CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

Purchase		Rent		Lease
Hire-purchase		Combination of these

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

UK.

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

BCHC is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for Functional Electrical Stimulation Treatment (FES). The Framework Agreement will be for an initial period of three (3) years (dependent upon performance and delivering continued value for money) with an option to extend for 1 period of up to 12 months.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

one lot only

one or more lots

all lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

Parent company guarantee or performance bond may be required depending on the financial status of the company.

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

If a consortium, one member will be required to accept prime contractor responsibility for the other member(s). A consortium maybe required to form a legal entity with the appropriate parent company guarantees as a condition of the contract.

All sub-contractors will be the responsibility of the legal entity awarded the contract.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

The successful contractor(s) will provide accurate and timely deliveries. The number of serious upheld complaints from patients and staff will be monitored. The successful contractor(s) will respond to emergencies within agreed timeframes.

The successful contractor(s) must have arrangements in place for meeting contingencies and emergency requirements e.g. sickness/‘disasters’, production breakdown etc.

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information concerning the personal situation of the contractor(s) and information and formalities necessary for the evaluation of the minimum economic, financial and technical capacity required.

Suppliers should register their interest on the suppliers' portal on the Due North system at: www.supplying2nhs.com.

The information required in order for applicants to pass the General Disclosure Questionnaire (GDQ) stage is set out in the GDQ. In view of the nature of the performance obligations that are likely to be required from suppliers, applicants will be required to demonstrate that they are of requisite ability and technical capacity. Bidders shall demonstrate that the supplier, its directors or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control is not guilty of an offence listed in Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

BCHC-16-0010

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

BCHC will incorporate a minimum ten (10) calendar day standstill period at the point information when the contract award is communicated to the tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from BCHC before the framework agreement is entered into. Such additional information should be requested from the address in Section VI.4.1 of this notice. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, the UK Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) and Public Contract Regulations 2015 Chapter 6 applies to such proceedings. Any such action must be brought promptly (within 30 days from the date when the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen). If successful the court may order the contract ineffective / order the contracting authority to amend any document / set aside the contract / award damages.

award damages.

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Lot 1 Functional Electrical Stimulation Managed Service, Equipment and Accessories:

Lot 1 Equipment shall include:

Functional Only Stimulators

Functional and Exercise Stimulators

Accessories shall include:

Instruction Manual (full and quick guide)

Storage Bag

Knee Straps

Case

Belt Clip

Insoles

Wireless Insoles

Wireless footswitches

Knee cuff

Electrodes

Electrode leads

Footswitch leads

Footswitches

Battery charger

Rechargeable batteries

Non-rechargeable e.g. CR2430 or 9v.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Lot 2 Equipment shall include:

Units capable of both Functional and Exercise Stimulation only

Accessories shall include:

Instruction Manual (full and quick guide)

Storage Bag

Knee Straps

Case

Belt Clip

Insoles

Wireless Insoles

Wireless footswitches

Knee cuff

Electrodes

Electrode leads

Footswitch leads

Footswitches

Battery charger

Rechargeable batteries

Non-rechargeable e.g. CR2430 or 9v.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Lot 3 Consumables

Electrodes range of sizes and properties for skin care

Leads range of lengths for attachment to electrodes and footswitches

Batteries — all types as appropriate.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots