Contract notice: Surgical implants Tender - 38087517

Procurement Summary

Country: United Kingdom

Summary: Contract notice: Surgical implants

Deadline: 16 Dec 2019

Posting Date: 19 Nov 2019

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 38087517

Document Ref. No.: 546491-2019

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: -

Tender Value: Refer Document

CPV Classification

33184100 - Surgical implants
33185200 - Cochlear implant
33185000 - Hearing aids
33185100 - Parts and accessories for hearing aids

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Tender Details

Object of the contract
Surgical implants
Description: Contract notice: Surgical implants
Authority Type: National or federal Agency/Office
Contact Nature: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
Document: Contract notice
Regulation: European Union, with participation by GPA countries
Award criteria: The most economic tender
CPV code: 33184100, 33185200, 33184100, 33184100, 33185200, 33185000, 33185100
CPV Description: Surgical implants.
Cochlear implant.
Hearing aids.
Parts and accessories for hearing aids.
Audiological Implantable Devices and Associated Accessories, Consumables, Maintenance and Repair
NHSSC seeks to establish a non-exclusive framework agreement (FAG) for supply to NHSSC customer base via the non-direct and direct route, to supply audiological implantable devices, associated accessories, consumables, maintenance and repair.
This lot covers Cochlear Implant Systems. Products include but are not limited to: cochlear implants, sound processors units, sound processor kits, electric acoustic stimulation audio processors, electric acoustic stimulation implants, auditory brainstem implants, biomodal kits, surgical equipment, accessories and consumables, care packages, maintenance and repair. Please refer to the specification for further details. Precise quantities are unknown.
It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be circa 26 000 000 GBP in the first year of this framework agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the FAG.
Applicants should refer to II.2) of this contract notice for further details in respect of appointment to the individual lots across the framework agreement.
Applicants may bid for one, more than one or all of the lots and applicants should refer to the invitation to tender for more information in respect of this.
The term of contracts formed under the framework agreement may continue beyond the end of the term of the framework agreement itself.
NHS Supply Chain expects to provide successful suppliers with the opportunity to offer additional savings to customers through the provision of discounted pricing, value added offerings and commitment initiatives.
NHS Supply Chain will share savings information in order to assist its customers with making informed procurement decisions. The framework agreement will be between NHS Supply Chain and the Supplier. Under the framework agreement there will be 2 different methods of supply: one for non-direct contract products and one for direct contract products.
NHS Supply Chain will be entitled to purchase the supplies and/or services identified in the tender documents as non-direct contract products which it will then make available for purchase by:
1) Any NHS Trust;
2) Any other NHS entity;
3) Any government department, agency or other statutory body; and/or
4) Any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector.
For the supplies and/or services identified as direct contract products in the tender documents:
1) NHS Supply Chain;
2) Any NHS Trust;
3) Any other NHS entity;
4) Any government department, agency or other statutory body; and/or
5) Any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector will be able to enter into a direct contract with the supplier for any of the supplies and/or services under the framework.
Electronic ordering will be used and electronic invoicing will be accepted and electronic payment will be used. For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding the estimate indicated at II.2.1), NHS Supply Chain does not guarantee any level of purchase through the framework and advises applicants that the framework shall be established on a non-exclusive basis.
Tenders and all supporting documentation for the contract must be priced in sterling and written in English. Any agreement entered into will be considered a contract made in England according to English law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
NHS Supply Chain is not liable for any costs (including any third party costs fees or expenses incurred by those expressing an interest, participating or tendering for this contract opportunity.
NHS Supply Chain reserves the right to terminate the procurement process (or part of it), to change the basis of and the procedures for the procurement process at any time, or to procure the subject matter of the contract by alternative means if it appears that it can be more advantageously procured by alternative means. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted. All communications must be made through NHS Supply Chain's eTendering portal at http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/ using the Message Centre facility linked to this particular contract notice.
Please note that the maximum number of suppliers as set out in IV.1.3) is an estimate only.
Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information:
This procurement exercise will be conducted on the NHS Supply Chain eTendering portal at http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/
Candidates wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement-specific information (if required) through the NHS Supply Chain eTendering portal as follows:
Registration.
1) Use URL http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/ to access the NHS Supply Chain Procurement portal;
2) If not yet registered:
— click on the 'Not Registered Yet' link to access the registration page,
— complete the registration pages as guided by the mini guide found on the landing page.
Portal access:
If registration has been completed:
— login with URL http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/
— click on the 'Supplier Dashboard' icon to open the list of new procurement events.
Expression of interest:
— view contract notice content by clicking on the 'View Notice' button for the procurement event. This opens a PDF document,
— express an interest by clicking on the 'Express Interest' button,
— to start the response process after the expression of interest has been done, select the 'My Active Opportunities' option and click on the 'Apply' button,
— select the procurement event from the list by clicking on the description,
— in the detail view click on the orange coloured 'Framework Agreement' button to start responding to the tender.
Header level requirements:
— applicants are required to read all framework header documents which can be accessed using the 'NHS Scheader Documents' button, which is located in the 'Select Framework' tab,
— applicants are required to upload the documents requested using the 'Supplier Header Documents' button, which is located in the 'Select Framework' tab,
— applicants are required to complete all mandatory questions, which can be accessed using the 'Framework Questionnaire' tab.
Lot level requirements:
— a preview of the lot line details can be viewed using the 'Lot Header' tab, by selecting the Lot and using the 'Lot Line Information' button. In order to respond to a lot, applicants must select the relevant lot and then use the 'Express Intent' button. This expression of intent does not place any obligation on the applicant to respond, the action unlocks the ability to respond,
— complete price offers per line for the lot by completing the required fields for the lines the applicant wants to include in the bid using the 'Lot Line Detail' tab. There are a number of mandatory fields to complete on a product line basis; these are highlighted in yellow in the 'Lot Line Detail' tab,
— applicants are required to upload the documents requested using the 'Supplier Lot Documents' button, which is located in the 'Lot Header' tab,
— applicants are required to answer all mandatory lot specific questions found in the 'Lot Evaluation Criteria' tab,
— applicants are then required to click on the 'Terms and Conditions' button in the 'Submit Individual Lot Response(s)' tab to view and accept the ISS Terms and Conditions,
— accept the ISS 'Terms and Conditions' button to access this function,
— submit lot response, by clicking on the 'Submit Response to Selected Lot' button in the 'Submit Individual Lot Response(s)' tab to submit response for the lot. Each lot must be submitted independently,
— applicants are able to view their submission using the 'Supplier Submission Report' button, found in the 'Submit Individual Lot Response(s)' tab.
Please refer to Section III.1.1) for additional information.
Internet address (URL): https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health

Documents

 Tender Notice