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Published 2 Nov 2021, 16:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Lothian Health Board Radiotherapy Linear Accelerator

Official notice

Authority: NHS Lothian (NHS & healthcare)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,400,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Dec 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Lothian Health Board have a requirement for the supply and installation of a 6MV radiotherapy treatment machine together with all associated equipment supplied therewith (“the Product”). The Product will be operated by the Board in the Edinburgh Cancer Centre (ECC) at Western General Hospital (WGH), also referred to as ED-17 when it becomes part of the Capital Equipment Replacement Programme (CERP).

CPV: Installation services of radiotherapy equipment · Radiotherapy devices and supplies · Radiotherapy, mechanotherapy, electrotherapy and physical therapy devices

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lothian Health Board have a requirement for the supply and installation of a 6MV…

Lothian Health Board have a requirement for the supply and installation of a 6MV radiotherapy treatment machine together with all associated equipment supplied therewith (“the Product”).

The Product will be operated by the Board in the Edinburgh Cancer Centre (ECC) at Western General Hospital (WGH), also referred to as ED-17 when it becomes part of the Capital Equipment Replacement Programme (CERP).

It is intended that an award will be made of a single lot to one successful Contractor who will act in the role of Prime Contractor for supply of all Products and associated services to the Board, including installation on a “turnkey basis”.

This means that the successful Contractor shall assume full responsibility for supply of all Products and associated services. The successful Contractor shall be solely responsible for effecting any sub-contracting or collaborative arrangements required with other suppliers to allow the successful Contractor to meet this commitment.

Delivery: Scotland · Edinburgh Cancer Centre Western General Hospital Crewe Road South Edinburgh
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • NHS Requirement: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • NHS Requirement: 70
  • Cost: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: 4B.1.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of GBP5m for the last 3 years. 4B.2.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly turnover of GBP5m for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract. 4B.5 It is a requirement of thi…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open 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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Nov 2021, 16:05 GMT
Last source update
2 Nov 2021, 16:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
2 Dec 2021 – …
Authority reference
SLC818/2021
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-027461
Classification (CPV)
Installation services of radiotherapy equipmentRadiotherapy devices and suppliesRadiotherapy, mechanotherapy, electrotherapy and physical therapy devices
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f2b3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic ordering
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Publisher note: The estimated value referred to in Section II.1.5 covers the contract duration of the agreement. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 41420. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ and: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361 A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: The Invitation to Tender will detail the Community Benefit background and objectives. The contract will mandate that Suppliers respond in their tender outlining current Community Benefits and proposals if successful and mandating that they support the overall Community ABenefit concept and process including a contract and supplier management process post award. (SC Ref:668239)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
2 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
2 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Nov 2021 → 2 Dec 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    2 Nov 2021, 16:05 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    2 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    2 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Lothian

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Procurement Headquarters, Lothian Health Board Waverley Gate 2-4 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 3EGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.