Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
QE Facilities Ltd
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Gateshead
NE9 6SX
UK
Telephone: +44 1914820000
E-mail: matthew.james1@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nhssourcing.co.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.nhssourcing.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.nhssourcing.co.uk
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
Clinical Software (and Hardware) Solutions for use in Healthcare Framework
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
QE Procurement is seeking to establish a non-exclusive framework agreement for the supply to organisations engaged in the delivery of public healthcare services (‘Authorities’), of
clinical software (and hardware) solutions for use in healthcare (‘Solutions’) via the direct route of supply (the ‘Framework’) This procurement will consist of multiple product lines for Clinical IT (software and hardware) solutions.
This framework will used by for or on behalf of the whole of the UK public sector and their associated bodies and agencies, the voluntary sector, charities and/or other private organisations acting as managing agents or procuring on behalf of the public sector delivering services of a public nature.
*QE Procurement is a trading name of QE Facilities Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. References in this framework to QE Procurement shall be read as references to QE Facilities Ltd [‘Authority’].
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
750 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48180000
48782000
48783000
48814100
48814200
48814300
48814400
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
QE Procurement is seeking to establish a non-exclusive framework agreement for the supply to organisations engaged in the delivery of public healthcare services (‘Authorities’), of clinical software (and hardware) solutions for use in healthcare (‘Solutions’) via the direct route of supply (the ‘Framework’) This procurement will consist of multiple product lines for clinical IT (software and hardware) solutions.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
750 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
14/10/2020
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
14/10/2020
Local time: 12:01
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The value provided in Section II.1.5) is an estimate and there is no guarantee to suppliers any business following award to this framework agreement.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Gateshead
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/09/2020