Aw Point of Care Testing Anti-Coagulation Monitoring – Framework Agreement

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: AW POINT OF CARE TESTING ANTI-COAGULATION MONITORING – FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT
2. Awarding Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, on behalf of NHS bodies, Alder House, Alder Court, Business Park, St. Asaph, GB, LL17 0JL. Tel: 01745366700. Email: nwssp.procurementcataloguepathology@wales.nhs.uk. Web: Buyer profile:
3. Contract type: Supply contract
Open
4. Description: The Awarding Authority is inviting tenders at the Specified Location to appoint suitably qualified suppliers of Point of Care Anti-Coagulation Testing Equipment, consumables, and an Anti-Coagulation Dosing Software to include training, maintenance, and any other associated requirements.
This procurement will involve the establishment of a Framework Agreement to a maximum of 2 suppliers (sole award of each Lot). NHS Bodies will then have option to award call off contract for maximum of 7 years against the Framework. Bidders may submit offers for 1 or both Lots and the commercial offers should include options for capital, reagent rental or managed service contracts. Please refer to ITT documentation for further information.
This Lot includes all necessary equipment and consumables required to conduct Point of Care International Normalised Ratio (INR) test including but not limited to:
Point of Care Testing Meters
Test Strips
Any other consumables
Internal Quality Controls
Patient Self-Testing Meter
All training related to use of equipment mentioned above.
Lot No: 2 Anti-Coagulation Dosing Software
This Lot includes an Anti-Coagulation Dosing Software system; interfacing to secondary care IT systems, interface to device and any mobile applications (apps) to support safe transmission of meter results to software.
All training related to dosing software.
5. CPV Code(s): 33124100, 33696200, 38434520, 48180000
6. NUTS code(s): UKL, UKL1, UKL13
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Wales.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Reference number: CLI-OJEU-40138
WA Ref:87524
9. Estimated value of requirement: Estimated total value Value excluding VAT: 2 000 000.00 GBP
10. Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate 8.1.2019 (12:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information/documentation regarding the above contract notice please visit
12. Other information: Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents Available on the Website Above
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
Information about options
Options: No
Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As stated in ITT document Available on the Website Above
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents Available on the Website Above
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents Available on the Website Above
Contract performance conditions
As stated in ITT document Available on the Website Above
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
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 2
Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 037-080648
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 09/01/2019
Local time: 12:00
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
Additional information
The NHS Bodies in existence at the time of this tender are:
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Boards
Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
Cwm Taf University Health Board
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Powys Teaching Health Board
Velindre NHS Trust
Public Health Wales NHS Trust
Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at
(WA Ref:87524)
Procedures for review
Review body Awarding Authority
TKR-20181129-EX-919685