Supply of Forensic Reference Standards & Quality Control Material

It is a requirement of this tender that if the Tenderer is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the Tenderer is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the SPA’s satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given.

Tenderers within the UK must confirm if they are registered under Companies House within this question.

If the Tenderer is based out-with the UK they must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register appropriate to their country as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Where it is required, within a Tenderer’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.

It is a requirement of this Contract that Tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded Contract, the items indicated below:

Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to provide their current Employers Liability Insurance certificate which should include name of the insurers, policy numbers, expiry date and limits for any one incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.

Public Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Public Liability Insurance certificate.

Product Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim and in the aggregate. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Professional Indemnity Insurance certificate.

Motor Vehicle Insurance = Minimum Third Party Motor Vehicle Liability in respect of any motor vehicle or plated plant used.

Professional Indemnity Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Professional Indemnity Insurance certificate.

Documentation requested for the above insurances should include name of insurers, policy numbers, expiry date and limits of any one incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the …

With reference to the nature and details of the supplies/services that are the subject matter of this tender, relevant examples are to be provided of the supplies/services undertaken by the Tenderer in the last 3 years.

Tenderers will be required to confirm details of the technicians or technical bodies who they can call upon, especially those responsible for quality control.

Tenderers will be required to demonstrate that they have (or have access to) the appropriate technical facilities, study and research facilities and quality measures to deliver the types of requirements. Tenderers must have All available Reference Material for purchase certificates to show lot number and testing results displaying purity and error in this measurement.

Certified Reference Material (solid, liquid and diluted) must be included in the scope of accreditation of the Manufacturers to the ISO/IEC 17034:2016 standard. (Note: Distributors who do not possess ISO/IEC 17034:2016 must have traceability to the source manufacturer of the drug who must be accredited to ISO/IEC 17034:2016).

The methodology used to test the Certified Reference Material must also be covered in the scope of accreditation of the Manufacturers to the ISO/IEC standard 17025:2017. (Note: Distributors who do not possess ISO/IEC 17025:2017 must have traceability to the source manufacturer of the drug who must be accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017).