Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust: Supply of Portable Bladder Scanning Equipment

UK-Poole: Ultrasound scanners.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
      Sentinel House, 4-6 Nuffield Road, Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole, BH17 0RB, United Kingdom
      Email: david.barratt@dhuft.nhs.uk
      Contact: David Barratt

      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:
      National or federal agency/office

   I.3) Main activity:
      Health

   I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
      The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No

Section II: Object Of The Contract: SUPPLIES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Supply of Portable Bladder Scanning Equipment
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SUPPLIES
         A combination of these

         Region Codes: UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)         
      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:
      Ultrasound scanners. Diagnostic ultrasound devices. Miscellaneous medical devices and products. Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust requires portable bladder scanning equipment for specialist continence nurses and continence services. The Trust may therefore require different models suitable for both
1. Community nurses, which will therefore need to be light and easily transportable,
2. Clinic or ward based.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         33112300 - Ultrasound scanners.
         
         33124120 - Diagnostic ultrasound devices.
         
         33190000 - Miscellaneous medical devices and products.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): No       
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: No
      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:
      The awarding authority does not commit to letting a contract(s) for any or all the
components above, should it become evident that it is not economically advantageous
to do so.      
      
      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      
         Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

   Information About Lots
               
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      Parent Company guarantees may be required in certain circumstances
      
      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:
      Joint and several liability
      
      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:

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      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:
         1)All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration
demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order,
are not being wound-up, have not be granted a trust deed, are not subject of a
petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver,
manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.
2)All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration
demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has power
of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of
conspiracy, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such declaration will
result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to
participate in this procurement process.
3)All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration
demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the
conduct of their business or profession.
4)All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration
demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course
of their business or profession.
5)All candidates must comply with the requirements of the state in which they are
established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.
6)Any candidate found guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any
information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected with this
procurement process.
7) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration
demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social
security contributions under the law of part of the united kingdom or of the relevant
state in which the candidate is established.
8)All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration
demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes
under the law of any part of the united kingdom or of relevant state in which the
economic operator is established.
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         1)A statement of the candidate’s average number of staff and managerial staff over
the previous 3 years.
2)Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial
staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services
or carrying out the works under the contract.
3)A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the suppliers or
the services provider in the past 3 years, detailing the dates on which the goods
were sold or the service provided; the consideration received; the identity of the
person to whom the goods were sold or the services were provided.
4)A statement of the candidate’s technical facilities; measure for ensuring quality;
and their study and research facilities.
5)An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends
possibly to subcontract.
6)A statement of the technicians or technical service available to the candidate to
carry out the work under contract; or be involved in the production of goods or the
provision of the services under the contract; particularly those responsible for
quality control, whether or not they are independent of the candidate.
7)A list of works carried out over the past 5 years, detailing the value of the
consideration received; when and where the work or works were carried out; and
whether they were carried out according to the rules of the trade or profession and
properly completed.      
      III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1)Type Of Procedure
      IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted
      
      IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
                        Envisaged minimum number: 3 and maximum number: 6   
   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: Not Provided      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No

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



         Payable documents: No       
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 21/07/2014
         Time: 14:00      
      IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: Not Provided      
      IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:         English
         


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: No
   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: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Poole:-Ultrasound-scanners./HQR33Q45F3

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/HQR33Q45F3
GO-2014620-PRO-5757779 TKR-2014620-PRO-5757778
   
   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: 20/06/2014

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