Official UK procurement notice
NP167/22 Multi Modality Imaging Equipment and Maintenance Framework
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFramework agreement for the supply, installation, and/or maintenance of Diagnostic Imaging Equipment including but not limited to X-Ray, CT, MR, PET/CT, Mammography, Mammography Biopsy Systems, Mammography non-wire lesion localisation detectors, Mammography non-wire lesion localisation devices, mammography sentinel lymph node location detectors, Mammography non-radioactive tracer fluids, Interventional, Dental, Bone Densitomitry, Nuclear Imaging, Contrast Injectors, Radiopharmaceutical Injectors, Injector Consumables, Specimen cabinets, Cath Lab Accessories, Ultrasound and Bladder Scanners. Also included is the installation of equipment (including pre-installation works and provision of mobile units or modular builds when undertaken as a turnkey contract with the equipment supplier). The Framework will also cover servicing and maintenance of the aforementioned equipment including servicing by 3rd parties.
CPV: Angiography room · Bone densitometers · CT scanners · Colour-flow doppler · Dental X-ray · Diagnostic X-ray system · Diagnostic ultrasound devices · Echo, ultrasound and doppler imaging equipment · Gamma cameras · Gamma therapy devices · Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use · Installation services of imaging equipment · +17 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 50 suppliers
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 5 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Imaging Equipment Maintenance & Installation
Supply, Installation (including pre-installation works undertaken as a turnkey contract with the equipment supplier) and maintenance of Diagnostic Imaging equipment including but not limited to X-Ray, Computed Radiography, Angiography, Fluoroscopy, Lithotripsy, CT, MR, PET/CT, Mammography, Lithotripter, Interventional, Dental, Bone Densitometry, Image Intensifiers, Nuclear Imaging, Specimen cabinets, Scoliosis Imaging Systems and Ultrasound, Mobile units or modular builds where undertaken as a turnkey contract with the equipment supplier.
Lot #23rd Party and Installed base maintenance
OEM and 3rd Party (Multi Vendor) maintenance and servicing of Diagnostic Imaging Equipment including but not limited to X-Ray, Computed Radiography, CT, MR, PET/CT, Mammography, Fluoroscopy, Lithotripter, Interventional, Dental, Bone Densitometry, Image Intensifier, Nuclear Imaging, Injectors, Specimen cabinets, Digital systems for scoliosis Ultrasound and Bladder Scanners.
Lot #3Bladder Scanner Supply and Maintenance
Supply, Maintenance, Servicing and Repair of Bladder Scanners.
Lot #4Injectors and Consumables
Framework Agreement for the supply, installation, and/or maintenance of contrast and radiopharmaceutical injectors and the supply of syringes and other consumables that are used with the above mentioned Injector systems for use with Diagnostic Imaging Equipment.
Lot #5Mammography Vacuum Devices and Associated Consumables
Framework Agreement for the supply, installation, and/or maintenance of mammography vacuum devices and/ or the supply of associated consumables as well as mammography non-wire lesion localisation detectors, mammography non-wire lesion localisation devices, sentinel lymph node location detectors and sentinel lymph node location non-radioactive tracer fluids used in mammography.
Lot #6Mammography Vacuum Devices and Associated ConsumablesPlanned
Framework Agreement for the supply, installation, and/or maintenance of mammography vacuum devices and/or the supply of associated consumables.
What it takes to wini
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Environmental | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Imaging Equipment Maintenance & Installation | 42% | 50% | 8% | |
| 2 · 3rd Party and Installed base maintenance | 50% | 50% | — | |
| 3 · Bladder Scanner Supply and Maintenance | 32% | 60% | 8% | |
| 4 · Injectors and Consumables | 42% | 50% | 8% | |
| 5 · Mammography Vacuum Devices and Associated Consumables | 42% | 50% | 8% |
- Suitability
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types of insurance indicated below:
— Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP,
— Public Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP,
— Professional Indemnity Insurance = 2 000 000 GBP,
— Product Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP.
- Economic & financial standing
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this Notice.
