Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-10-31
Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (‘Authority’)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33150000: Radiotherapy devices | 33151000: Radiotherapy devices and supplies
Estimated value: 6400000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-11-28
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Radiotherapy equipment installed at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, and the Edinburgh Cancer Centre, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, will reach the end of its recommended life-expectancy and is due for replacement under the Scottish Government's Radiotherapy Capital Equipment Replacement Programme (CERP).
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 Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow and Edinburgh Cancer Centre, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh.
Radiotherapy equipment installed at both the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, located at the Gartnavel General Hospital (the ‘Beatson’) within Greater Glasgow Health Board and the Edinburgh Cancer Centre, located at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh (the ‘ECC’) within Lothian Health Board will reach the end of its recommended life-expectancy and is due for replacement under the Scottish Government's Radiotherapy Capital Equipment Replacement Programme (CERP).
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 solely be responsible for effecting any subcontracting or collaborative arrangements required with other suppliers to allow the successful Contractor to meet this commitment.
4B.1.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum ‘general’ yearly turnover of 12 800 000 GBP for the last 3 years.
4B.2.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly turnover of 12 800 000 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.
— 4C.12 If awarded to the Contract Potential Contractors must provide evidence that tendered products are CE marked. Evidence should be in the form of certification issued by a notified body.
1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent),
a. A documented policy regarding quality management. The policy must set out responsibilities for quality management demonstrating that the bidder has and continues to implement a quality management policy that is authorised by their Chief Executive, or equivalent, and is periodically reviewed at a senior management level. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work to be undertaken and set out responsibilities for quality management throughout the organisation.
b. Documented procedures for periodically reviewing, correcting and improving quality performance including processes for ensuring that the bidder's quality management is effective in reducing/preventing incidents of sub-standard delivery, this must include the quality of output and general performance.
c. A documented process for ensuring that quality management is effective in reducing/preventing incidents of sub-standard delivery, this must include the quality of output and general performance. The bidder must be able to provide copies of their organisation's documentation procedures, that meet current agreed good practice. These must include the arrangements for quality management throughout the bidder's organisation. They must set out how the bidder's organisation will carry out its policy, with a clear indication of how the arrangements are communicated to the workforce.


Award value: 6400000