Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-02-13
Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (“NSS")
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33100000 | 33124000
Estimated value: 800000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-03-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Establishing a Framework Agreement for the provision of Gallium Generators for use in NHS Scotland with PET/CT. The gallium-68 (Ga68) generator must produce an eluate of Ga68 chloride that meets the criteria stipulated in the European Pharmacopoeia (Eur Ph) monograph 2464, for Gallium (68Ga) Chloride Solution for Radiolabelling. All delivery and collection included.
NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) have commissioned the implementation of gallium-68 PET/CT imaging services in four Health Boards across Scotland:
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.
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 of insurance indicated below.
All Candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the Candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.
Where the potential framework participant is unable for a valid reason to provide the information required, the Authority may accept such other information provided by the potential framework participant as the authority considers appropriate.
The gallium-68 (Ga68) generator must produce an eluate of Ga68 chloride that meets the criteria stipulated in the European Pharmacopoeia (Eur Ph) monograph 2464, for Gallium (68Ga) Chloride Solution for Radiolabelling.
The Ga68 generator must be manufactured according to the conditions described in the European Commission’s Guidance on Good Manufacturing Practice (EU GMP).
The vendor must have attained a Marketing Authorisation from the European Medicines Agency and/or the MHRA (product licence) for the sale of the generator as a medicinal product in the United Kingdom.
— Scottish Hospices and the following further authorities: Scottish Further Education Colleges and Higher Education Institutions and members of Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd).
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (“the Authority”) acting through its division Procurement, Commissioning and Facilities, is undertaking this procurement of Gallium-68 Generators (“Products”) on behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated join boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 (collectively hereafter referred to as “Participating Authorities”), where applicable.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 12660. 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 Framework Agreement 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 Framework Agreement. The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority during the standstill period will automatically continue the prohibition on entering into the Framework Agreement 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 Framework Agreement has been entered into include the setting aside of the decision to award the Framework Agreement to the winning tenderer(s). The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Framework Agreement has been entered into will not affect the Framework Agreement 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. 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 of insurance indicated below. — employer's (compulsory) liability insurance = 5 000 000 GBP, — public liability insurance = 5 000 000 GBP, — product liability insurance = 5 000 000 GBP.

Award value: 800000