Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Greater Glasgow Health Board (hereafter referred to as the "Authority")
c/o NHS NSS, 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.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
SLC818/2016 Radiotherapy, Linear Accelerator, NHS GG and C
Reference number: SLC818/2016
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33150000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Radiotherapy equipment installed at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, reached 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:
3 x Linear Accelerators: comprising 2 x multi (photon/electron) modality and 1 x single (photon) modality.
The implementation of the Products was undertaken by the Contractor on a "turnkey" basis.
The award was made to one successful Contractor who will act in the role of Prime Contractor for supply of all Products and associated services to the Board. This means that the successful Contractor shall 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:
5 793 239.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33151000
33151400
51413000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM82
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Radiotherapy equipment installed at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, located at the Gartnavel General Hospital ("the Beatson") within Greater Glasgow Health Board ("the Board") reached 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:
3 x Linear Accelerators: comprising 2 x multi (photon/electron) modality and 1 x single (photon) modality.
The implementation of the Products was undertaken by the Contractor on a "turnkey" basis.
The award was made to one successful Contractor who will act in the role of Prime Contractor for supply of all Products and associated services to the Board. This means that the successful Contractor shall assume full responsibility for supply of all Products and associated services. The successful Contractor shall 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: 40
Quality criterion: Implementation
/ Weighting: 30
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:
2016/S 115-204122
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/10/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
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 Limited
Gatwick Road
Crawley
RH10 9RG
UK
NUTS: UKJ2
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 793 239.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Having considered the scope to include community benefits, they were not considered to be appropriate to the procurement as it was a supply contract of short duration, for very highly technical surgical equipment, where there was not any scope to achieve social, environmental or economic outcomes for the relevant area.
(SC Ref:467000).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Common Services Agency (commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland)
Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
UK
Telephone: +44 1698794534
E-mail: peter.mcconnell@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: https://nhsnss.org/
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the framework agreement has been entered into will not affect the framework 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 framework agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/03/2018