United Kingdom-Filton: Scheduled air transport services

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Title	United Kingdom-Filton: Scheduled air transport services
OJEU (High Value)	293600-2020
Type	Invitation to tender
Date Published	2020-06-24
Deadline	2020-07-10 16:00:00
Nature Of Contract	Service contract
Awarding Authority
Procedure	Open procedure

Description :

CONTRACT NOTICE Section I: Contracting authority I.1) Name and addresses: Official name: NHS Blood and Transplant Postal address: North Bristol Park, Bristol Town: Filton Postal code: BS34 7QH Country: UK Telephone: +44 1179217234 E-mail: richard.athay-hunt@nhsbt.nhs.uk NUTS code: UK Main address: https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/ Address of the buyer profile (URL): External Portal Detected (Private Hosting) - Please note that access to this portal will be provided free of charge. Communication I.3) Procurement documents (URL): External Portal Detected (Private Hosting) - Please note that access to this portal will be provided free of charge. Additional Information I.3.4) Additional information can be obtained from: I.3.6)Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: External Portal Detected (Private Hosting) - Please note that access to this portal will be provided free of charge. I.3.8) to the above mentioned address External Portal Detected (Private Hosting) - Please note that access to this portal will be provided free of charge. I.4) Type of the contracting authority: Special Heath Authority Main Activity I.5.1) Main Activity: HEALTH Section II: Object of Contract Title: International Courier Service for Diagnostic Samples, Starting Material and Blood/Components Reference number: NHSBT1362/S/SP II.1.4) Short description The BBMR is a division of NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). The Northern Ireland and Scottish Blood Transfusion Services are participants in the service provided by the BBMR. NHSBT Hospital Services department located in Tooting, London, is responsible for safe storage, packaging and distribution of human blood and blood components, predominately in the London and South-East region however this can at times be extended to international shipments. Expressions of interest are required from suitably qualified and experienced suppliers for the provision of International Courier Service for Diagnostic Samples, Starting Material and Blood/Components. Information about lots II.1.6) This contract is divided into lots: no Description: Item/Lot 1 NUTS code: UK II.2.3.2) Main site or place of performance: NHSBT/British Bone Marrow Registry associated locations from the United Kingdom to various European and worldwide designated laboratories or hospitals. II.1.4) Short description To establish a national contract to transport blood samples/blood/components and starting material from a UK address specified by NHSBT to a designated international testing laboratory, specialist healthcare or manufacturing facility. Occasionally samples/blood/components may need to be transported from an international collection point to a UK specified address. The total annual volume is expected to be an estimated 500 samples per year for BBMR. The number of samples may increase or decrease. For blood/components, it is estimated that a maximum of two containers will be shipped at any one time containing a maximum of ten red cell units. Occasionally, BBMR may require different shipping containers at the same pick up point; for example, one container validated for material shipment at refrigerated temperature and another validated to ship at the ‘room temperature’ range. On an as required basis this service may also be required to bring samples or components into the United Kingdom and any service requirements and costs will be as agreed when booking these jobs. NHSBT Hospital Services require collection, transportation and safe delivery of final state blood/blood components intended for immediate therapeutic use. II.2.5) Award criteria: Criteria: Quality/service Weighting: 700 Criteria: Cost/price Weighting: 300 Cost/Price Weighting: 300 II.2.6) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system II.2.7) Start: 2021-07-01 II.2.7) End: 2025-06-30 II.2.7.5) This contract is subject to renewal: yes II.2.7.6) Description of renewals: Contract extension option:1, 1 year period — until 30 June 2026. II.2.10) Variants will be accepted: no The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds): no Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information III.1.1) List and brief description of conditions See invitation to tender. III.1.2) Economic and financial standing III.1.2.2) Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents III.1.3) Technical and professional ability III.1.3.1.2) Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents Section IV: Procedure IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open IV.2.1) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate IV.2.2) Date 2020-07-10 IV.2.2) Local time 16:00 IV.2.6) Tender must be valid until 2025-06-30 IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders IV.2.7) Date 2020-07-10 IV.2.7) Local time 14:00 Section V: Complementary information VI.2.1) Electonic ordering will be used VI.2.2) Electronic invoicing will be accepted VI.2.3) Electronic payment will be used Additional Information: Suppliers instructions How to express interest in this tender 1) Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): — browse to the eSourcing Portal: External Portal Detected (Private Hosting) - Please note that access to this portal will be provided free of charge. 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). 2) Express an interest in the tender — login to the portal with the username/password; — click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link (These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier); — click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content; — click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page; — this will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITTs’ page (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only); — you can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box. 3) Responding to the tender — click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining); — you can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification; — note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT; — there may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help or contact the eTendering help desk. Review body: Official name: NHS Blood and Transplant Postal address: 500 Northway, North Bristol Park Town: Filton Postal code: BS34 7QH Country: UK VI.4.3) Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures This authority (NHSBT — NHS Blood and Transplant) will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderer's. This period allows unsuccessful tenderer's to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from Mrs Shirley Phillips, National Purchasing Manager Estates and Services, NHS Blood and Transplant, North Bristol Park, Park Way, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7QH, United Kingdom. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide 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). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages. Section VI Date of dispatch of this notice : 2020-06-19

CPV Codes

60410000; 60100000; 60400000; 64121000; Scheduled air transport services; Road transport services; Air transport services; Multi-modal courier services;