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Published 14 May 2021, 09:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NSS Mobile Breast Screening Units (MBSU)

Official notice

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,122,000exc. VAT6.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Jun 2021awarded 1 Sept 2021
Awarded to LYNTON TRAILERS (UK) LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Procurement Exercise was for quantity six (6) mobile breast screening units (MBSU) to be purchased and delivered between financial years 2021/2022 to 2023/2024 at a rate of 2x MBSU per Financial Year over the 3-year period, with the award of contract made at a fixed cost for the 6x MBSU.

The award was made in September 2021.

CPV: Vehicle bodies, trailers or semi-trailers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£1,122,000
Delivery: Scotland · Delivery will be to our nominated contractor based in Uphall, West Lothian, EH52 5NT.
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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: The following list provides details of the sections within the Single Procurement Document (SPD Scotland) that must be completed. The SPD Scotland is located within the Public Contracts Scotland - Tender (PCS-T) Portal Tender: NSS Mobile Breast Screening Units (MBSU), project_186…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Awarded
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
14 May 2021, 09:25 BST
Last source update
1 Sept 2021, 15:14 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
NP100220
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-021648
Classification (CPV)
Vehicle bodies, trailers or semi-trailers
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b0f6 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 Award was made in September 2021 with the first 2x MBSU required to be delivered by 31 March 2022. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. PCS-Tender references are: Project Title - NSS Mobile Breast Screening Units (MBSU) Project Code - project_18644 ITT Code - itt_39513 (SC Ref:665789)

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
25 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Jun 2021 → 1 Sept 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    25 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    1 Sept 2021, 15:14 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Sept 2021, 15:14 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,192,0801 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
LYNTON TRAILERS (UK) LTDSME£1,192,080 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sherriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Lynton Trailers UK LtdAwarded supplier Rossington Industrial Park, Graphite Way, Hadfield, Glossop, East Midlands, SK13 1QHContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.