Radiotherapy Linac - NHS Tayside

Tender description

One linear accelerator was to be replaced and installed within NHS Tayside (code DD2) located at the Tayside Cancer Centre at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee as it had reached the end of its recommended life-expectancy and was due for replacement under the Scottish Government’s Radiotherapy Capital Equipment Replacement Programme (CERP). Lot 1: One linear accelerator was to be replaced (code DD2) and installed at the Tayside Cancer Centre located at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee as it had reached the end of its recommended life-expectancy and was due for replacement under the Scottish Government’s Radiotherapy Capital Equipment Replacement Programme (CERP). The implementation of these Products would be undertaken by the Contractor on a “turnkey” basis. Contractors were required to provide detailed information in relation to the turnkey arrangements. It was expected that all Contractors would require to undertake site visit(s) to the Tayside Cancer Centre location in order to understand requirements and inform Contractors’ responses to this NHS Requirement. It was intended that an award will be made to one successful Contractor who would act in the role of Prime Contractor for supply of all Products and associated services to the Board. This meant that the successful Contractor should assume full responsibility for supply of all Products and associated services. The successful Contractor should be solely responsible for effecting any sub-contracting or collaborative arrangements required with other suppliers to allow the successful Contractor to meet this commitment.