Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-05-18
Buyer: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48420000 | 48430000 | 48450000 | 48610000: Database systems | 48720000: Bar-coding software package
Estimated value: 10000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-06-13
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This Tender seeks real-time solutions that offer visibility to clinicians and hospital management on the whereabouts and status of patients, beds, assets and staff. This visibility allows healthcare systems to increase patient throughput and access, reduce overcrowding and accelerate patient discharge and transfers. The solution must utilise resources efficiently, driving real-time and historical data for continual operational improvement within the acute care setting, and provide visibility on patient flow out in the community. The solution must be holistic in its approach, supporting a Trust through innovative technology, as well as transformation techniques which help embed sustainable improvement.
The contracting authority will treat an economic operator as ineligible or decide not to select an economic operator in accordance with these Regulations on 1 or more of the following grounds, namely that the economic operator:
(a) Is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) Is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) Has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) Has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can demonstrate;
(e) Has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) Has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) Is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
(h) Has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organisation, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;
(i) Has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26.5.1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively; OJ/S S145 31.7.2007 180265-2007-EN European Communities âEUR” Supply contracts âEUR” Restricted procedure 3/4 31.7.2007 S145;
European Communities "EUR” Supply contracts "EUR” Restricted procedure Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union 3/4;
(j) Has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;
(k) Has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10.6.1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
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Eligibility requirements: The contracting authority will treat an economic operator as ineligible or decide not to select an economic operator in accordance with these Regulations on 1 or more of the following grounds, namely that the economic operator: (a) Is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations; (b) Is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations; (c) Has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct; (d) Has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can demonstrate; (e) Has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority; (f) Has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority; (g) Is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information; (h) Has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organisation, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA; (i) Has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26.5.1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively; OJ/S S145 31.7.2007 180265-2007-EN European Communities âEUR” Supply contracts âEUR” Restricted procedure 3/4 31.7.2007 S145; http://www.ted.europa.eu European Communities "EUR” Supply contracts "EUR” Restricted procedure Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union 3/4; (j) Has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities; (k) Has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10.6.1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering. Information on Economic and Financial ability is requested within the Pre Requisite Appendix 1. This document contains Economic and Financial exclusion criteria. Information on Technical capacity is requested within the Pre Requisite Appendix 1. This document contains Technical Capacity exclusion criteria.
Information on Economic and Financial ability is requested within the Pre Requisite Appendix 1. This document contains Economic and Financial exclusion criteria.
Information on Economic and Financial ability is requested within the Pre Requisite Appendix 1.
This document contains Economic and Financial exclusion criteria.
Information on Technical capacity is requested within the Pre Requisite Appendix 1. This document contains Technical Capacity exclusion criteria.
Information on Technical capacity is requested within the Pre Requisite Appendix 1.
This document contains Technical Capacity exclusion criteria.