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Published 11 Aug 2021, 10:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of MRI Scanners and Associated Partnership: Gray’s Inn Road Neuroscience Centre

Official notice

Authority: University College London Hospitals NHS FT (Central government)

GoodsCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Published estimate£40,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Sept 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contracting authority (UCLH), in conjunction with University College London (UCL), wish to procure MRI scanners for the new UCL/UCLH Gray’s Inn Road Neuroscience Centre currently under construction, with the imaging facility planned to open in Q1 2024.The facility requires six (6) new MRI scanners; a combination of 3T and 7T systems UCL and UCLH are also joining efforts to establish a world leading Quantitative Neuroradiology Innovation and Adoption Centre (QUINIAC) to accelerate the clinical adoption of new quantitative neuroradiology tools to improve patient care through providing earlier and more certain diagnosis or treatment management decisions. To accomplish this objective QUINIAC are looking to form a partnership with the successful supplier.

CPV: Magnetic resonance scanners

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Competitive Procurement with NegotiationThe contracting authority wish to procure MRI…RenewalPublished value£40,000,000

Competitive Procurement with NegotiationThe contracting authority wish to procure MRI scanners for the new UCL/UCLH Gray’s Inn Road Neuroscience Centre currently under construction, with the imaging facility planned to open in Q1 2024.The facility requires six (6) new MRI scanners; a combination of 3T and 7T systems UCL and UCLH are also joining efforts to establish a world leading Quantitative Neuroradiology Innovation and Adoption Centre (QUINIAC) to accelerate the clinical adoption of new quantitative neuroradiology tools to improve patient care through providing earlier and more certain diagnosis or treatment management decisions. To accomplish this objective QUINIAC are looking to form a partnership with the successful supplier.

Delivery: London
Extensions: As detailed in tender documentation · Contract Award - Feb 2022, Install Scanner ~ 2023.Up to 10 years of maintenance from install resulting in a contract of ~132 months.Second stage: up to 3 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed

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Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    As stated in the procurement documents

  • Economic & financial standing

    Criteria as stated in the procurement documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    Criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
11 Aug 2021, 10:26 BST
Last source update
11 Aug 2021, 10:26 BST
Authority reference
UCLH-2722
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-019422
Classification (CPV)
Magnetic resonance scanners
Delivery area
London (UKI31)
Official registry OCID
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Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
10 Sept 2021
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Aug 2021 → 20 Sept 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    11 Aug 2021, 10:26 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    10 Sept 2021
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    20 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University College London Hospitals NHS FT

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 250 Euston Road, London, London, NW1 2PGContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body LondonContact email

Official documents & specifications

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