Basildon & Thurrock University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Supply and Delivery of Various Sterile Medical Procedure Packs

UK-Basildon, Essex: Medical consumables.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
      Nethermayne, Basildon, Essex, SS16 5NL, United Kingdom
      Email: tenders@btuh.nhs.uk
      Contact: +44 1268524900, Attn: Ann Porterfield

      Further information can be obtained at: As Above       
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above       
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As Above       
   
   I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.3) Main activity:
      Health

   I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
      Not Provided

Section II: Object Of The Contract: SUPPLIES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Supply and Delivery of Various Sterile Medical Procedure Packs
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SUPPLIES
         Purchase
         
      II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:The notice involves a public contract                                                       
      
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Medical consumables. Dressing packs. Operating-theatre drapes. Supply and Delivery of Various Sterile Medical Procedure Packs to Main Hospital Sites in Essex.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         33140000 - Medical consumables.
         
         33141116 - Dressing packs.
         
         39518100 - Operating-theatre drapes.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Not Provided      
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: Not Provided
      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: Not Provided   
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust may work with other Trusts in the NHS Eastern region. Any resultant contract may also be for the benefit of other Trusts within this area that the Trust deems necessary for the delivery of the service or goods to the NHS bodies, local authorities, other government departments or non-department public bodies charged with the delivery of healthcare or health related services.      
      
      II.2.2)Options: Not Provided         
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: Not Provided         
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
      Not Provided

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: Not Provided      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
         The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 45(1) of Directive 2004/18/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2006 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 45(2) of Directive 2004/18/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the PCR 2006) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.
         
         A full list of these criteria are at http://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#pcr
         
         Candidates will be required to answer these questions as part of the qualification process. For candidates who are registered overseas, you will need to declare if you have any offences/misconduct under your own countries laws, where these laws are equivalent to the Regulation 23 lists. Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 45(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest for doing so. Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 45(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.

      Should you be interested please note that we use an eSourcing Portal for our tenders. Please see the following details if you want to express an interest in any notices that we may place:
The information and/or documents for this opportunity are available on https://www.delta-esourcing.com/. You must register on this site to respond. To register, please click on the LOGIN/REGISTER link located in the top right hand corner of the Home page. You must register as a supplier and complete the online registration instructions.
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2. Stage 2: Prepare Response. Please complete the online questionnaire and upload supporting documentation when prompted
3. Stage 3: Submit Response: Your response will be validated to ensure all mandatory questions have been completed prior to submitting your response.
Any clarification questions should be sent to the Buyer using the EMAIL BUYER button at the top of the page.
There are detailed user guides available on the portal however, if you experience any technical difficulties please contact the Delta eSourcing Helpdesk on call 0845 270 7050 or email helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com. The Technical Assistance button is located at the top of the page.
The deadline for submitting your response(s) is as point IV.3.4. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this invite prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents.      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         As stated in the Tender documents         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         As stated in the tender Documents
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         As stared in the Tender documents         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         As stated in the Tender Documents      
      III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1)Type Of Procedure
      IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open
   
   IV.2)Award Criteria
      IV.2.1)Award criteria:      
         The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
            The criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

      IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction:
         An electronic auction will be used: Not Provided
   IV.3)Administrative Information
      IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: Trust Tender Reference: 500      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No

      IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:


         Not Provided      
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 04/03/2013
         Time: 12:00      
      IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:         English
         
      IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
         Duration in days: 90
      
      IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
         Not Provided

Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: Not Provided
   VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Not Provided      
   VI.3)Additional Information: Should you be interested please note that we use an eSourcing Portal for our tenders. Please see the following details if you want to express an interest in any notices that we may place:
The information and/or documents for this opportunity are available on https://www.delta-esourcing.com/. You must register on this site to respond. To register, please click on the LOGIN/REGISTER link located in the top right hand corner of the Home page. You must register as a supplier and complete the online registration instructions.
If you are already registered you will not need to register again, simply use your existing username and password. Please note there is a password reminder link on the homepage.
Suppliers must log in, go to your Response Manager to view and respond to all opportunities. Please enter the following Access Code (Code/Link). Please ensure you follow any instruction provided to you here. The Response journey consists of three stages:
1. Stage 1: Overview. Any documentation provided by the buyer will be visible and can be downloaded for review and/or completion
2. Stage 2: Prepare Response. Please complete the online questionnaire and upload supporting documentation when prompted
3. Stage 3: Submit Response: Your response will be validated to ensure all mandatory questions have been completed prior to submitting your response.
Any clarification questions should be sent to the Buyer using the EMAIL BUYER button at the top of the page.
There are detailed user guides available on the portal however, if you experience any technical difficulties please contact the Delta eSourcing Helpdesk on call 0845 270 7050 or email helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com. The Technical Assistance button is located at the top of the page.
The deadline for submitting your response(s) is as point IV.3.4. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this invite prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Basildon%2C-Essex:-Medical-consumables./Z7474UX632

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Z7474UX632
GO-2013121-PRO-4530311 TKR-2013121-PRO-4530310
   
   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      Not Provided

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            Not Provided

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 21/01/2013

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