Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-12-16
Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("the Authority")
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33641200
Estimated value: 2825000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-01-22
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’) acting through its division Procurement, Commissioning and Facilities is undertaking this procurement for the supply of Speculum & Pessary Products to the National Distribution Centre, Larkhall ML9 2QX on behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 (collectively hereafter referred to as ‘Participating Authorities’) where applicable.
** Important note - this Lot will be awarded on a Multi Supplier Unranked basis - with a maximum of three (3) suppliers being awarded the framework **.
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.
(1) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate in respect of the activities which similar type to the subject matter of the notice.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide a statement of accounts or extracts relating to their business. See contract/tender documentation which incorporates the requirements of the ESPD (Scotland) and the financial period of reporting is the previous 3 financial years.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 8000. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343.
The Authority will notify economic operators who submitted a tender or (where no deselection process has previously been made) applied to be selected to tender, of its decision to award the Framework Agreement which notification will contain, among other information, a summary of the reasons as to why the economic operator was unsuccessful. The notification will incorporate a ‘standstill period’ of a minimum of 10 (ten) clear calendar days (or a minimum of 15 (fifteen) if the communication method used is not electronic) between the date on which the Authority despatches the notice(s) and the date on which the Authority proposes to conclude the relevant Framework Agreement. The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority during the standstill period will automatically continue the prohibition on entering into the Framework Agreement 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 Framework Agreement has been entered into include the setting aside of the decision to award the Framework Agreement to the winning tenderer(s). The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Framework Agreement has been entered into will not affect the Framework Agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise, the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the Framework Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.

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: 2825000