Cath Labs and Cardiology Stents

This is a renewal tender for NP63520 and NP63520a Cath Labs and Cardiology Stents. This tender will be for consumable products only which are applicable to the commodity area mentioned above.

Innovation - Unscored Lot.

For unique and new items which are yet to be made available to the market, but will become available over the duration of the framework. They must be the first of its kind to the market, with no other equivalent available. These items must be relevant to any of the items within Lots 1-20. The Authority reserves the right to accept or decline any items submitted into this Lot onto the framework. Suppliers are automatically awarded to this Lot if they have been successfully awarded to any of the other Lots (1-20).

The value in II.1.5 is for the full duration of the framework.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 61640. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:

not required

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Potential framework participants are required to summarise any proposed community benefits that will be developed and delivered as part of this contract if successful or, alternatively, potential framework participants confirm that they will engage with the NHS Scotland’s Community Benefits Gateway (CBG). This gateway, developed through requests from suppliers seeking opportunities to support the delivery of community benefits within the contracting region, provides information on community benefit opportunities. The CBG is a free and easy to use online service that connects NHS Scotland suppliers with third sector community organisations within Scotland and will be used for tracking and reporting and is an approved compliant route to the realisation of community benefits.