Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-06-28
Buyer: UK Global Healthcare Limited
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 31643100 | 33151000: Radiotherapy devices and supplies | 33151400 | 51413000
Estimated value: 250000000 USD
Submission deadline: 2017-09-08
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: UK Global Healthcare Limited (‘UGH’) and Indo UK Healthcare Private Limited (‘IUHP’) on behalf of the Indo UK Institute of Health programme (‘IUIH’) (collectively referred to as ‘the Parties’) wish to appoint a partner/partners to a panel of Oncology (Radiotherapy) suppliers which will subsequently be invited to join long term partnerships with IUHP and IUIH to supply to the eleven proposed NHS branded Indo UK Institutes of Health at various locations across India. This advert is part of a comprehensive procurement programme which will be conducted by UGH and IUHP throughout 2017 and 2018 and which will be advertised in a similar manner. It follows on from 2 earlier requirements placed for cardiologyand radiology which are now at the contract award stage. Land has been purchased by IUIH and construction of the first Medicity will be starting in December 2017.
UGH is acting as the lead in putting in place a Framework Agreement for Oncology Equipment. The Framework Agreement will enable the award of call-off contracts for the development of hospitals and clinics across India. The successful partner/s will be required to provide the specified Oncology Equipment to each hospital and clinic. The successful partner/s will also be expected to share a proportion of the risk in the development of each hospital and clinic by way of financial investment. The form of such financial investment will form part of the tender solutions proposed by bidders.
This Lot includes all devices as well as associated supply and maintenance, treatment and planning software, installation, calibration, testing and training.
The Supply Agreement will be for a period of 20 years and may be extended beyond 20 years if this is operationally required to complete the large IUIH programme. The exact dates may be subject to adjustment.
A joint statement of support for the project was announced between the UK's former Prime Minister David Cameron and the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in Nov 2015, which was recently reinforced at the Tech Summit in Delhi in Nov 2016 by Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Theresa May. Neither Government is procuring the contracts, however. The purchasing authorities are entirely private.
UGH is acting as the lead in putting in place a Framework Agreement for Oncology Equipment. The Framework Agreement will enable the award of call-off contracts for the development of hospitals and clinics across India. The successful partner/s will be required to provide the specified Oncology Equipment to each hospital and clinic. The successful partner/s will also be expected to share a proportion of the risk in the development of each hospital and clinic by way of financial investment. The form of such financial investment will form part of the tender solutions proposed by bidders.
This Lot includes all devices as well as associated supply and maintenance, treatment and planning software, installation, calibration, testing and training.
The Supply Agreement will be for a period of 20 years and may be extended beyond 20 years if this is operationally required to complete the large IUIH programme. The exact dates may be subject to adjustment.
A joint statement of support for the project was announced between the UK's former Prime Minister David Cameron and the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in Nov 2015, which was recently reinforced at the Tech Summit in Delhi in Nov 2016 by Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Theresa May. Neither Government is procuring the contracts, however. The purchasing authorities are entirely private.
Further information will be provided within the tender documents. Bidders must express an interest in this procurement before 17:00 on 14.7.2017 in order to be eligible to tender for this opportunity. Expressions of interest are by email only to: mark.jones@apira.co.uk and must include a statement by the bidder stating which Lots it wishes to tender for. Any tenders submitted by a bidder which has not expressed such an interest by this deadline will be disqualified by the contracting entities.
Interested bidders must be able to demonstrate a minimum turnover of 3 000 000 000 USD or greater during each of the last three financial years, evidenced with annual accounts. Further information is provided within the procurement documents.
— Experience of working with both NHS and Indian healthcare services in the supply of Oncology equipment.
The IUIH Management Board and IUIH Procurement Board reserve the right, at their absolute discretion, to limit the number of Expressions of Interest accepted to a maximum of 10.
IUIH is one of the world's largest on-going healthcare projects aimed at adding 11 000 beds across 11 states in India to serve 400 000 000 people. The Contracting Authorities are entirely private entities and are not subject to either EU or Indian procurement law. The GPA does not apply. For avoidance of doubt, the publication of this contract notice is entirely voluntary and is being done in pursuit of best procurement practice and achieving best value. Nothing in this contract notice should be taken as acquiescence that either party is following EU or Indian procurement law or the GPA.
Each bidder expressing an interest in this procurement MUST provide evidence of compliance with all Conditions for participation outlined in section III. Failure to do this may result in your expression of interest being rejected.

Eligibility requirements: Further information will be provided within the tender documents. Bidders must express an interest in this procurement before 17:00 on 14.7.2017 in order to be eligible to tender for this opportunity. Expressions of interest are by email only to: mark.jones@apira.co.uk and must include a statement by the bidder stating which Lots it wishes to tender for. Any tenders submitted by a bidder which has not expressed such an interest by this deadline will be disqualified by the contracting entities.

Award value: 250000000