Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-07-05
Buyer: Grampian Health Board (hereafter referred to as the "Authority")
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33100000 | 33110000: Imaging equipment for medical use
Estimated value: 2500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-08-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: NHS Grampian is planning to equip the John Mallard Scottish PET Centre with a new cyclotron which must meet the requirements detailed within the NHS Requirement in the Tender documents.
This replacement will be a turnkey procurement which will require the decommissioning and disposal of the existing machine.
The John Mallard PET Centre currently has an RDS111 cyclotron in place supported by Siemens. The system is now 21 years old and is used predominately for the production of 18F and occasionally 11C.
The procurement must be Turnkey including but not limited to the installation of the final core system but should also include the supply of any specialized equipment, connection to the existing infrastructure, installation qualification (IQ), operational qualification (OQ) and performance qualification (PQ).
NHS Grampian is planning to equip the John Mallard Scottish PET Centre with a new cyclotron which must meet the requirements detailed within the NHS Requirement within the Tender documents.
This replacement will be a turnkey procurement which will require the decommissioning and disposal of the existing machine.
The John Mallard PET Centre currently has an RDS111 cyclotron in place supported by Siemens. The system is now 21 years old and is used predominately for the production of 18F and occasionally 11C.
The procurement must be Turnkey including but not limited to the installation of the final core system but should also include the supply of any specialized equipment, connection to the existing infrastructure, installation qualification (IQ), operational qualification (OQ) and performance qualification (PQ).
It is intended that an award will be made to one successful Contractor who will act in the role of Prime contractor for supply of all products and associated services to the Boards. This means that the successful contractor shall assume full responsibility for supply of all Products and associated services. The successful contractor shall be solely responsible for effecting any sub-contracting or collaborative arrangements required with other suppliers to allow the successful Contractor to meet this commitment.
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.
4B.1.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 5 000 000 GBP for the last 3 years.
4B.2.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly turnover of 5 000 000 GBP for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the Contract.
4B.5 It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
— All tendered products must fully comply with the NHS Requirement included within the tender documents,
— 4.C.1.2 Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the OJEU Contract Notice,

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.

Award value: 2500000