Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-10-06
Buyer: NHS Fife Health Board
Country: UK
Region: Clackmannanshire and Fife
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33192600 | 38423000 | 38423100 | 71630000 | 71631000
Estimated value: 150000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-11-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Provision of Engineering Inspection Service for NHS Fife. The service will cover pressure systems and lifting equipment in the main and it will be for a period of 3 years with the option of up to 2 years extension annually.
NHS Fife sites including Victoria,Queen Margaret, Cameron, Glenrothes, Randolph Wemyss Mem. and Stratheden Hospitals.
Procurement of Engineering Inspection Services for NHS Fife covering mainly pressure systems and lifting equipment. This tender is not divided into lots.
Bidding company must be UKAS accredited to ISO/IEC 17020:2012 or must be must be UKAS accredited to ISO/IEC 17020:2012 by the start date of the contract if successful
Bidding company must be (The Safety Assessment Federation) SAFed Registered/Member or must be (The Safety Assessment Federation) SAFed Registered/Member by the start date of the contract if successful.
When completing the Qualification Criteria Questions via the PCS-Tender process Bidders must make reference to ESPD Question Part IV section 4B. In this regard, Bidders must demonstrate a return on capital employed at a ratio of greater than zero.
Ratio will be calculated as follows: net profit after tax divided by net assets (total assets less current liabilities).
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded
Bidding company must be UKAS accredited to ISO/IEC 17020:2012 or must be must be UKAS accredited to ISO/IEC 17020:2012 by the start date of the contract if successful
Bidding company must be (The Safety Assessment Federation) SAFed Registered/Member or must be (The Safety Assessment Federation) SAFed Registered/Member by the start date of the contract if successful.
Bidding company must be able to provide consultancy services to support, for example, Non-destructive testing (NDT) requirements
Bidding company must be able to provide an electronic reporting or database management system support within 6 months of the contract start date. This shall have guaranteed support with legal guarantee in place which details that NHS Fife will have access to the system including the release of all relevant documents/reports for up to a minimum of 6 years following the end of the contract owing to any reason in line with NHS Fife Retention and Disposal of Records Policy in connection with the Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011.
If successful, the contract company shall not assign the whole or any part of the Contract nor sub-contract the supply of any part of the contracted services.
In order to comply with the approved codes of practice for the regulations under which pressure systems and lifting equipment is subject to periodic in-service thorough examination, a Competent Person is shall be a corporate body rather than an individual as regards non-destructive testing (NDT). An Indication of competence is accreditation and certification and this include:
The Competent Person is legally required to notify the NHS Board as soon as possible, following a thorough examination, of any defects which are (or could soon become) dangerous. Failure to do so will constitute a breach of the law.

Eligibility requirements: Bidding company must be UKAS accredited to ISO/IEC 17020:2012 or must be must be UKAS accredited to ISO/IEC 17020:2012 by the start date of the contract if successful Bidding company must be (The Safety Assessment Federation) SAFed Registered/Member or must be (The Safety Assessment Federation) SAFed Registered/Member by the start date of the contract if successful.

Award value: 150000