Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-06-27
Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (‘NSS’)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33111620 | 33111800 | 33113000: Magnetic resonance imaging equipment | 33115000 | 33182400
Estimated value: 14000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-08-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This Framework Agreement is for the provision of mobile, relocatable and static diagnostic imaging services(note; services may include equipment or staff and equipment) which may facilitate (but is not limited to); CT, MR, angiography (including Cath Labs), X-Ray, Ultrasound, PET/CT, nuclear medicine, mammography and bone densitometry.
The provision of imaging services within a mobile or relocatable (vehicular, modular, demountable or relocatable) unit, (note; services will include staff and equipment) which may include, but is not limited to; CT, MR, angiography (including cath labs), X-Ray, Ultrasound, PET/CT, nuclear medicine, mammography and bone densitometry. The service within this lot is to enable the capture of diagnostic images and the provision of patient care. Bidders must be able to provide at least one member of staff (including radiographers and any clinical support staff) who must be skilled and fully qualified.
The provision of diagnostic imaging services within a static location, (note; services will include staff and equipment) which may include, but is not limited to; CT, MR, angiography (including cath labs), X-Ray, Ultrasound, PET/CT, nuclear medicine, mammography and bone densitometry. The service within this lot is to enable the capture of diagnostic images and the provision of patient care.
The provision of imaging services within a mobile or relocatable (vehicular, modular, demountable or relocatable) unit, (note; services will be for the provision of equipment only) which may include, but is not limited to; CT, MR, angiography (including cath labs), X-Ray, Ultrasound, PET/CT, nuclear medicine, mammography and bone densitometry. The service within this lot is to enable the capture of diagnostic images and the provision of patient care. The service provision within this lot is unstaffed.
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types of insurance indicated below.
All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.
Where the potential framework participant is unable for a valid reason to provide the information required, the authority may accept such other information provided by the potential framework participant as the authority considers appropriate.
Suppliers responses will be completed within the ITT with the use of the open procedure and exclusion based on inability to demonstrate ability to service NHSS requirements satisfactorily.
(i) mandatory requirement for each potential framework participant to operate to ISO13485:2003 orISO9001:2001 or equivalent
(ii) mandatory requirement for each potential framework participant to be able to supply capacity on either a mobile or static equipment at point of tender for at least one modality that meets the clinical specifications;
(iii) mandatory requirement that any staff provided meet the minimum requirements set out in the tender documents.
(iv) mandatory requirements that uptime of systems to be 100 % with the Health Board credited with time in lieu for any downtime occurring in a contracted period or provided with a pro-rata refund;
(v) mandatory requirement that each potential framework participant agrees to work within relevant industry guidelines, as set out in the tender documents;
(vi) mandatory requirement that each potential framework participant agreed to meet minimum standards for IT security and handling of patient identifiable information, as set out in the tender documents;

Eligibility requirements: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types of insurance indicated below. Employer's (compulsory) liability insurance = 5 000 000 GBP, Public liability insurance = 5 000 000 GBP, Professional indemnity insurance = 2 000 000 GBP, Product liability insurance = 5 000 000 GBP.

Award value: 14000000