The Christie NHS Foundation Trust: Supply of Iodine-125 Prostate Brachytherapy Seeds with Associated Equipment and Consumables

UK-Manchester: Radioactive materials.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
             Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1614468531, Email: christopher.holden@christie.nhs.uk
             Main Address: https://www.christie.nhs.uk
             NUTS Code: UKD3
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Manchester:-Radioactive-materials./FTF3K7N7DV
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Body governed by public law
      I.5) Main activity
            Health

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Supply of Iodine-125 Prostate Brachytherapy Seeds with Associated Equipment and Consumables       
      Reference Number: CHRT302
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      09343000 - Radioactive materials.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES
      II.1.4) Short description: The supply of Iodine-125 prostate brachytherapy seeds with associated equipment and consumables. (a more detailed description is available in section II.2.4)       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: Not Provided       
      Currency: Not Provided
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      33151000 - Radiotherapy devices and supplies.
      09344000 - Radioisotopes.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKD3 Greater Manchester
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: The supply of Iodine -125 prostate brachytherapy seeds with associated planning and calibration equipment and consumables.

Needles must be delivered preloaded with custom loaded seed arrangements according to a patient's pre plan. Seeds within the needle must be connected together at 10mm intervals and if required at custom intervals (multiples of any intervals between 4.5-5.5mm are acceptable) as dictated by the patient pre plan, so that the seeds remain connected together within the prostate to avoid seed migration. For the purpose of this tender process, the method of connecting the seeds shall be irrelevant save that the seeds must be connected in such a way that enables them to meet the Trust's requirements. Accordingly, the seeds may be linked or stranded together into the required configuration. For the purpose of this tender process stranded seeds are when multiple seeds and spacers are interlinked by sutures of a braided structure or otherwise connecting the seeds together in a linear array that maintains the source spacing after implantation and linked seeds are seeds held together by connectors which also serve as spacers connecting the seeds together in a linear array that maintains the source spacing after implantation.

A Variseed v9.0 planning system or equivalent with a minimum of 2 licensed terminals (one of which should be laptop configuration) plus associated support contract is required.

The trust usage is approximately 9000 seeds annually with a range of activities from 0.3 mCi to 0.6 mCi

The Trust requires 5 additional seeds for assay from each certified batch without requiring opening of sterile packaging of the clinical seeds. The Trust also requires a fully functional PTW Source Check ionisation chamber or equivalent isolation chamber plus associated seed holder for assay of the seeds.

Seeds must be delivered within 5 working days of the Trust placing the order

Further details can be found in the procurement documentation.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: Not provided       
      Currency: Not provided       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 36       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: After 36 months unless the option to extend for 12 months is taken whereby it will be 48 months.
      
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing          
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
         
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions       
      Available in the procurement documentation.          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description OPEN
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement    
         Framework agreement with a single operator       
         Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:
Not Provided           
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: 2016/S 114 - 203049       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 09/01/2017 Time: 17:00
            
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
         Duration in month(s): 4
      
      IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
         Date: 10/01/2017
         Time: 09:00
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: Yes    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: At expiry of contract after 36 months or 48 months if optional extension exercised
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used No       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted No       
   Electronic payment will be used No       
   VI.3) Additional Information: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Manchester:-Radioactive-materials./FTF3K7N7DV

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/FTF3K7N7DV
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             The christie NHS foundation Trust
       Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 30/11/2016

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