Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
UK
Telephone: +44 2920902253
E-mail: stefano.jefferson@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
The Provision of Faecal Immunochemical Testing Analysers, Consumables and Associated Maintenance.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38434000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Awarding Authority is introducing FIT (Faecal Immunochemical Testing) to replace the current card based FOB (Faecal Occult Blood test) and is looking for a supplier to provide faecal immunochemical testing analysers, consumables and associated maintenance.
Currently the service offers bowel screening to all resident men and women in Wales aged between 60 and 74 years of age. Approximately 300,000 participant kits are sent out annually with a participant uptake of 52% resulting in 156,000 returned completed kits of which 1,750 participants are referred to Health Boards for a Colonoscopy.
The introduction of FIT will provide participants with an easier to use sample taking kit. It will replace the current card based manual sight test with an automated generated result test. This change is following UK National Screening Committee recommendation and Welsh Government.
The procurement is being run to look options for outright purchase of equipment and as a full managed service contract.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
3 150 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33696500
51430000
71900000
38434000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Analysers will be based at Llantrisant
Kits to be delivered as per specification
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bowel Screening Wales is introducing FIT (Faecal Immunochemical Testing) to replace the current card based FOB (Faecal Occult Blood test). The introduction of FIT will provide participants with an easier to use sample taking kit. It will replace the current card based manual sight test with an automated generated result test. This change is following UK National Screening Committee recommendation and Welsh Government.
Bowel Screening Wales is looking for a provider who will be able to provide the analysers, consumables, reagents, training, servicing and maintenance (please note that this is not an exhaustive list). The contract will be let a three year period with an option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months (reviewed annually).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Extensions for a further period of up to 24 months will be included within the contract.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As per Tender Documents
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As per Tender Documents
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
05/01/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
05/01/2018
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once); — Browse to the eSourcingPortal:https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register; — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’; — Enter your correct business and user details; — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete; — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the tender (Project Code: 37480); — Login to the portal with the username/password-Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link (these are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier); — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content; — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs 'page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box.
3. Responding to the tender; — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining); — You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification; — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT; — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
For the avoidance of doubt, as this procurement is being run under the Open Procedure, there is no limit to the number of operators who may respond or that will be taken forward to have its bid evaluated, should it pass all selection criteria as stated in the Instructions to Tender.
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=72410.
(WA Ref:72410)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1443848585
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/11/2017