I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)

NHS Grampian Central stores complex, Foresterhill Road Aberdeen AB25 2XE UNITE Contact: Procurement and Logistics Attn: Lucy Crowder Email: lucy.crowder@nhs.net

Internet address(es)

General address of the contracting authority https://www.esourcingscotland.com/publicNotice/LandingPage.jsp?companyname=default&requestid=r1104834dO2r91

Address of the buyer profile http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00200

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

II.1)DESCRIPTION

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Direct Digital Radiography Room, ARI.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Supplies

Purchase

Main place of delivery Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

NUTS code UKM50

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)

The Clinical Radiology Service Group, NHS Grampian, requires a replacement general radiography room at the Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen. This will be the first direct digital room at the Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen.

The equipment is to be used for general radiography and weight bearing examinations (spines, knees, feet etc). Accessories, which aid to stabilise the patient for erect examinations, are also of interest. The department is served by three general x-ray rooms and undertakes some 40 000 examinations per year.

Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at .http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=190367

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

33111000,33111100,33111200,

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

Yes

II.2)QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)Options

No

II.3)DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION

III.1)CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded

III.1.4)Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

No

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: (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 granted a trust deed, are not the 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 powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a 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 to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue 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 any 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 the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.

III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

III.2.4)Reserved contracts

III.3)CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS

III.3.1)Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

III.3.2)Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service

IV.1)TYPE OF PROCEDURE

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

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

NHSGETEND0063

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

13.9.2010 - 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

VI.1)THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT

VI.2)CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS

VI.3)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The ITT document is available through the eSourcing electronic tendering system (for which a separate registration is required). To access the system use the following hyperlink &requestid=r1104834dO2r91.https://www.esourcingscotland.com/publicNotice/LandingPage.jsp?companyname=default

Returned tender proposals should also be submitted through eSourcing Scotland. If you are unable to meet this requirement for any reason please contact the contracting authority as soon as possible (and in any case at least 7 days prior to tender deadline).

(SC Ref:190367).

VI.4)PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

28.7.2010