SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1)DESCRIPTION
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority
Intraocular lenses and consumables for cataract operations.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
Purchase
Main place of delivery Arendal, Norway.
II.1.3)The notice involves
The establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged 2
Duration of the framework agreement: Duration in year(s): 1
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The eye department at Sørlandet Hospital Arendal carries out approx. 1 800 operations for cataracts per annum. Foldable intraocular lenses (IOL) are mainly used for this. SSHF would like to enter into a framework agreement for lenses and the accompanying consumables. The contract period will be 1 year with an option for an extension for a further 3 years (1+1+1) with 1 year at a time. The awarding authority reserves the right to enter into parallel framework agreements within the product area of normal standard back chamber lens.
The awarding authority is using Mercell Sourcing Service for this tender process. In order to register your interest in this tender and get access to documents you have to click on the link below or copy and paste it into your internet browser.
http://permalink.mercell.com/25754797.aspx
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
II.1.7)Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Yes
II.1.8)Division into lots
No
II.1.9)Variants will be accepted
II.2)QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope
II.3)DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION
Starting 15.11.2010. Completion 14.11.2011
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1)CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded
III.1.4)Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject
No
III.2)CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Company registration certificate.
Value added tax certificate (National requirement).
Company tax certificate (National requirement).
Self-declaration in compliance with Appendix 2 (HSE) of the Norwegian procurement regulations (National requirement).
Other documentation required (please state below).
Information shall be given on the tenderer's company form, organisation, ownership structure and shareholders. An organisation chart shall be enclosed for the tenderer's company, including the number of employees, turnover, competence etc. to an extent which allows the awarding authority to form a correct picture of the company.
Foreign companies shall provide certificate(s) for legal registration in the country where the company is established.
III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: The company’s most recent annual report including new information of relevance to the company’s accounting figures.
Presentation of the company’s annual accounts, or extracts thereof.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Overview of the company's total manpower.
A list of the principal deliveries effected, or main services provided, by the company, in the past 3 years, with the values, dates and recipients (for supply and service contracts).
Other documentation required (please state below).
All the products shall be CE-marked and shall have all the necessary certifications. The tenderer shall enclose a declaration of conformity for CE-marked products.
III.2.4)Reserved contracts
III.3)CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1)Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession
III.3.2)Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1)TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)An electronic auction will be used
No
IV.3)ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
2010/001465
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents 19.10.2010
IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
20.10.2010 - 12:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
Other: Norwegian.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Until 21.2.2011
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 20.10.2010 - 13:00
Place
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SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1)THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT
VI.2)CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS
VI.3)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(NT Ref:212774)
VI.4)PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
24.8.2010