Official UK procurement notice
Digital Telecare Goods · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Scotland Excel
This agreement is for the establishment of a Dynamic Purchasing System composed of 2 lots. Published lot titles: Goods for Monitoring and Detection for the Person; Goods for Monitoring and Detection for the persons environment.
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis agreement is for the establishment of a Dynamic Purchasing System composed of 2 lots
CPV: Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products · Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market (open)
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Goods for Monitoring and Detection for the Person
This lot is for Digital Telecare Goods which may be used for monitoring the Person, and is titled “Goods for Monitoring and Detection for the Person”.
These Goods would be procured for the purpose of assisting citizens to live in their home or sheltered accommodation, and includes the following items, namely:-
Pendant
Fall detectors
Bed Sensor
GPS - allows for a vulnerable person to be located quickly usually with a wearable device and monitored by a central alarm receiving centre or designated family member.
lifestyle monitoring – Digital tools and hardware, to support the assessment of need process and enable families to be integral to self-management and at home care.
Epilepsy – condition specific devices for this medical issue. Generally voice and movement monitoring for seizure activity.
Enuresis - condition specific devices for this medical issue. Monitoring of overnight continence, commonly within a supported accommodation environment – core/cluster. Can also be deployed for dispersed users.
Chair Occupancy sensor
Bogus Caller Button
Wearable devices
Predictive devices
medication prompts – commonly purchased notification to the individual or an alarm receiving centre that medication should now be taken, appropriate on assessed need basis for both Level 1 and Level 2 medication prompting (non-topical). Suitable for people with poor memory, cognitive decline or acquired neurological disorder
In addition to supplying the Goods listed above, Candidates who are appointed as DPS Suppliers on Lot 1 may be required to offer ancillary services such as software, installation and training of users.
Lot #2Goods for Monitoring and Detection for the persons environment
This lot is for Digital Telecare Goods which may be used for monitoring the person’s environment and is titled “Goods for Monitoring and Detection for the person’s Environment”.
These Goods would be procured to assist with enabling a citizen to live in their home or sheltered accommodation usually after discharge from hospital, and includes the following items, namely:-
Smoke Detectors – commonly purchased. Wireless and wired smoke detectors with pendant transmitter board to link with alarm hub in the home.
Movement Detectors – PIR provision to assist with both inactivity and activity monitoring at home. Typically used in supported housing environments to ensure safety and wellbeing of customers.
Gas Sensors
Humidity (Heat Detector) – Identification of extreme heat as a result of fire.
Temperature – Identification of extremely high or low temperatures, proactive data for dehydration / fuel poverty etc.
Flood – Moisture detection, usually placed in baths or sinks to detector overflow.
Carbon dioxide Detectors –
Property exit sensors
Door entry systems
Carbon monoxide Detectors (?) – Detector of gas in an individual’s home.
Grouped alarms – Hardwired and wireless infrastructure to support grouped housing (such as sheltered, retirement housing etc) including management of communal technology, such as door entry systems and central fire alarms.
Dispersed alarms – Hub units for individual properties linked to an ARC via an analogue telephone line, GSM or fixed IP . Connectivity is possible with a range of peripherals where interoperability allows.
**In addition to supplying the Goods listed above, Candidates who are appointed as DPS Suppliers on Lot 2, may be required to offer ancillary services such as installation and maintenance services . Enhanced warranties maybe required.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Economic & financial standing
- INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS (ESPD (Scotland) Question 4B.5.1 and ESPD (Scotland) Question 4B.5.2):
ALL LOTS -
It is a requirement of admission and participation on the proposed dynamic purchasing system that candidates/suppliers hold the types and levels of insurance indicated below
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: no less than 5 million GBP without limit to the number of claims
Product/Public Liability: no less than 10 million GBP in respect of each claim with no limit to the numbers (in the aggregate for Products liability)
in accordance with the provisions of the current Road Traffic Act 1988 vehicles used during the delivery of the service must have valid appropriate insurance. Statutory third-party motor vehicle liability to a minimum liability limit of 5 million GBP for property damage and unlimited for Third Party injury
Notwithstanding the minimum Insurance requirements to participate on the Dynamic Purchasing System as set down in this Condition, due to the nature of some of the goods purchased, the Council may decide to increase the minimum Insurance requirements for a specific procurement under the Dynamic Purchasing System and will indicate as such if applicable via their ITT documents when undertaking a specific procurement. In these circumstances the Economic Operator will be allowed the opportunity to arrange to increase its Insurance cover to the level stipulated by the Council and to reflect the increased cost (if any) in meeting the increased requirement.
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- Technical & professional ability
1.RELEVANT EXAMPLES OF PREVIOUS SERVICES OR SUPPLIES (ESPD (Scotland) Question 4C.1.2):
Candidates will be required to provide a maximum of 3 previous examples of supplies or services carried out in the past three years that they deem appropriate to demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services as described in part II.2.4 of the Contract Notice .
Has the Candidate, any consortium member or any sub-contractors defaulted on the delivery of a contract, had a contract cancelled, or not renewed for failure to perform or, withdraw from the contract prematurely within the last three years, the Candidate should be able to demonstrate the circumstances surrounding the event.
- SUBCONTRACTING (ESPD (Scotland) Question 4C.10):
Candidates will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contracts to be called-off under the proposed Dynamic Purchasing System.
If you intend to subcontract any share of the contract to third parties on whose capacity you do not rely to satisfy the selection criteria, you must secure that each subcontractor completes a separate ESPD (Scotland) Response for all Parts of the ESPD (Scotland) Qualification Envelope, except Part 4.
- QUALITY ASSURANCE SCHEMES (ESPD (Scotland) Question 4D.1):
The Candidate MUST HOLD a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent).
OR
A documented policy regarding …
- “Digital Telecare Goods” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 May 2021, 11:14 BST
- Last source update
- 28 May 2021, 11:14 BST
- Authority reference
1620- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-011959- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b629Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: Scotland Excel is a central purchasing body procuring this Dynamic Purchasing System on behalf of the following contracting authorities (and successor bodies): 32 local authorities in Scotland: http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/Aboutus/Ourmembers/Local-authorities.aspx Scotland Excel associate members: http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/Aboutus/Ourmembers/Associate-members.aspx Any integration authority, or other body, established pursuant to the Public bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. Any Scottish Registered Social Landlords listed on the public register of the Scottish Housing Regulator: http://directory.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk/Documents/Landlord%20Register.pdf. The above is subject to each contracting authority entering into and maintaining a membership agreement or other access agreement with Scotland Excel. Economic operators may be excluded from this procurement exercise if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Subcontractors on whose capacity the Candidate does not rely: Scotland Excel will request the following information in the ESPD (Scotland) document: - Whether the Candidate intends to subcontract any share of the contract to a third party; - List of the proposed subcontracts as far as it is known at that stage; and - What proportion/percentage of the contract does the Candidate intend to subcontract. Please note that these subcontractors on whose capacity the Candidate does not rely will be subject to the rules regarding Exclusion as set out immediately above The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 38505. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361 A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Councils and associate members of Scotland Excel may require community benefits to be provided in their tender documents (SC Ref:651845)
How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
- 30 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
28 May 2021 → 13 Sept 2021 · 3 dates- Notice published28 May 2021, 11:14 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown30 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected13 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.