Managed Service for Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) analysis.
Contract notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Purchasing, St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street
For the attention of: Bob Murray
W21NY London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2033121239
E-mail:
Fax: +44 2033126810
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
I.3)Main activity
Health
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Managed Service for Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) analysis.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 27: Other services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: London West UK.
Service category No 27: Other services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: London West UK.
NUTS code UKI1
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in months: 36II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The Trust wishes to receive expressions of interest for the provision of a Managed Service for Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) analysis.
The primary purpose of the Managed Service Agreement will be to provide IFCC-standardised HbA1c values with a high level of accuracy and long-term precision and will include purchase, delivery, installation, commissioning, training, and maintenance.
The proposed products must comply with all applicable regulatory requirements and be convenient in use; reagents should have proven open and unopened long term stability, and be compatible for use with the analysers.
The Pathology Department at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT) operates at three main hospital sites; Hammersmith Hospital, St Mary's Hospital and Charing Cross Hospital with services also provided for the Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The primary period will be for three years with an option to extend for up to a maximum of two years at the discretion of the Trust
Expression of interest is to be by way of completion of a Pre-Qualifying Questionnaire which will be run in conjunction with the advert.
The primary purpose of the Managed Service Agreement will be to provide IFCC-standardised HbA1c values with a high level of accuracy and long-term precision and will include purchase, delivery, installation, commissioning, training, and maintenance.
The proposed products must comply with all applicable regulatory requirements and be convenient in use; reagents should have proven open and unopened long term stability, and be compatible for use with the analysers.
The Pathology Department at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT) operates at three main hospital sites; Hammersmith Hospital, St Mary's Hospital and Charing Cross Hospital with services also provided for the Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The primary period will be for three years with an option to extend for up to a maximum of two years at the discretion of the Trust
Expression of interest is to be by way of completion of a Pre-Qualifying Questionnaire which will be run in conjunction with the advert.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
38434000, 33696500
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Primary term is three years with the option to extend for a further 2 year period at the sole discretion of the awarding authority.
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
Deposits and guarantees may be required to be advised in any documentation sent by the Authority.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
To be advised in documentation sent as part of the process (the Trust reserve the right to undertake any prequalifying while the advert is open).
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Joint and several liability. If a contract is awarded to a consortium, applicants will be required to nominate a lead service provider with whom the awarding authority can contract, or form themselves into a single legal entity before the contract is awarded. The awarding authority may award more than 1 contract and these may be for all, or part only, of the services/products required.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Any supplier may be disqualified who:
(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order compulsory winding up the administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contract authorities can demonstrate;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organization, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;
(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26 May 1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;
(j)has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;
(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10 June 1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Expression of interest is to be by way of completion of a Pre-Qualifying
Questionnaire which will be run in conjunction with the advert.
(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order compulsory winding up the administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contract authorities can demonstrate;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organization, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;
(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26 May 1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;
(j)has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;
(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10 June 1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Expression of interest is to be by way of completion of a Pre-Qualifying
Questionnaire which will be run in conjunction with the advert.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Expression of interest is to be by way of completion of a Pre-Qualifying Questionnaire which will be run in conjunction with the advert.
Expression of interest is to be by way of completion of a Pre-Qualifying Questionnaire which will be run in conjunction with the advert.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Expression of interest is to be by way of completion of a Pre-Qualifying Questionnaire which will be run in conjunction with the advert.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Expression of interest is to be by way of completion of a Pre-Qualifying Questionnaire which will be run in conjunction with the advert.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Restricted
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Envisaged minimum number 5: and maximum number 10
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
OJEU/12/13
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
10.1.2014 - 12:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
20.1.2014
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2017, 2018, 2019 Dependant on the authority exercising its righ to extend.
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2017, 2018, 2019 Dependant on the authority exercising its righ to extend.
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information
Tenders and all supporting documentation must be priced in sterling and all payments will be made in sterling (GBP). Expressions of interest which are submitted without the information requested may not be considered.
The awarding authority reserves the right not to proceed with the process at any stage of the procurement process and shall not be responsible for any abortive bid costs incurred. The Trust also reserves the right to award more than one contract under this process.
Expression of interest is to be by way of completion of a Pre-Qualifying Questionnaire which will be run in conjunction with the advert.
The awarding authority reserves the right not to proceed with the process at any stage of the procurement process and shall not be responsible for any abortive bid costs incurred. The Trust also reserves the right to award more than one contract under this process.
Expression of interest is to be by way of completion of a Pre-Qualifying Questionnaire which will be run in conjunction with the advert.
Potential Bidders will be required to register their expression of interest and complete a Pre-Qualifying Questionnaire via the Trust portal https://www.lppsourcing.org/procontract/LPP/supplier.nsf
Please ensure you register your company on our Portal in sufficient time to be assessed as new supplier requests must be approved before you will be enabled to register your expression of interest. If expressions of interests are not received by the closing date/ time, your interest will not be considered further.VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
9.12.2013