Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Procurement and Logistics Service
Supplier Centre, Gransha Hospital, Clooney Road
Derry
BT47 6YZ
Palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
A Floor, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road
Belfast
BT9 7AB
Palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Bretten Hall, Bush Road
Antrim
BT41 2RL
Palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
Western Health and Social Care Trust
Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Glenshane Road
Londonderry
BT47 6SB
Palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Ulster Hospital, Upper Newtownards Rd
Belfast
BT16 1RH
Palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Craigavon Area Hospital, 68 Lurgan Road
Portadown
BT63 5QQ
Palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
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
Protein Electrophoresis Analysers, Reagents, Consumables and Quality Control - 4440576
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Protein Electrophoresis Analysers, Reagents, Consumables and Quality Control
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £3,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 33696600 - Reagents for electrophoresis
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Protein Electrophoresis Analysers, Reagents, Consumables and Quality Control
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 40
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £3,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
It is anticipated that this contract will be for a duration of 5 years. The client may at any time before the completion
of the contract period invite the contractor to agree to extend for any period(s) up to and including 60 months.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
This is a contract by a Central Purchasing Body, operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the Belfast Health & Social Care Trust, Northern Health & Social Care Trust, South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust, Southern Health & Social Care Trust and Western Health & Social Care Trust. The value stated in II.2.6 is the highest in the following range; £2,000,000 and £3,000,000 GBP.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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
8 January 2025
Local time
3:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 7 July 2025
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
8 January 2025
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
The cost of responding to and participating in the procurement process generally will be borne solely by each economic operator participating. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to a contract award is at the risk of the economic operator participating in this procurement process. Economic operators should note that the Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel this procurement process at any stage. Any date given in Section IV above is a best estimated at the time of dispatch. The Contracting. Authority reserves the right to extend any such date within the scope of the applicable procurement regulations.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
BSO Procurement and Logistics Service
77 Boucher Crescent
Belfast
BT77 6HU
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
BSO PaLS will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before. the contract is tendered into. The Public Contract Regulations 2015 as amended provides for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).