Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
North Bristol NHS Trust
BS10 5NB
Bristol
UK
E-mail: chris_gough@nhs.net
NUTS: UKK11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
I.1) Name and addresses
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
EX2 5DW
Exeter
UK
E-mail: chris_gough@nhs.net
NUTS: UKK4
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
The Provision of Liquid Handling Robots
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111800
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
North Bristol NHS Trust and Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (the Contracting Authorities) are offering a contract to provide liquid handling robots capable of automating complex NGS library preparation workflows as well as various PCR based tests and, as such will be required to process runs of various sizes of up to 384 samples. In addition to the purchase of the equipment, the Contracting Authorities may also award contracts for the provision of maintenance services and/or the provision of reagents and consumables.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK11
UKK
UKK4
Main site or place of performance:
The places of performance will be Southmead Hospital (North Bristol NHS Trust) and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust).
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
North Bristol NHS Trust and Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (the Contracting Authorities) are offering a contract to provide liquid handling robots capable of automating complex NGS library preparation workflows as well as various PCR based tests and, as such will be required to process runs of various sizes of up to 384 samples. In addition to the purchase of the equipment, the Contracting Authorities may also award contracts for the provision of maintenance services and/or the provision of reagents and consumables.
To access and download a copy of the invitation to tender documents and details of the procurement process, potential Bidders are invited to login to the electronic procurement portal ‘EU-Supply’ available at https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com Registration on EU-Supply is free of charge.
Once logged into EU-Supply, search for tender reference 38642 – ‘Supply of Liquid Handling Robots on Behalf of North Bristol NHS Trust and Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust’ then register your interest to download the documents.
For any technical support, please contact the EU-Supply Helpdesk on 0800 8402050 or support@eu-supply.com
‘The Deadline for bid submissions via the EU-Supply Portal is 17.00 on 19.2.2020’.
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: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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 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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
19/02/2020
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
20/02/2020
Local time: 09:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Technology and Construction Court
London
EC4A 1NL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/01/2020