, endosurgery devices
2014/S 203-360299
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
This notice is covered by: Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority/entity
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Burton Road
For the attention of: Lesley Saunders
LA9 7RG Kendal
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1865592822
E-mail: l.saunders@leaseguardonline.com
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
I.3)Main activity
1.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 1: Maintenance and repair services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Royal Lancaster Infirmary.
NUTS code UKD43
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
33168000, 33168100
II.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Excluding VAT
Section IV: Procedure
Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with Directive 2004/18/EC
The Trust has researched the market and found that no company other than Karl Storz can provide the maintenance required. This is due to there being no company other than Karl Storz having the skilled engineers, or access to spare parts. Karl Storz also advised that they do not release their training manuals, as they do not want other companies to learn the required techniques to maintain the equipment.
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Section V: Award of contract
Lot title: Karl Storz Endoscopy Stack Systems and Fiberscopes
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Karl Storz Endoscopy
415 Perth Avenue
SL1 4TQ Slough
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice: