Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Grampian Health Board (hereafter referred to as the ‘Authority’)
c/o NHS National Services Scotland, 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
Cyclotron for Grampian Health Board
Reference number: PET/CT
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Grampian was planning to equip the John Mallard Scottish PET Centre with a new cyclotron which must have met the requirements detailed within the NHS requirement in the tender documents.
Installation into a hospital setting was required by the Q1 2019.
This replacement was to be a turnkey procurement which would require the decommissioning and disposal of the existing machine.
The John Mallard PET Centre had an RDS111 cyclotron in place supported by Siemens. The system was then 21 years old and was used predominately for the production of 18F and occasionally 11C.
The procurement had to be Turnkey including but not limited to the installation of the final core system but should also include the supply of any specialized equipment, connection to the existing infrastructure, installation qualification (IQ), operational qualification (OQ) and performance qualification (PQ).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 250 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33100000
33110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM50
Main site or place of performance:
The John Mallard Scottish PET Centre, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, SCOTLAND.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Grampian was planning to equip the John Mallard Scottish PET Centre with a new cyclotron which must have met the requirements detailed within the NHS requirement within the tender documents.
Installation into a hospital setting was required by the Q1 2019.
This replacement was to be a turnkey procurement which would require the decommissioning and disposal of the existing machine.
The John Mallard PET Centre had an RDS111 cyclotron in place supported by Siemens. The system was then 21 years old and was used predominately for the production of 18F and occasionally 11C.
The procurement had to be Turnkey including but not limited to the installation of the final core system but should also include the supply of any specialized equipment, connection to the existing infrastructure, installation qualification (IQ), operational qualification (OQ) and performance qualification (PQ).
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 would assume full responsibility for supply of all products and associated services. The successful contractor would be solely responsible for effecting any sub-contracting or collaborative arrangements required with other suppliers to allow the successful contractor to meet this commitment.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Clinical and technical
/ Weighting: 35
Quality criterion: Service and support
/ Weighting: 15
Cost criterion: Total cost of ownership
/ Weighting: 50
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 127-289004
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PET/CT
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/12/2018
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
GE Medical Systems Ltd
Amersham Place
Little Chalfont
HP7 9NA
UK
Telephone: +44 1494544000
NUTS: UKJ13
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 250 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
While NHS National Services Scotland was conducting this procurement exercise on behalf of the Authority, the intention upon Award of contract was that Grampian Health Board would enter into an agreement with the successful bidder for the supply of their specific requirements.
(SC Ref:596013)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS National Services Scotland
Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
UK
Telephone: +44 1698794540
E-mail: paul.hornby@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.hfs.scot.nhs.uk
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
04/09/2019