Where the Potential Framework Participant is unable for a valid reason to provide the information required, the Authority may accept such other information provided by the Potential Framework Participant as the Authority considers appropriate
- Price carries 50–60 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 50 points.
- “NP167/22 Multi Modality Imaging Equipment and Maintenance Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 50 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Mar 2022, 13:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Jun 2022, 11:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Aug 2022 – …
- Authority reference
NP167/22- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-017869- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0320d7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Public procurement - prompt payment in the supply chain: SPPN 2/2022
If bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in II.2.4 in the Find a Tender Service, Contract Notice or relevant section of the Site Notice, they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of:
a) their standard payment terms
b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year
If the bidder is unable to confirm (b) they must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves the payment performance.
- Review procedure
The Authority will notify economic operators who submitted a tender or (where no deselection notification has previously been made) applied to be selected to tender, of its decision to award the framework agreement which notification will contain among other information, a summary of the reasons why the economic operators was unsuccessful. The notification will incorporate a ‘standstill period’ of a minimum of 10 clear calendar days (or a minimum of 15 if the communication method used is not electronic) between the date on which the Authority dispatches the notice(s) and the date on which the Authority proposes to conclude the relevant framework agreement. The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority during the standstill period will automatically continue the prohibition on entering into the framework agreement until the court proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of, or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition. The remedies that may be awarded by the courts before the framework agreement has been entered into include the setting aside of the decision to award the framework agreement to the winning tenderer(s). The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the framework agreement has been entered into will not affect the framework agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise, the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the framework agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.
Publisher note: This Framework Agreement will apply to all NHS Health Boards including NHS 24, NHS Education of Scotland, NHS Health Scotland, Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Scottish Ambulance Services, The Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service, The State Hospitals for Scotland. Scottish Hospices and the following further authorities: Scottish Further Education Colleges and Higher Education Institutions and members of Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd). The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (“the Authority”) acting through its division Procurement, Commissioning and Facilities, is undertaking this procurement of diagnostic imaging equipment, supply, maintenance and installation (“Products and Services”) on behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 and all NHS Scotland Dental and Orthodontic Practices which are members from time to time of the DenPro collaborative purchasing scheme managed by NSS National Procurement (information about Denpro is at all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the http://www.nhsdenpro.org/), Kids OR (https://www.kidsor.org/) (collectively hereafter referred to as “Participating Authorities”), where applicable. The estimated values referred to in Section II.1.5 and 11.2.6 covers the 48 months contract duration. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 21394 . For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: It is not anticipated that subcontractors will be used in the delivery of this framework. 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: It is a mandatory requirement that potential framework participants agree to support the concept, provision and ongoing development of community benefits provision in relation to this framework. Potential framework participants are required to agree to this mandatory requirement. They are also requested to provide a brief summary of the community benefits that have recently been delivered within Scotland, if at all, and also what impact and outcomes these have achieved. Potential framework participants are required to summarise any proposed community benefits that will be developed and delivered as part of this contract if successful or, alternatively, potential framework participants confirm that they will engage with the NHS Scotland’s Community Benefits Gateway (CBG). This gateway, developed through requests from suppliers seeking opportunities to support the delivery of community benefits within the contracting region, provides information on community benefit opportunities. The CBG is a free and easy to use online service that connects NHS Scotland suppliers with third sector community organisations within Scotland and will be used for tracking and reporting and is an approved compliant route to the realisation of community benefits. For further information please visit NHSS Community Benefit Gateway at https://www.nss.nhs.scot/procurement-and-logistics/sustainability/access-our-community-benefit-gateway/ (SC Ref:698601)
How it was run
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- Appointment period ends
- 19 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 19 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
30 Jun 2022 → 19 Aug 2022 · 4 dates- Next notice expected30 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published30 Jun 2022, 11:37 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown19 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened19 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2022- Status changed to active30 Jun 2022, 11:37 BST
- Procurement method changed30 Jun 2022, 11:37 BST
- Deadline published: 19 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST30 Jun 2022, 11:37 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sherriff Court HouseReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.