United Kingdom-Chester: Automation system

Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2017/S 085-165409/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: NHS Countess of Chester Hospital
Postal address: Liverpool Road
Town: Chester
Postal code: CH2 1UL
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1244365143
Email: sarah.ryan6@nhs.net;
Nuts code: UK
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.coch.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.coch-cps.co.uk

I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:www.nhssourcing.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
electronically via:www.nhssourcing.co.uk
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: National Framework Agreement for the Supply of Pharmacy Robotic Automated Dispensing Systems — Single Supplier Framework.

Reference number: F/041/PDS/16/SR.1
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 48921000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Commercial Procurement Service seeks to introduce a new commercial framework agreement which will allow NHS authorities to procure Pharmacy Robotic Automated Dispensing Systems. The commercial Framework Agreement will allow UK public bodies to procure Pharmacy Automation solutions with no further competition. This will enable Participating Authorities to act quickly in realising efficiencies.
This Framework Agreement will be available for use by all UK public sector bodies (and any future successors to these organisations); however it is anticipated that its core use will be within the NHS.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 74100000.00 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
42997300, 85149000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
The Countess of Chetser Hospital NHS foundation trusts Commercial procurement services seek to establish a national framework agreement for Pharmacy Robotic Automated Dispensing Systems which may be utilised by any NHS organisation or the wider public sector.
II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open procedure
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 operatorIV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2017-05-30 Local time: 11:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tender must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:2017-08-28
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2017-05-30 Local time: 11:00

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
IV.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
How to Bid:
1. Browse to the esourcing portal and click on view current opportunities.
2. Select the Title of the Tender.
3. Review the ITT and Schedule C — Pre-requisites (you may do this without registering).
4. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once).
5. Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’, Enter your correct business and user details, Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
6. Login to the portal with the username/password.
7.Click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier).
8. Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content.
9. Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/MyITTs’ page (This is a secure area reserved for your projects). You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box.
10. Responding to the tender Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) You can now use the Messages’function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply.
11. The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for use by all UK public sector bodies (and any future successors to these organisations); however it is anticipated that its core use will be within the NHS,therefore to provider bidders with information on potential users of the Framework Agreement the following organisations are considered the core client base: Clinical Commissioning Group’s, NHS Trust’s, Special Health Authorities, The Care Quality Commission, National Institute for Health Care Excellence, known as NICE, The Health and Social Care Information Centre, The Secretary of State, relevant Welsh health service bodies, NHS Foundation Trusts, Academic Health Science Networks, The NHS Trust Development Authority, Monitor, Health Education England including Local Education and Training Boards (LETB) constituted as committees of Health Education England, NHS Health Research Authority, The Department of Health, Executive agencies of the Department of Health including but not limited to Public Health England, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and the National Institute of Health Research, Arms Length Bodies of the Department of Health not otherwise listed in this Contract Notice including but not limited to NHS Blood and Transplant, NHS Business Services Authority, NHS Litigation Authority, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, and the Human Tissue Authority, Any provider of primary medical services under a GMS, PMS or APMS contract, All Local Authorities, as defined under section 1 the Local Government Act 2000 including Health and Well Being Boards established by any Local Authority, including as listed and maintained on the following URLs:

VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Countess fo Chester NHS Foundation trust
Town: Chester
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2017-04-28