Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-02-05
Buyer: NHS Blood & Transplant
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 60000000 | 60100000 | 63000000 | 85100000: Health services
Submission deadline: 2016-03-07
Award criteria: Technical/Specification, Quality, Delivery Performance, General, Price

Technical requirements: Technical/Specification
Quality
Delivery Performance
General
Price
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: All of England for Blood, United Kingdom for Tissue and Ocular with occasional movements to and from the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. The contract may also be used by other Blood Services including Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, NHS and ALBs — as per link following: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arms-length-bodies
To provide a national service to transport deceased tissue and eye donors, from hospital mortuaries throughout England and Wales to the Dedicated Donor Facility in Liverpool. Following the tissue donation, return the donor from the Dedicated Donor Facility to the originating Hospital/Trust mortuary located within mainland England and Wales.
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://nhsbt.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
Suppliers should endeavour to submit in as complete a form as possible as will be used as part of the evaluation process. Items (i) and (ii) are regarded as very important:
i)appropriate statements from bankers ( if annual reports are not required to be submitted — this is applicable to companies which are not registered);
iii)statement of overall turnover in respect of the goods/services to be covered by the contract for the 3 previous years;
v)details of your organisation's insurance protection in respect of employers, public/product and professional indemnity and provide a copy of any certificates.
The Contracting Authority will not shortlist any supplier to be invited to tender where any of the reasons detailed in Section 23 of UK Statutory Instrument 2006 No 5, The Public Contracts Regulations 2006, are deemed to apply. Where an economic operator is unable for a valid reason to provide the financial information which the Contracting Authority has requested in III, III.2.2, and III.2.3 above, the Contracting Authority shall accept such other information provided by the economic operator as the Contracting Authority considers appropriate. The Contracting Authority will shortlist suppliers to be invited to tender based upon an assessment of the information provided in response to III, III.2.2 and III.2.3 above. The Contracting Authority may require potential suppliers to complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ)and in such event the potential suppliers must complete the PQQ using the NHSBT e-Sourcing portal. This process and information provided will be used to enable the Contracting Authority to shortlist suppliers to be invited to tender in addition to that information already referred to above. The Selection Criteria for shortlisting suppliers to be invited to tender will be economic and financial standing and technical and professional ability. Shortlisted suppliers will be invited to attend a pre-tender meeting.
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: This authority (NHSBT — NHS Blood and Transplant) will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from Mrs Shirley Phillips, National Purchasing Manager Estates and Services, NHS Blood and Transplant, North Bristol Park, Park Way, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7QH. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages.

Eligibility requirements: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://nhsbt.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk. Suppliers should endeavour to submit in as complete a form as possible as will be used as part of the evaluation process. Items (i) and (ii) are regarded as very important: i)appropriate statements from bankers ( if annual reports are not required to be submitted — this is applicable to companies which are not registered); ii) submission of last 3 years annual reports and balance sheet; iii)statement of overall turnover in respect of the goods/services to be covered by the contract for the 3 previous years; iv)the company registration number and registered office address (if applicable); v)details of your organisation's insurance protection in respect of employers, public/product and professional indemnity and provide a copy of any certificates. Completion of a Pre Qualification Questionnaire will be required.
Suppliers should endeavour to submit in as complete a form as possible as will be used as part of the evaluation process. Items (i) and (ii) are regarded as very important: i)appropriate statements from bankers ( if annual reports are not required to be submitted — this is applicable to companies which are not registered); ii) submission of last 3 years annual reports and balance sheet; iii)statement of overall turnover in respect of the goods/services to be covered by the contract for the 3 previous years; iv)the company registration number and registered office address (if applicable); v)details of your organisation's insurance protection in respect of employers, public/product and professional indemnity and provide a copy of any certificates.
Completion of a Pre Qualification Questionnaire will be required.