Invitation to tender

Date of publication Simap: 30.09.2023

1. Contracting authority

1.1 Official name and address of the contracting authority

Contracting authority/Authority of assignment: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Procurement authority/Organizer: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute / CRED Foundation, Reducing the Burden of NCDs Project Office(Moldova), 6 Maria Cibotari str.,  MD-2012  Chisinau,  Republic of Moldova,  Telephone:  +41612848308,  E-mail:  natalia.parea@viatasan.md,  URL www.viatasan.md

1.2 Offers should be sent to the following address

Address according to chapter 1.1

1.3 Desired deadline for questions in written form

24.10.2023

1.4 Deadline for submitting offers

Date: 29.11.2023 Time of day: 14:00, Specific deadlines and formal requirements:  (local time, GTM+2)

1.5 Date of the opening of bids:

29.11.2023

1.6 Type of contracting authority

Foreign

1.7 Type of procedure

Open procedure

1.8 Type of order

Order for services

1.9 Scope of international treaties

Yes

2. Objects of procurement

2.1 Service category CPC:

[27] Other services

2.2 Project title of the acquisition

Procurement of Medical Equipment, Healthy Life Project: Reducing the Burden of NCDs in Moldova

2.3 Reference / project no.

NCD23

2.4 Division into lots?

Yes
Offers are possible for  one lot

Lot no.: 1

CPV:	33100000 - Medical equipments

Short description: Electrocardiograph 12 channel Scope/quantity: 312 Start of implementation: 28.12.2023 Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system: Start: 28.12.2023, End: 20.06.2024 This contract is subject to renewal: No Options: No Award criteria: Based on the criteria given in the documentation

Lot no.: 2

CPV:	33100000 - Medical equipments

Short description: Handheld Pulse Oximeter Scope/quantity: 432 Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system: Start: 28.12.2023, End: 20.06.2024 This contract is subject to renewal: No Options: No Award criteria: Based on the criteria given in the documentation

Lot no.: 3

CPV:	33100000 - Medical equipments

Short description: Examination Lamp Scope/quantity: 789 Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system: Start: 28.12.2023, End: 20.06.2024 This contract is subject to renewal: No Options: No Award criteria: Based on the criteria given in the documentation

Lot no.: 4

CPV:	33100000 - Medical equipments

Short description: 4.1. Automatic electronic blood pressure monitor 4.2. Vibration sense testing device 4.3.Monofilament Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system: Start: 28.12.2023, End: 20.06.2024 This contract is subject to renewal: No Options: No Award criteria: Based on the criteria given in the documentation

Lot no.: 5

CPV:	33100000 - Medical equipments

Short description: 5.1. Ankle-Brachial Index Device 5.2. Tabletop spirometer Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system: Start: 28.12.2023, End: 20.06.2024 This contract is subject to renewal: No Options: No Award criteria: Based on the criteria given in the documentation

2.5 Common Procurement Vocabulary

CPV:	33100000 - Medical equipments

2.6 Subject and scope of the contract

Detailed specifications are described in the tender documents

2.7 Location where service is to be delivered

Beneficiary centers as described in the tender documents

2.11 Will variants be accepted?

Yes

2.12 Are partial offers permitted?

No

3. Conditions

3.1 General conditions of participation

Non-exclusion in the proceedings under Article 24 section 1 of the Public Procurement Law; capacity to fulfill the order; knowledge and experience necessary to fulfill the order; economic and financial capacity enabling the fulfillment of the task.

3.2 Deposits/guarantees

Bank guarantee as described in the tender documents.

3.3 Conditions of payment

Detailed payment conditions are described in the tender documents

3.4 Costs to be included

All prices must be given in EUR, excluding VAT and shall include all cost for Goods and Services according to the schedule of requirements.
See details in tender documents.

3.5 Consortium of bidders

Allowed.
See details in the Tender documents

3.6 Subcontractor

Allowed.
See details in the Tender documents

3.7 Eligibility criteria

Based on the criteria given in the documentation

3.8 Evidence required

based on the evidence given below:
Based on the evidence given below:
-the bidder has sufficient economic/financial capability to carry out the mandate
-the bidder has the necessary personnel at his disposal to be able to fulfil the mandate as described in the functional specification.
-the bidder has enough experience in projects comparable with the present mandate in terms of scope and complexity.
See details in the Tender documents

3.9 Conditions for obtaining the tendering documentation

Costs: none

3.10 Languages

Languages for offers: English

Language of the procedure: English

3.11 Validity of offers

120 days after deadline for receipt of offers

3.12 Supplying source of the tendering documentation

at www.simap.ch
Languages of documents: English

3.13 Conduct of dialogue

No

4. Other information

4.1 Conditions for tenderers from Non-Member States of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement

None

4.2 Terms of business

General Terms and Conditions for the Procurement of Goods and the General Terms and Conditions for Service Contracts of the Swiss Confederation

4.3 On-site visit

An official site visit is not envisaged.

4.4 Essential requirements

The contractor shall award this contract only to bidders who comply with the conditions stipulated in the tender documents and the legislation, in particular occupational health and safety regulations, rules on working conditions, equal pay regulations, as well as environmental law, competition law and anti-corruption provisions.

4.8 Procedures for appeal

Pursuant to Art. 30 of the Federal Act on Public Procurement, an appeal against this publication may be filed within 20 days since notification in writing in an official language of Switzerland to the Federal Administrative Court, Postfach, 9023 St.Gallen. The appeal petition must be submitted in duplicate and must contain the application, the grounds of appeal with details of the evidence and the signature of the appellant or his agent; a copy of the present publication and documents cited as evidence must be attached, provided they are in the appellant’s possession.