Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (‘Authority’)
Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
UK
Contact person: Alan Summers
Telephone: +44 1312756511
E-mail: alan.summers@nhs.net
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.hfs.scot.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10442
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Radiotherapy, Linear Accelerator, for Highland Health Board and Tayside Health Board
Reference number: SLC818/2018
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33150000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Radiotherapy equipment installed at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, and the Tayside Cancer Centre, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, (the ‘TCC’), would reach the end of its recommended life-expectancy and was due for replacement under the Scottish Government's Radiotherapy Capital Equipment Replacement Programme (CERP).
This NHS Requirement included the provision for the purchase of the following products:
2 x linear accelerators comprising:
1 x multi (photon/electron) modality at Raigmore Hospital; and
1 x multi (photon/electron) modality at the TCC.
The implementation of the products would be undertaken by the contractor on a ‘Turnkey’ basis.
It was intended that an award would be made to one successful contractor who would act in the role of prime contractor for supply of all Products and associated services to the boards. This meant that the successful contractor should assume full responsibility for supply of all products and associated services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 044 481.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33151000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Raigmore Hospital, Inverness and Tayside Cancer Centre, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Radiotherapy equipment installed at both Raigmore Hospital within highland health board and the Tayside Cancer Centre, located at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee (the ‘TCC’) within Tayside Health Board would reach the end of its recommended life-expectancy and was due for replacement under the Scottish Government's Radiotherapy Capital Equipment Replacement Programme (CERP).
This NHS Requirement included the provision for the purchase of the following Products:
2 x Linear Accelerators comprising:
1 x multi (photon/electron) modality at Raigmore Hospital, and
1 x multi (photon/electron) modality at the TCC.
The implementation of the Products would be undertaken by the contractor on a ‘Turnkey’ basis.
It was intended that an award would be made to one successful contractor who would act in the role of prime contractor for supply of all products and associated services to the Boards. This meant that the successful contractor should assume full responsibility for supply of all products and associated services. The successful contractor should solely be responsible for effecting any subcontracting or collaborative arrangements required with other suppliers to allow the successful contractor to meet this commitment.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: NHS requirement
/ Weighting: 50
Quality criterion: Implementation
/ Weighting: 20
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
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 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 137-312419
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SLC818/2018
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/04/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Varian Medical Systems UK Ltd
Gatwick Road
Crawley
RH10 9RG
UK
Telephone: +44 1293601324
Fax: +44 1293553652
NUTS: UKJ2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 044 481.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
While the Authority was conducting this Procurement exercise, the intention upon award of contract was that each of Highland Health Board and Tayside Health Board would enter into separate agreements with the successful bidder for the supply of their specific requirements.
(SC Ref:611504)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sherriff Court House
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
Telephone: +44 1312252525
E-mail: edinburgh@scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/02/2020