Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-04-07
Buyer: Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Country: UK
Region: Greater Manchester
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33140000: Medical consumables | 33696500 | 38434520 | 48000000 | 71900000
Estimated value: 2000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-05-06
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Authority is seeking Suppliers who are able to meet the following Key Goals/Vision relating to this Point of Care Testing (POCT) tender exercise:
This tender exercise covers the provision for Tameside Acute Hospital and Tameside and Glossop Community.
The tender is split into 8 (eight) Lots. Tenders may be submitted for 1, for several, or for all of the Lots. The Authority is not obliged to award all Lots. The Authority may award more than 1 lot to the same tenderer with no restriction on which lots may be combined.
In order for the Trust to maximise the efficiency gains, the successful suppliers are expected to co-operate with the managed service provider of the POCT if applicable and/or the main blood sciences managed service Provider (TBC).
Contract is for 7 years with options to extend for a further 7 years with an equipment refresh built in.
Invitations to tender in response to this contract notice may be submitted by a single bidder or a consortium. Consortium bids must take the form of prime and subcontractor arrangements with the prime contractor being responsible for all aspects of contract performance.
In accordance with Articles 57 to 63 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulations 57 to 63 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and as set out in the questionnaire available.
In accordance with Articles 57 to 63 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulations 57 to 63 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire available.
In accordance with Regulations 86 (Notices of decisions to award a contract), Regulation 87 (Standstill Period) and Regulation 91 (Enforcement of duties through the Court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contracting authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to the challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

Eligibility requirements: In accordance with Articles 57 to 63 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulations 57 to 63 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and as set out in the questionnaire available. In accordance with Articles 57 to 63 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulations 57 to 63 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire available. As per tender documentation. In accordance with Articles 57 to 63 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulations 57 to 63 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire available. As per tender documentation.
In accordance with Articles 57 to 63 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulations 57 to 63 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire available. As per tender documentation.
In accordance with Articles 57 to 63 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulations 57 to 63 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire available.
As per tender documentation.