Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-06-08
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: 33696200
Estimated value: 2000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-07-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This Framework Agreement is for the supply of reagent strips and blood glucose and/or ketone monitors into both community and acute care environments for use by Healthcare Professionals in NHS Scotland.
Supply of blood ketone reagent strips and blood ketone monitors used in both the community and acute care environments by Healthcare Professionals in NHS Scotland.
Supply of both blood glucose and ketone reagent strips and dual function measurement monitors used in both the community and acute care environments used by Healthcare Professionals in NHS Scotland.
Supply of Accessories used with Lots 1, 2 & 3, including the supply of any ‘free of charge’ items specified within the ITT.
Supply of blood glucose reagent strips and blood glucose monitors used in both the community and acute care environments by Healthcare Professionals in NHS Scotland.
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
— Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance of 2 000 000 pounds sterling (This requirement relates to ESPD 4B.5.1) and
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of technical certification and professional accreditation levels indicated below:
1. The bidder must confirm that all products supplied under this framework are CE marked in accordance with Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC under IVD Directive (98/79/EC). This requirement relates to ESPD 4C.12).
2. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001, or ISO 13485, or equivalent, certification. (This requirement relates to ESPD 4D.1).
3. The bidder must confirm that all products supplied under this framework meet ISO 15197:2013 standards of accuracy. (This requirement relates to ESPD 4D.1).
4. The bidder must confirm that all products supplied under this framework are suitable for Multi-Patient use by Healthcare Professionals. (This requirement relates to ESPD 4D.1).
5. The bidder must be able to provide External Quality Assurance Services (EQAS) managed by a UKAS accredited provider, or equivalent body, on a quarterly basis at no cost to HBs.
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’) acting through its division National Procurement, is undertaking this procurement of Blood Glucose and/or Ketone monitoring solutions as used by Healthcare Professionals (‘Products’) 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).
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.


Award value: 2000000