NHS Lothian

Procurement Headquarters, Lothian Health Board Waverley Gate 2-4 Waterloo Place

Edinburgh

EH1 3EG

UK

Contact person: James Lennon

Telephone: +44 7929866732

E-mail: James.lennon@nhs.scot

NUTS: UKM75

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00326

II.1.1) Title

Reference number: SLC818/2023

II.1.2) Main CPV code

33151000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description

This is a replacement for one Linac Accelerator on behalf of NHS Lothian.

To be installed at Edinburgh Cancer Centre, based at the Western General Hospital.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 3 357 750.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

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:

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Minimum level(s) of standards required:

4B.1.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of GBP6.8m for the last 3 years.

4B.2.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly turnover of GBP6.8m for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the

contract.

4B.5 It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded

contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = GBP5m

Public Liability Insurance = GBP10m

Product Liability Insurance = GBP5m

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Minimum level(s) of standards required:

— All tendered products must fully comply with the NHS Requirement included within the tender documents;

- 4.C.1.2 Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the FTS/OJEU Contract Notice.

— 4C.12 If awarded to the Contract Potential Contractors must provide evidence that tendered products are CE/ UKCA marked. Evidence should be in the form of certification issued by a notified body.

- 4D.1 Quality Management Procedures

1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent),

OR

2. The bidder must have the following:

a. A documented policy regarding quality management. The policy must set out responsibilities for quality management demonstrating that the bidder has and continues to implement a quality management policy that is authorised by their Chief Executive, or equivalent, and is periodically reviewed at a senior management level. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work to be undertaken and set out responsibilities for quality management throughout the organisation.

b. Documented procedures for periodically reviewing, correcting and improving quality performance including processes for ensuring that the bidder’s quality management is effective in reducing/preventing incidents of sub-standard delivery, this must include the quality of output and general performance.

c. A documented process for ensuring that quality management is effective in reducing/preventing incidents of sub-standard delivery, this must include the quality of output and general performance. The bidder must be able to provide copies of their organisation’s documentation procedures, that meet current agreed good practice. These must include the arrangements for quality management throughout the bidder’s organisation. They must set out how the bidder’s organisation will carry out its policy, with a clear indication of how the arrangements are communicated to the workforce.

d. Documented arrangements for providing the bidder’s workforce with quality related training and information appropriate to the type of work for which this organisation is likely to bid. This will demonstrate that the organisation has in place and implements training arrangements to ensure that its workforce has sufficient skills and understanding to discharge their various responsibilities. These must include a programme of training that will keep the workforce up to date with required knowledge about quality related issues, including copies of job profiles; training manuals and records.

e. Documented arrangements that your organisation has a system for monitoring quality management procedures on an on-going basis. The bidder’s organisation must be able to provide evidence of systematic, periodic review and improvement of quality in respect of output and general performance.

f. Documented arrangements for ensuring that the bidders apply quality management measures that are appropriate to the work for which

they are being engaged.

g. A documented process demonstrating how the bidder deals with complaints. The bidder must be able to provide details of how their

organisation maintains records of any complaints received and how corrective measures are carried out to prevent reoccurrence.

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 19/09/2023

Local time: 10:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 19/09/2023

Local time: 10:00

VI.4.1) Review body

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

The Authority will notify economic operators who submitted a tender or (where no deselection notification has previously been made) applied to be selected to tender, of its decision to award the contract agreement which notification will contain among other information, a summary of the reasons why the economic operators was unsuccessful. The notification will incorporate a ‘standstill period’ of a minimum of 10 clear calendar days (or a minimum of 15 if the communication method used is not electronic) between the date on which the Authority dispatches the notice(s) and the date on which the Authority proposes to conclude the relevant agreement. The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority during the standstill period will automatically continue the prohibition on entering into the agreement until the court proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of, or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition. The remedies that may be awarded by the courts before the agreement has been entered into include the setting aside of the decision to award the agreement to the winning tenderer(s). The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the agreement has been entered into will not affect the agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise, the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.