Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-02-10
Buyer: National Services Scotland (Blood Transfusion Service) (hereafter referred to as the ‘Authority’)
Country: UK
Region: Edinburgh, City of
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Accelerated restricted procedure
CPV classification: 33100000
Estimated value: 300000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-02-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) has a requirement for three (3) Isolators for the SNBTS new National Centre, based at Heriot-Watt Research Park, Edinburgh and is being undertaken by the Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’).
Note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to carry out this procurement process. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not already registered, registration will be required.
To access PCS-Tender, record your interest in this notice and access the tender documentation, please visit https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk and search for project Code 1558 under PQQs Open to All Suppliers. Please use the Search/Filter function, then select Project Code from the drop-down. Please note that once you have expressed interest in the PQQ it will move to your My PQQs area.
For further information on using PCS-Tender, please read the Supplier Response Guide: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/supplierhelppage/PCS-TSupplierResponseGuide.pdf
If you have already registered on Public Contracts Scotland and PCS-Tender and paired your accounts you can access PCS-Tender through your Public Contracts Scotland Control Panel.
One economic operator shall be required to take Prime Contractor responsibility for delivery, implementation, commissioning, training and support and the contract shall be entered into between the Health Board (for supply of goods and services to them) and the Prime Contractor (who shall be liable in the event of a consortium bid).
Economic operators should confirm that neither it, its directors, nor any person who has power or representation decision or control has been convicted of any of the offences detailed in Regulation 23(1) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 and that the grounds detailed in Regulation 23(4) of the Regulations do not apply to any of the said parties (See contact documents).
1) Each Potential Framework Participant must hold and provide a copy of their current certification for either ISO 9001 or equivalent.
To meet time scales for the installation of the Isolators in the new SNBTS National Centre Building in-line with the Building Contract requirements.
The Isolators are to be installed in a facility where the following Regulations must be complied with:
2) EudraLex: The Rules Governing Medicinal Products in the European Union. Volume 4: EU Guidelines to Good Manufacturing Practice Medicinal Products for Human and Veterinary Use. Annex 1: Manufacture of Sterile Medicinal Products (Brussels, 25.11.2008 rev.) Annex 15: Qualification and Validation.
The Authority will notify economic operators who submitted a tender or (where no deselection notification has previously been made) applied to be selected to tender, of its decision to award the contract which notification will contain among other information, a summary of the reasons why the economic operator was unsuccessful. The notification will incorporate a ‘standstill period’ of a minimum of 10 clear calendar days (or a minimum of 15 if the communication method used is not electronic) between the date on which the Authority despatches the notice and the date on which the Authority proposes to make an award pursuant to this procurement. The bringing of Court proceedings against the Authority during the standstill period will automatically continue the prohibition on entering into the contract until the Court proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of, or the Court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition. The remedies that may be awarded by the Courts before the contract has been entered into include the setting aside of the decision to award the contract to the winning tenderer. The bringing of Court proceedings against the Authority after the contract has been entered into will not affect the contract unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the Courts where the contract has been entered into are limited to the award of damages. Economic operators are entitled to write to the Authority after receipt of the notification should they require further clarification. The Authority will respond within 15 days of such a written request, but it should be noted that receipt by the Authority of such request during the standstill period may not prevent the Authority from awarding the contract following the expiry of the standstill period. Where an economic operator is dissatisfied with the Authority's response to its request for clarification, or considers that the contract has been concluded in breach of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012, such economic operator is advised to promptly seek independent legal advice.

Eligibility requirements: Economic operators should confirm that neither it, its directors, nor any person who has power or representation decision or control has been convicted of any of the offences detailed in Regulation 23(1) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 and that the grounds detailed in Regulation 23(4) of the Regulations do not apply to any of the said parties (See contact documents). See Contract / tender documents. See Contract / tender documents. See Contract / tender documents. 1) Each Potential Framework Participant must hold and provide a copy of their current certification for either ISO 9001 or equivalent.
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See Contract / tender documents. 1) Each Potential Framework Participant must hold and provide a copy of their current certification for either ISO 9001 or equivalent.
1) Each Potential Framework Participant must hold and provide a copy of their current certification for either ISO 9001 or equivalent.