SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)
NAME,
ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Capital Investment Directorate, 4th Floor, Maple House, 149
Tottenham Court Road
Attn: Shabber Ahmed
W1T 7NF London
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 2073809921
E-mail:
[email protected]
Fax +44 2073809236
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority
www.uclh.nhs.uk
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned
contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained
at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in
above-mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)
TYPE OF
THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES
Body governed by public law
Health
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other
contracting authorities No
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1)
DESCRIPTION
II.1.1)
Title
attributed to the contract by the contracting authority
Equipping consultancy services for new cancer centre for UCL
Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
II.1.2)
Type of
contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category: No 11
Main place of performance UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
Capital Investment Directorate, 4th Floor, Maple House, 149 Tottenham
Court Road, London W1T 7NF, UNITED KINGDOM.
NUTS code UKI11
II.1.3)
The notice
involves
A public contract
II.1.4)
Information
on framework agreement
II.1.5)
Short
description of the contract or purchase(s)
For the provision of equipping advice and equipping procurement
services for the Trust's new cancer centre.
The duration of the services for this 60 000 000 GBP scheme will
be approximately 19 months commencing in October/November 2010.
II.1.6)
Common
procurement vocabulary (CPV)
II.1.7)
Contract
covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Yes
II.1.8)
Division
into lots
No
II.1.9)
Variants
will be accepted
No
II.2)
QUANTITY
OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)
Total
quantity or scope
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is
seeking to appoint a consultant to provide equipping advice and
equipment procurement services for the equipping of a new 6 storey
cancer centre (London WC1) currently under construction. This new 60 000
000 GBP facility is due to be completed in November 2011 and to become
operational in April 2012. The value of the equipment to be purchased is
approximately 6 000 000 GBP.
II.3)
DURATION
OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION
Duration in months: 19 (from the award of the contract)
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL
AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1)
CONDITIONS
RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1)
Deposits
and guarantees required
Guarantees may be required.
III.1.2)
Main
financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the
relevant provisions regulating them
Payment regime to be agreed with successful bidder.
III.1.3)
Legal form
to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is
to be awarded
Successful bidder will be expected to be in a legal form that
allows the Trust to contract with one or more legal entities. Each party
to the successful tender will be required to assume joint and several
liability.
III.1.4)
Other
particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is
subject
III.2)
CONDITIONS
FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1)
Personal
situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to
enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if
requirements are met: In accordance with Articles 45 to 50 of Directive
2004/18/EC and Regulation 23 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006
and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire available on/at
the internet address indicated at section VI.3.
III.2.2)
Economic
and financial capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if
requirements are met: In accordance with Article 47 of Directive
2004/18/EC and Regulation 24 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006
and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire available on/at
the internet address indicated at section VI.3.
III.2.3)
Technical
capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if
requirements are met:
In accordance with Article 48 of Directive 2004/18/EC and
Regulation 25 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 and as set out in
the pre-qualification questionnaire available on/at the internet
address indicated at section VI.3.
III.2.4)
Reserved
contracts
No
III.3)
CONDITIONS
SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1)
Execution
of the service is reserved to a particular profession
No
III.3.2)
Legal
entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of
the staff responsible for the execution of the service
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 5 maximum number 10
IV.1.3)
Reduction
of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
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)
An
electronic auction will be used
No
IV.3)
ADMINISTRATIVE
INFORMATION
IV.3.1)
File
reference number attributed by the contracting authority
ECSCC001
IV.3.2)
Previous
publication(s) concerning the same contract
No
IV.3.3)
Conditions
for obtaining specifications and additional documents
IV.3.4)
Time-limit
for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
23.6.2010 - 12:00
IV.3.5)
Date of
dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected
candidates
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
IV.3.8)
Conditions
for opening tenders
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1)
THIS IS A
RECURRENT PROCUREMENT
No
VI.2)
CONTRACT
RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS
No
VI.3)
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
Suppliers may submit formal expressions of interest by e-mail, fax
or letter.
Suppliers should only use the contact referred to at section I.1.
The pre-qualification questionnaire document is
required to be returned in parallel with a response to this advert and
is located at
http://www.uclh.nhs.uk/News/Tender7.htm.
VI.4)
PROCEDURES
FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)
Body
responsible for appeal procedures
Body responsible for mediation procedures
UNITED KINGDOM
VI.4.2)
Lodging of
appeals
VI.4.3)
Service
from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Capital Investment Directorate, 4th Floor, Maple House, 149
Tottenham Court Road
W1T 7NF London
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
[email protected]
Tel. +44 2073809823
Fax +44 2073809236
VI.5)
DATE OF
DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
24.5.2010