Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-09-24
Buyer: Greater Glasgow Health Board (hereafter referred to as the ‘Authority’)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33150000: Radiotherapy devices | 33151000: Radiotherapy devices and supplies
Estimated value: 590000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-10-24
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Radiotherapy equipment installed at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, 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).
This NHS requirement includes the provision for the purchase of the following products: 2 x Brachytherapy HDR Afterloaders.
It is intended that an award will be made to 1 successful contractor who will act in the role of prime contractor for supply of all products and associated services to the authority. This means that the successful contractor shall assume full responsibility for supply of all products and associated services.
Radiotherapy equipment installed at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, located at the Gartnavel General Hospital (the ‘Beatson’) within Greater Glasgow 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).
This NHS Requirement includes the provision for the purchase of the following products: 2 x Brachytherapy HDR Afterloaders.
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 1 180 000 GBP for the last 3 years.
4B.2.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly turnover of 1 180 000 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); or
(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;


Award value: 590000