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Published 16 Jul 2021, 15:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Invitation to Tender for the Supply of Personal Radiation Dosimetry Materials

Official notice

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£280,000≈ £140k / year43.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Aug 2021awarded 12 Apr 2022
Awarded to Public Health England
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Dec 2023 · extension options published · starts 1 Jan 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Radiation Protection Service at Velindre Cancer Centre is seeking the services of a HSE approved dosimetry service to supply radiation dosimetry materials to its client base.

  • Recurrence: Between 2 to 4 years time (Dependent on taking up extensions)

CPV: Radiation dosimeters

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Radiation Protection Service at Velindre Cancer Centre supplies personal radiation…AwardedRenewal 2 yrs

The Radiation Protection Service at Velindre Cancer Centre supplies personal radiation dosimetry materials to a client base primarily consisting of all NHS establishments in Wales and also a range of other customers across the UK. Materials are purchased from a third party supplier and re-supplied to customers using the RPS Cardiff corporate identity.

The Radiation Protection Service at Velindre Cancer Centre is seeking the services of a HSE approved dosimetry service to supply radiation dosimetry materials to its client base Additional information: Please see Documentations available on Bravo Etender Wales

Contract period: 1 Jan 2022 – 31 Dec 2023 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK · Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Road, Cardiff CF14 2TL and possibly other locations across the UK.
Extensions: Option to extend +12 +12 months at a maximum of 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 56%Price: 40%Environmental: 4%
Published sub-criteria (16)
  • Ease of wear and ergonomics of the whole body dosemeters for the end user in terms of comfort and wear.: 8%
  • Ease of wear and ergonomics of the extremity and eye dosemeters for the end user in terms of comfort and wear including fastenings.: 8%
  • Additional identification information on the dosemeters such as wear position, wear period, department name, and further identification.: 3%
  • Dosimetry materials can easily be decontaminated following surgical procedures: 3%
  • Ability to provide dosemeters suitable for alternative wear periods, e.g. 6 months.: 2%
  • Customers of RPS Cardiff should have access to the online system for the inspection of records at selected sites. see Docs for more info: 3%
  • Dosemeters returned for an extended period after the end of the monitoring period shall be read out and a result provided to RPS Cardiff: 2%
  • It should be possible to make amendments to dosemeter requirements and details at short notice prior to the supply of dosemeters.: 3%
  • It should be possible to change multiple wearer assignments by way of supplying a UK based contact with an electronic notification of these changes: 6%
  • It should be possible to provide results to RPS Cardiff electronically in a specified format and with fields formatted and arranged according to RPS Cardiff requirements.: 3%
  • It should be possible to obtain a single electronic download of the following directly from the suppliers website: - See Sepcification for details: 6%
  • Dosemeters should have a serial number unique to the wearer/date displayed on the outside of the dosemeter.: 3%
  • Ability to carry out live interaction with supplier database for additions/ deletions of orders should be provided.: 3%
  • Ability to change the wear period of a specific dosemeter from the designated period to one of RPS Cardiff choosing should be provided.: 3%
  • price: 40%
  • High sensitivity environmental dosemeters are available for the monitoring of background radiation levels below 0.1mSv.: 4%
Published award criteria (16)
  • Ease of wear and ergonomics of the whole body dosemeters for the end user in terms of comfort and wear.: 8
  • Ease of wear and ergonomics of the extremity and eye dosemeters for the end user in terms of comfort and wear including fastenings.: 8
  • Additional identification information on the dosemeters such as wear position, wear period, department name, and further identification.: 3
  • Dosimetry materials can easily be decontaminated following surgical procedures: 3
  • High sensitivity environmental dosemeters are available for the monitoring of background radiation levels below 0.1mSv.: 4
  • Ability to provide dosemeters suitable for alternative wear periods, e.g. 6 months.: 2
  • Customers of RPS Cardiff should have access to the online system for the inspection of records at selected sites. see Docs for more info: 3
  • Dosemeters returned for an extended period after the end of the monitoring period shall be read out and a result provided to RPS Cardiff: 2
  • It should be possible to make amendments to dosemeter requirements and details at short notice prior to the supply of dosemeters.: 3
  • It should be possible to change multiple wearer assignments by way of supplying a UK based contact with an electronic notification of these changes: 6
  • It should be possible to provide results to RPS Cardiff electronically in a specified format and with fields formatted and arranged according to RPS Cardiff requirements.: 3
  • It should be possible to obtain a single electronic download of the following directly from the suppliers website: - See Sepcification for details: 6
  • Dosemeters should have a serial number unique to the wearer/date displayed on the outside of the dosemeter.: 3
  • Ability to carry out live interaction with supplier database for additions/ deletions of orders should be provided.: 3
  • Ability to change the wear period of a specific dosemeter from the designated period to one of RPS Cardiff choosing should be provided.: 3
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    The supplier of personal radiation dosimetry materials must be recognised by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) as an Approved Dosimetry Service (ADS), as defined in the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17).

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · Between 2 to 4 years time (Dependent on taking up extensions)
First published
16 Jul 2021, 15:25 BST
Last source update
6 May 2022, 16:06 BST
Award evaluation window
18 Aug 2021 – …
Authority reference
VCC-FINDATENDER-41593
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-011888
Classification (CPV)
Radiation dosimeters
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c916 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Please see Tender Documents in Bravo

Publisher note: (WA Ref:121114)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline
17 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en, cy
Bids opened
18 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Aug 2021 → 6 May 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    18 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Jan 2022
  4. Notice published
    6 May 2022, 16:06 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 May 2022, 16:06 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £400,7611 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Apr 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Public Health England£400,761 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 011888-2022-VCC-FINDATENDER-41593-1 · Public Health England

    Signed
    12 Apr 2022
    Value
    £400,761
    Period
    … – 31 Dec 2023
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Velindre Cancer Center, Velindre Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff, UK, CF14 2TLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Public Health EnglandAwarded supplier Chilton, Didcot, South East, OX110RQContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria