Public procurement notice: Dynamic Purchasing System
Published: 2018-03-30
Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 85111200: Medical services
Estimated value: 30000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2022-10-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Authority has established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Medical Services at NHS Hospitals.
This PQQ is for a Dynamic Purchasing System for Providers with the potential additional capacity in the provision of range of clinics and outpatient services to support the NHS in Scotland in delivering comprehensive and effective healthcare services at NHS Hospitals. Potential Providers are invited to submit a PQQ demonstrating capability for medical services for adults and children to be performed by named qualified and competent consultants, with all appropriate and necessary steps taken to limit complications, minimise infection, and to provide where appropriate aftercare and follow-up.
Potential Providers are also invited to submit information on scope and capacity relating for diagnostic and other clinical services where potential Providers have a proven track record of the delivery of high quality care by appropriately qualified medical and healthcare practitioners.
The Authority has established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Medical Services at NHS Hospitals. The DPS is operated on a purely electronic basis and is open to new entrants throughout its life who meet the minimum criteria specified in the PQQ.
This notice provides access to an existing DPS set up by the Authority which will remain open for its lifetime to ne entrants.
The PQQ facilitates access by new entrants to the existing DPS for Provides with the potential additional capacity in the provision of range of inpatient procedures, clinics and outpatient services to support the NHS in Scotland in delivering comprehensive and effective healthcare services. Potential Providers are invited to submit a PQQ demonstrating capability for surgical procedures for adults and children to be performed by named qualified and competent surgeons, with all appropriate and necessary steps taken to limit complications, minimise infection, and to provide where appropriate aftercare and follow-up.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 9159. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343.
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:
Community benefits may be applied at point of call off through mini-competition for the DPS. As spend is not certain, community benefits cannot be imposed at the establishment of the DPS.
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason:
Community benefits may be applied at point of call off through mini-competition for the DPS. As spend is not certain, community benefits cannot be imposed at the establishment of the DPS.

Eligibility requirements: Please refer to details contained within the available documentation.

Award value: 30000000