CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL
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Section I: Contracting Authority
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I.1)
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Name, Address and Contact Point(s)
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The Secretary of State for Health acting through the Commercial Medicines Unit (part of the Department of Health) |
2nd Floor, Rutland House, Cheshire |
Runcorn |
WA7 2ES |
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Laura Boyle |
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https://cmu.bravosolution.co.uk
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I.2)
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Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities
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Public Procurement |
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Yes Please refer to the Invitation to Offer
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Section II: Object of the Contract
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II.1)
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Description
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II.1.1)
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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authorityNHS Framework Agreement for the supply of C1-esterase, Icatibant and Conestat Alpha. |
II.1.2(a))
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Type of works contract
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II.1.2(b))
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Type of supplies contract
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II.1.2(c))
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Type of service contract
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II.1.2)
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Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance
The framework agreement is intended for use by the Department of Health and the NHS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The framework may also be used by private sector contractors and agents working on behalf of the above. Please refer to Document No.05d in the ITO documents for the list of Participating Authorities.
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II.1.3)
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This notice involves
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II.1.4)
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Information on framework agreement (if applicable)
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Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged
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Duration of the framework agreement48 |
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Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years
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Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement12 979 35015 863 650GBP
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Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded |
II.1.5)
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Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
NHS Framework Agreement for the supply of C1-esterase, Icatibant and Conestat Alpha products. The agreement will start on 1.7.2014 to 30.6.2016 with options to extend up to a further 24 months. Please refer to Document No.05d in the ITO documents for the list of Participating Authorities.
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II.1.6)
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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33141510 |
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II.1.7)
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Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) |
II.1.8)
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Division into lots Yes
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II.1.9)
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Will variants be accepted
No |
II.2)
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Quantity or Scope of the Contract
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II.2.1)
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Total quantity or scopeThe contracting authority estimates their requirement over the period of the agreement, including the period of the optional extension, to be approximately 64 954 000 units. |
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12 979 35015 863 650 GBP |
II.2.2)
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OptionsThis framework agreement has the option to be extended for a period of up to a further 24 months |
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Provisional timetable for recourse to these options
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Number of possible renewals
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In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts
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II.3)
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Duration of the contract or limit for completion 01-07-2014 30-06-2018 |
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information
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III.1)
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Conditions Relating to the Contract
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III.1.1)
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Deposits and guarantees required
Parent company or other guarantees may be required in certain circumstances
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III.1.2)
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Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions
Please refer to the Price and Payment clauses contained within the Invitation to Offer, Document No. 03 Conditions of Contract
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III.1.3)
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Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded
No special legal form is required but, if a contract is awarded to a consortium of economic operators, the members of that consortium may be required to form a legal entity before entering into a Framework Agreement and may be required to provide parent company or directors' guarantees or, if not required to form a legal entity, members of a consortium may be required to accept joint and several liability both to the Contracting Authority under the Framework Agreement and to other contracting authorities awarding contracts under the Framework Agreement
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III.1.4)
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Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject
Please refer to the Invitation to Offer, Document No. 03, Conditions of Contract
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III.2)
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Conditions for Participation
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III.2.1)
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Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
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III.2.2)
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Economic and financial capacity
Please refer to the award criteria contained in the Invitation to Offer
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III.2.3)
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Technical capacity
Please refer to the award criteria contained in the Invitation to Offer
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III.2.4)
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Reserved contracts
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Section IV: Procedure
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IV.1)
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Type of Procedure
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Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure
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IV.1.1)
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Have candidates already been selected? No |
IV.1.2)
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Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate |
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Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates
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IV.1.3)
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Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
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IV.2)
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Award Criteria
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No
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Yes
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No
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IV.2.2)
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An electronic auction will be used No
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IV.3 Administrative Information
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IV.3.1)
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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority
CM/PHS/14/5429
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IV.3.2)
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Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
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Other previous publications
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IV.3.3)
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Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
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IV.3.4)
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Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate 10-03-2014
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IV.3.5)
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Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
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IV.3.6)
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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up
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IV.3.7)
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Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
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IV.3.8)
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Conditions for opening tenders
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Section VI: Other Information
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VI.1)
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Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published
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VI.2)
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Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds? No
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VI.3)
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Additional Information
Any supplier may be disqualified who does not respond to the following in the requisite manner:
1) Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information
This procurement exercise will be conducted on the eTendering portal at www.cmu.bravosolution.co.uk. Candidates wishing to be considered for this procurement exercise must register, and provide additional procurement specific information (if requested), through the eTendering portal as follows:
1.1) If not already registered, Candidates should register on the eTendering portal at https://www.cmu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register:
— 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 email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
1.2) Once registered, candidates must express interest as follows:
a. login to the eTendering portal;
b. select 'Response to ITT';
c. select 'ITTs Open To All Suppliers';
d. access listing related to this procurement : C1-esterase, Icatibant and Conestat Alpha and view details;
e. click on 'Express interest' button at the top of the page.
f. Once you have expressed interest, the ITT will move to 'My ITTs', where you can download additional documentation (if required), and construct your reply as instructed. You must then publish your reply using the 'Publish' button.
1.3) For any support in registering on the portal or submitting your expression of interest please contact the eTendering Help-desk at +44 8003684850 or help@bravosolution.co.uk
The framework agreement is for the benefit of other participating NHS bodies (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other non-NHS bodies which the participants deem necessary for the delivery of services or goods to NHS bodies, local authorities, other government departments or non-departmental public bodies charged with the delivery of healthcare or health related services.
Contracts awarded under a framework agreement may be awarded either: a) by application of the terms laid down in the framework agreement without reopening competition, or b) where not all the required terms of the proposed contracts are laid down in the framework agreement, by reopening competition between the economic operators which are parties to this framework agreement and which are capable of performing the proposed contract. Reopening of competition will be done in accordance with the procedure set out in Directive 2004/18/EC, Article 32.
Potential suppliers should note that, in accordance with the Government's policies on transparency, the Contracting Authority intends to publish the OJEU, ITO and the text of final contracts / framework agreements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the CMU (part of the Department of Health). Further information on transparency can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/buying-and-managing-government-goods-and-services-more-efficiently-and-effectively
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VI.4)
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Procedures for appeal
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VI.4.1)
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Body responsible for appeal procedures
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Body responsible for mediation procedures
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VI.4.2)
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Lodging of appeals
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VI.4.3)
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Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
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VI.5)
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Dispatch date of this Notice 27-01-2014 |
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ANNEX B
Information About Lots
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1)
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Short Description
Information regarding lots is contained within the Invitation to offer
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2)
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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33141510 |
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3)
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Quantity or scope
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4)
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Indication about different contract dates
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5)
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Additional Information about lots
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