Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-12-13
Buyer: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33140000: Medical consumables | 33696500
Estimated value: 650000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-01-13
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board who are seeking to establish a unranked framework for lipoprotein apheresis.
The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board who are seeking to establish an unranked framework for lipoprotein apheresis.
The Department of Medicine located at Llandough Hospital is responsible for providing the health board’s lipoprotein apheresis service. It is intended to deliver the service on a framework basis in order to include all specialist suppliers as the type of treatment essential for patients can vary due to their individual requirements.
Potential framework participants will be expected to supply equipment (up to 4 at any given time) and consumables to meet the health board’s lipoprotein apheresis service. They will also be required to provide maintenance, servicing and training of the machines for the duration of the framework.
An option to extend for up to a further 24 months is included within the 48 months detailed in this advert at the health board's sole discretion in annual tranches.
1) The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract;
2) Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the ITT and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the contracting authority will not negotiate the terms;
5) All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders;
6) Prospective suppliers should note that NHS Shared Services Partnership — procurement services is acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board;
7) Bidders wishing to participate should visit the Bravo e-tenderwales portal and access the itt_79366.
Note: the authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=98153
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract.
Unsuccessful tenderers and applicants are entitled to receive reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the tenderer/applicant was unsuccessful. Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in Section I.1). Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendments) Regulations 2015.


Award value: 650000