Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-08-19
Buyer: NHS Supply Chain acting as agent for NHS Business Services Authority
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33124100 | 33124130 | 33197000 | 38510000 | 38515000
Estimated value: 32000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-09-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a non-exclusive Framework Agreement for the supply to the NHS Supply Chain customer base via the direct route of operating (theatre and outpatient) microscopes and associated accessories that are for use predominantly within National Health Service (Trust) Operating Theatre and Outpatient departments.
The types of microscopes that may be supplied under the terms of the Framework Agreement and that are for use in the said Operating Theatre and Outpatient departments are:
Applicants must be able to supply the Microscope equipment as detailed in the evaluated product lines (see section 2.18 of the Invitation to Tender document) in order to formally respond to this tender. This means that any potential Applicant will be unable to submit a tender if they are only able to supply microscope-related consumable items only.
This Framework Agreement is for 24 months with the option to extend in incremental stages for up to a total period of 24 months.
The scope of the requirement in respect of this Lot is Ear Nose and Throat (ENT), Ophthalmic, Neurological, Plastics and Maxillofacial Theatre Microscopes, including all associated options and accessories.
‘This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the 1
NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing all Applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in these tender documents and whose total score meets or exceeds a hurdle of at least 40 % when rounded up or down (as the case may be) from 4 decimal places at tender evaluation stage to the relevant line within Lot 1 of the Framework Agreement.
Applicants should note that they may therefore be appointed for 1 or a number of the Lines across this Lot and should refer to the Invitation to Tender for further information in respect of this.’
The scope of the requirement for this Lot is Ear Nose and Throat (ENT), Dental and Colposcopes Outpatient Microscopes, including all associated options and accessories.
‘This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the 1
NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing all Applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in these tender documents and whose total score meets or exceeds a hurdle of at least 50 % when rounded up or down (as the case may be) from 4 decimal places at tender evaluation stage to the relevant line within Lot 2 of the Framework Agreement.
Applicants should note that they may therefore be appointed for 1 or a number of the Lines across this Lot and should refer to the Invitation to Tender for further information in respect of this.’
‘This is an estimate only as precise quantities of likely purchases are unknown. It is anticipated that in the 1
‘This Framework Agreement will have the option to extend incrementally for a further period of up to 24 months in addition to the initial 24 month period as set out in the Framework Agreement.’
‘Parent company or other guarantees may be required in certain circumstances. Further details will be in the tender documents.’

Eligibility requirements: ‘Submission of Expression of Interest and Procurement Specific Information: This procurement exercise will be conducted on the NHS Supply Chain eTendering portal at: http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/ Candidates wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement-specific information (if required) through the NHS Supply Chain eTendering portal as follows: Registration: 1. Use URL: http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/ to access the NHS Supply Chain Procurement portal; 2. If not yet registered: — Click on the “Not Registered Yet” link to access the registration page; — Complete the registration pages as guided by the mini guide found on the landing page. Portal Access: If registration has been completed: — Login with URL: http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ISS/ — Click on the “Supplier Dashboard” icon to open the list of new procurement events. Expression of Interest: — View Contract Notice content by clicking on the “View Notice” button for the procurement event. This opens a PDF document; — Express an interest by clicking on the “Express Interest” button; — To start the response process after the expression of interest has been done select the “My Active Opportunities” option and click on the “Apply” button; — Select the procurement event from the list by clicking on the description; — In the detail view click on the orange coloured “Framework Agreement” button to start responding to the tender. Tender Response: Header Level Requirements: — Applicants are required to read all Framework Header Documents which can be accessed using the “NHS SC Header Documents” button which is located in the “Select Framework” tab. Please see section 6 of the Invitation to Tender document for further information about how to submit your tender response’.