Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
110/120 Upper Pemberton, Eureka Park, Kennington
Ashford
TN25 4AZ
Contact
Mrs Sarah Woodcock
Telephone
+44 1233667979
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ4 - Kent
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Dental Inhalation Sedation Equipment, Maintenance & Consumables
Reference number
DN681380
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 51412000 - Installation services of dental and subspecialty equipment
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) Dental services are tendering for a service contract for provision of OEM maintenance support and supply of new equipment for Porter, Matrx and Accutron Inhalation Sedation (RA) equipment, RA Medical Miniscav dental scavenging systems and OEM spare parts and consumable items.
OEM maintenance support for routine servicing and breakdown repairs is required across 17 dental clinic sites throughout East Kent and Inner and Outer North East London.
Contract value is approx £90K per annum.
You will need to express your interest by logging into the Pro Contract Procurement Portal (Proactis) https://procontract.due-north.com under opportunity number DN 643448. Once you have expressed your interest, ITT documentation will be released to you.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ - South East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aim of the service is to provide an efficient and effective technical support service to the KCHFT Community Dental Services to ensure that the inhalation sedation equipment used by KCHFT Community Dental Service meets the requisite health and safety standards to minimise risks to patients who are undergoing treatment.
The Provider will ensure that all staff are appropriately qualified and competent to undertake the work for which they are responsible and undertake continuous professional development to maintain professional competencies.
The Provider will undertake annual planned equipment maintenance on each piece of inhalation sedation equipment at the sites listed at Appendix 1 and will arrange such work to ensure that it is completed with the minimal potential disruption to clinical services. The Provider expects that, under normal circumstances, all items of inhalation sedation equipment at an individual site are available to test during a single visit.
Planning will be carried out jointly between provider and authoriser dependant on availability of engineers and access to clinical facilities. To be conducted on an annual basis.
The Provider will contact the KCHFT Dental Engineering Manager to schedule planned and reactive maintenance visits, ahead of the necessary work and, whenever possible, will plan for an entire year ahead or a substantial part thereof in agreement with the KCHFT Dental Engineering Manager found at page 1 of this contract.
Where routine maintenance has identified a need for remedial action, then this will be notified to the KCHFT Dental Engineering Manager. KCHFT will then make the appropriate arrangements for return visit so that remedial works can be completed within 10 working days.
The supply of consumables encompasses the core list specified in the commercial schedule and may during the term of the contract extend beyond these items and the list is not exhaustive.
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents which will be released to the supplier once they express interest.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The term of the contract is 36 months plus 2 x 12 month extensions
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
12 September 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
12 September 2023
Local time
12:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Trinity House, 110 - 120 Upper Pemberton,
Ashford
TN25 4AZ
Telephone
+44 7929837782
Country
United Kingdom