CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Invitation to Tender for the Provision of an Automatic Gamma Counter

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC), situated in Whitchurch Cardiff, is the only tertiary non-surgical oncology hospital in Wales. It provides specialist oncology services for the 1.5 million residents of south east Wales.

The Nuclear Medicine department uses unsealed sources of radioactivity to perform a range of diagnostic imaging and non-imaging investigations together with radionuclide therapy. The range of half-lives for the radiopharmaceuticals used range from hours to weeks.

As part of the patient chemotherapy treatment regime, an assessment of kidney function is required as an indication to guide and calculate dosage of chemotherapy for many different tumour sites. The automatic gamma counter is required to count 99mTc DTPA plasma samples, obtained at specified intervals following the administration of the radiopharmaceutical.

In addition to the patient workload, the department is required to perform leak testing of sealed source used for quality assurance purposes. The gamma counter will also be used to perform these measurement.

The equipment is used to count approximately 120 samples / 3 days a week.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=95874

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

1 x GFR Counter unit is required supported by a maintenance agreement

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

All Documents, responses and correspondents must be done via Bravo E Tender Wales

Tenders received after the indicated closing time and date may not be accepted. Bidders must therefore allow sufficient time to submit their tenders electronically.

Bidders should note that any error or failure in the Bidder’s IT system is the responsibility of the Bidder and the awarding Authority cannot be held responsible for any failure to submit tenders due to an error or failure in the IT system of the Bidder.

The E Procurement portal will issue an automated email response confirming that the Bidder’s submission has been successfully received by the portal. The response will be issued from help@bravosolution.co.uk.

If the Bidder makes changes to its submission prior to the closing date set out above, the Bidder must ensure that the changes are saved on the e procurement portal. A further receipt will not be issued. If the Bidder is unsure if the changes have taken effect it must contract the Bravo e procurement helpdesk.

Queries and assistance in using the web tender application can be obtained from:

Contact: Bravo Solution Helpdesk

Tel: 0800 368 4850

Email: help@bravosolution.co.uk.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

VEL/VCC/ITT/42158

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:95874)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice