Medical Imaging Tender
GP Direct Access X Ray in Dorking. The CCG wishes to notify suitably qualified providers of a competitive tender to select a provider for this service.
UK-Leatherhead: Medical imaging services
2013/S 087-148221
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group
Pascal Place, Randalls Road
Contact point(s): Project Procurement Manager, NHS Commercial Solutions
For the attention of: Jeff Scott
KT22 7TW Leatherhead
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: jeff.scott1@nhs.net
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)
Other: Clinical Commissioning Group
Section II: Object of the contract
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Dorking Hospital, Dorking, Surrey or within one mile of Dorking town centre.
NUTS code UKJ23
The CCG intends to continue to provide Direct Access X ray services at Dorking Community Hospital ( or a facility within 1 mile of Dorking town centre ) to treat more patients outside of hospital, provide care closer to home, prevent avoidable Hospital referrals and for intermediate treatment prior to referrals to secondary care.
Information in relation to this project has been previously supplied via a Supply 2 Health Notification, reference : S2HN/5P5/13/0002. A further Supply2Health advertisement ( Q37/13/0048 ) has now been published.
Full information on the tender can now be accessed through the Bravo etendering portal – see below.
The CCG intends to contract with only one provider to supply all the services and equipment required under this tender.
Quality standards: The successful provider will be able to demonstrate innovation, best quality practice, a high level of patient satisfaction and rapid access and Radiology reporting back to the respective customer. The successful provider would need to comply with national reporting standards (Diagnostic Imaging Dataset (DID), Diagnostic Test Waiting Times & Activity).
The contract awarded will be the NHS Standard Contract 2013/14 and the total contract value will be based on the 2013/14 recommended tariff for Plain Film X Ray only. No additional payments will be made for equipment, works or any other costs incurred. The anticipated contract duration is 3-5 years and the provider must have CQC registration, or equivalent. Reporting and information arrangements will be via standard NHS terms and conditions.
Estates: If using Dorking Hospital, the service will operate in two rooms which are 25.8 and 26.9 m². If proposing an alternative facility, the Provider will need to show a broadly equivalent site. The Provider will need to supply satisfactory Statement of Works to NHS Property Services (Surrey) in order to be granted the necessary Permits to Work. The Hospital is under the management of NHS Property Services , with Central Surrey Health and other independent providers providing services at the Hospital.
The selected Provider should be in a position to commence the service by 1.10.2013.
The CCG will consider all applications under a formal competitive tender process, which will follow the OJEU Open procedure.
Potential Bidders should particularly note:
This tender is being administered on behalf of Surrey Downs CCG by NHS Commercial Solutions.
The tender will be conducted via the NHS Commercial Solutions Bravo e tendering system. Bidders will be required to register on the Bravo system if they have not previously done so. This can be done at any time. via this web link: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
The Bravo Project number will be project_687 ; the Invitation to Tender number will be itt_841.
This is the only route through which NHS Commercial Solutions and the Commissioners will conduct communications with Potential Bidders, and accept completed tenders.
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Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Description of particular conditions: Please refer to the full Invitation to Tender documentation for information.
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 onscreen 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.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please refer to the full Invitation to Tender documentation for information.
Please refer to the full Invitation to Tender documentation for information.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Please refer to the full Invitation to Tender documentation for information.
Section IV: Procedure
Section VI: Complementary information
The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) / Utilities Contracts Regulations (SI 2005 No 6) 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.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:29.4.2013