CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL
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Section I: Contracting Authority
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I.1)
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Name, Address and Contact Point(s)
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Gateshead NHS Foundation Trust |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sheriff Hill |
Newcastle |
NE9 6SX |
UK |
Matthew James |
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I.2)
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Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities
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Section II: Object of the Contract
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II.1)
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Description
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II.1.1)
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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authorityFramework agreement for the supply of X-Ray consumables. |
II.1.2(a))
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Type of works contract
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Type of supplies contract
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II.1.2(c))
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Type of service contract
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II.1.2)
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Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance
Queen Elizabeth Hospital;Sheriff Hill;Gateshead;NE9 6SX.
UKC22 |
II.1.3)
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This notice involves
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II.1.4)
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Information on framework agreement (if applicable)
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Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged20 |
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Duration of the framework agreement48 |
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Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years
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Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement465 000GBP |
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Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded |
II.1.5)
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Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The Trust is conducting a procurement exercise to establish a Trust specific framework agreement for the supply of X-Ray Consumables.
The Trust reserves the right to accept an offer either in part or in full.
The Trust also reserves the right not to award.
In the event of an award not being made, bidders have no right to recompense.
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II.1.6)
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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33140000 |
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II.1.7)
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Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) |
II.1.8)
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Division into lots Yes
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II.1.9)
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Will variants be accepted
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II.2)
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Quantity or Scope of the Contract
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II.2.1)
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Total quantity or scopeGateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is conducting a procurement exercise to establish a Trust specific Framework Agreement for the supply of X-Ray Consumables.
The framework contract will be for a 4 year period.
It is the Authority's intention to award basket of goods for each of the 8 lots for a 12 month period. Bidders may submit for one or more of the lots listed.
The Trust evaluation team consisting of Clinical and Non Clinical Personnel will use information and cost submitted from the ITT to award a 12 month direct call off for a basket of goods against the offers which it considers to be the most economically advantageous in terms of Clinical Preference, taking into consideration the following criteria:
Current clinical procedures, Current clinical practices, Current clinical equipment and Cost.
The evaluation team may also require further information/literature, supplier engagement, trials and or product evaluations to support the award of direct call off.
Pricing will be held for each 12 month period.
The Trust will repeat this process every 12 months for the duration of the framework contract.
All suppliers awarded onto the framework contract will have the opportunity to engage with Clinical staff to promote products and or services.
It is the suppliers responsibility to facilitate and arrange any meetings with clinical staff.
The Trust does not guarantee clinical availability and or dedicated dates/times to discuss products and or services.
Suppliers who are not awarded a basket of goods for any 12 month period will only have the opportunity to introduce products at the next call off process. |
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II.2.2)
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Options |
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Provisional timetable for recourse to these options
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Number of possible renewals
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In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts
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II.3)
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Duration of the contract or limit for completion48 |
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information
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III.1)
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Conditions Relating to the Contract
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III.1.1)
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Deposits and guarantees required
The contracting authority reserve the right to require deposits, guarantees, performance bonds and/or other forms of security. Further details will be in the ITT, if relevant.
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III.1.2)
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Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions
To be set out in the ITT.
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III.1.3)
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Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded
The contracting authority reserves the right to require groupings of service providers to take a particular legal form or to require a single provider to take primary liability or to require each party to undertake joint and several liability (where relevant).
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III.1.4)
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Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject
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III.2)
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Conditions for Participation
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III.2.1)
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Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
In accordance with Articles 45 to 50 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulations 23 to 25 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.
Applicants will be assessed in accordance with Part 4 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, as amended, on the basis of the information provided in response to the PQQ.
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) – Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click the link to register – Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' – Enter your correct business and user details – Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete – You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender – Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification – Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT – There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page.
If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
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III.2.2)
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Economic and financial capacity
Applicants will be assessed in accordance with Article 47 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulation 24 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.
In addition any minimum financial thresholds or insurance levels should be stated.
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III.2.3)
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Technical capacity
Applicants will be assessed in accordance with Article 48 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulation 25 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.
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III.2.4)
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Reserved contracts
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III.3)
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Conditions Specific to Service Contracts
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III.3.1)
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Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession? No |
III.3.2)
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Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for the execution of the service?
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Section IV: Procedure
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IV.1)
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Type of Procedure
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Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure
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IV.1.1)
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Have candidates already been selected? No |
IV.1.2)
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Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate1620 |
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Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates
The PQQ sets out the information which is required by the contracting authority in order to assess the suitability of potential providers in terms of its technical knowledge and experience, capability/capacity, organisational and financial standing to meet the requirement.
During the PQQ stage, the intention is to short list to a maximum of 20 potential providers.
The highest scoring potential providers will be invited to submit the formal Invitation to Tender (ITT).
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IV.1.3)
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Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
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IV.2)
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Award Criteria
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No
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No
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IV.2.2)
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An electronic auction will be used No
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IV.3 Administrative Information
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IV.3.1)
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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority
XRC/14/02
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IV.3.2)
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Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
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Other previous publications
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IV.3.3)
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Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
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IV.3.4)
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Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate 27-06-2014
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IV.3.5)
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Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
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IV.3.6)
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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up
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IV.3.7)
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Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
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IV.3.8)
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Conditions for opening tenders
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Section VI: Other Information
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VI.1)
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Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published
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VI.2)
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Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds? No
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VI.3)
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Additional Information
The authority does not bind itself to accept any tender and is not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing interest and or tendering for this opportunity.
The authority reserve the right to cancel or suspend the procurement procedure at any time.
Compliance with legislation is required, both in the contract award procedure and during the term of the contract.
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VI.4)
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Procedures for appeal
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VI.4.1)
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Body responsible for appeal procedures
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Body responsible for mediation procedures
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VI.4.2)
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Lodging of appeals
The contracting authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to Tenderers.
That notification will provide full information on the award decision.
The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the Regulations to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
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VI.4.3)
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Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
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VI.5)
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Dispatch date of this Notice 16-05-2014 |
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ANNEX B
Information About Lots
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Guide wires |
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Short Description
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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33140000 |
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Quantity or scope
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Indication about different contract dates
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Additional Information about lots
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
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ANNEX B
Information About Lots
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Catheters |
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Short Description
Including HSG Catheters and PTA Balloons
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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33141200 |
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Quantity or scope
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Indication about different contract dates
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Additional Information about lots
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
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ANNEX B
Information About Lots
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Sheaths |
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Short Description
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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33140000 |
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Quantity or scope
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Indication about different contract dates
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Additional Information about lots
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
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ANNEX B
Information About Lots
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Dilators |
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Short Description
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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33140000 |
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Quantity or scope
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Indication about different contract dates
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Additional Information about lots
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
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ANNEX B
Information About Lots
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Filters |
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Short Description
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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33140000 |
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Quantity or scope
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Indication about different contract dates
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Additional Information about lots
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
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ANNEX B
Information About Lots
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Needles |
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Short Description
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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33141326 |
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Quantity or scope
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Indication about different contract dates
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Additional Information about lots
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
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ANNEX B
Information About Lots
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Drains |
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Short Description
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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33141600 |
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Quantity or scope
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Indication about different contract dates
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Additional Information about lots
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
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ANNEX B
Information About Lots
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Accessories |
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Short Description
Including Embolisation, Tunnelled lines and Closure Devices
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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33141240 |
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Quantity or scope
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Indication about different contract dates
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Additional Information about lots
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
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