Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-01-26
Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’)
Country: UK
Region: SCOTLAND
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33182200
Estimated value: 20000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-03-14
Award criteria: Price (Lots 1 to 10), Quality (Lots 1 to 10), Price (Lot 11), Quality (Lot 11)

Technical requirements: Price (Lots 1 to 10)
Quality (Lots 1 to 10)
Price (Lot 11)
Quality (Lot 11)
All mainland and Island Health Boards and special Health Boards, plus all locations of the Common Services Agency.
Supply of Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT-P and CRT-D) devices and Systems, Iimplantible Cardiac Defibrillators (ICD) Single & Dual Chamber devices and systems and Delivery Kits (CRT).
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 5148 under ITTs 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 ITT it will move to your My ITTs 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.
Supply of Box Change Only (CRT-P Standard box, CRT-P Advanced box, CRT-D Standard box, CRT-D Advanced box, CRT-D Advanced Quadrapolar box, ICD Dual Chamber Standard box, ICD Dual Chamber Advanced box, ICD Single Chamber Standard box and ICD Single Chamber Advanced box.
The supply of CRT-P, CRT-D, ICD and Delivery Kits. This framework will be available to 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).
The Authority is entitled at its sole discretion to extend the duration of the framework agreement by up to 24 months.
Economic operators should confirm that neither it, its Directors, nor any person who has power or representation, decision or control of the economic operator 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 the economic operator.

Eligibility requirements: Economic operators should confirm that neither it, its Directors, nor any person who has power or representation, decision or control of the economic operator 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 the economic operator. Potential framework participants must submit statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to the business of the potential framework participant where publication of the statement required under the law of the relevant state in which the potential framework participant is established; or where appropriate, a statement, covering three previous financial years of the potential framework participant, of: (a) the overall turnover of the business of the potential framework participant; and (b) where appropriate, the turnover in respect of the goods and services which are similar type to the subject matter of this framework agreement. 1. Potential framework participants must ensure that all CRT, ICD and Delivery Kits tendered are CE marked under the Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC; 2. Potential framework participants must have a valid Quality Management system to ISO9001 or equivalent; 3. Remote Monitoring must be fully functioning and capable of being activated at no extra cost, including all necessary hardware and for the the lifetime of the patient; 4. Battery Depletion — If CRT runs out of battery after less than 2 years then 100 % of the contract price would be provided, after less than 3 years then 50 % of the contract price would be provided, after less than 4 years then 25 % of the contract price would be provided; 5. Battery Depletion — If ICD runs out of battery after less than 4 years then 100 % of the contract price would be provided, after less than 5 years then 50 % of the contract price would be provided, after less than 6 years then 25 % of the contract price would be provided.
Potential framework participants must submit statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to the business of the potential framework participant where publication of the statement required under the law of the relevant state in which the potential framework participant is established; or where appropriate, a statement, covering three previous financial years of the potential framework participant, of: (a) the overall turnover of the business of the potential framework participant; and (b) where appropriate, the turnover in respect of the goods and services which are similar type to the subject matter of this framework agreement.
1. Potential framework participants must ensure that all CRT, ICD and Delivery Kits tendered are CE marked under the Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC; 2. Potential framework participants must have a valid Quality Management system to ISO9001 or equivalent; 3. Remote Monitoring must be fully functioning and capable of being activated at no extra cost, including all necessary hardware and for the the lifetime of the patient; 4. Battery Depletion — If CRT runs out of battery after less than 2 years then 100 % of the contract price would be provided, after less than 3 years then 50 % of the contract price would be provided, after less than 4 years then 25 % of the contract price would be provided; 5. Battery Depletion — If ICD runs out of battery after less than 4 years then 100 % of the contract price would be provided, after less than 5 years then 50 % of the contract price would be provided, after less than 6 years then 25 % of the contract price would be provided.