Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-08-11
Buyer: NHS National Services Scotland
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 50117000: Motor vehicle conversion and maintenance services
Estimated value: 1140000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-09-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The NHS Requirement is for 6 trailers (1 x twin unit, 5 x single units) to be purchased between financial years 2018/2019 – 2020/2021 at a rate of 2 trailers per Financial Year over the 3-year period, with the award of contract made at a fixed cost for the 6 trailers.
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.
The following list provides details of the sections within the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) that must be completed. The ESPD is located within NHS National Services Scotland — Breast Screening Trailers, itt_25659.
4B.1.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover listed below for the last 3 years.
4B.5.1 / 4B.5.2 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:
The following list provides details of the sections within the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) that must be completed. The ESPD is located within NHS National Services Scotland - Breast Screening Trailers, itt_25659.
— 4C.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 2.4 of the Contract Notice.
The Award is expected to be made in October 2018 with the first 2 trailers to be delivered by 31.3.2019.
The Authority’s preference is to make an award only for Lot 2 and Lot 4 for the single and double units with the hybrid power system. Lot 2 and Lot 4 will be awarded unless the increased purchase costs outweigh the reduction in the running costs; it exceeds the available budget; and/or the expected operational benefits are insufficient. In that case, Lots 1 and 3 only will be awarded.
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.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 11595. 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 notification has previously been made)applied to be selected to tender, of its decision to award the contract which notification will contain among other information, a summary of the reasons why the economic operators was unsuccessful. The notification will incorporate a ‘standstill period’ of a minimum of 10 clear calendar days (or a minimum of 15 if the communication method used is not electronic) between the date on which the Authority dispatches the notice(s) and the date on which the Authority proposes to conclude the relevant contract. The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority during the standstill period will automatically continue the prohibition on entering into the contract 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 contract has been entered into include the setting aside of the decision to award the contract to the winning tenderer(s). The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the contract has been entered into will not affect the contract 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: 1140000