Radiotherapy, mechanotherapy, electrotherapy and physical therapy devices

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Radiotherapy equipment installed at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, would reach the end of its recommended life-expectancy and was due for replacement under the Scottish Government's Radiotherapy Capital Equipment Replacement Programme (CERP). This NHS requirement included the provision for the purchase of the following products: 2 x Brachytherapy HDR Afterloaders. The implementation of the products would be undertaken by the contractor on a ‘turnkey’ basis. It was intended that an award would 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 authority. This meant that the successful contractor should assume full responsibility for supply of all products and associated services. Radiotherapy equipment installed at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, located at the Gartnavel General Hospital (the ‘Beatson’) within Greater Glasgow Health Board would reach the end of its recommended life-expectancy and was due for replacement under the Scottish Government's Radiotherapy Capital Equipment Replacement Programme (CERP). This NHS requirement includes the provision for the purchase of the following products: 2 x Brachytherapy HDR Afterloaders. The implementation of the products will be undertaken by the contractor on a ‘turnkey’ basis. It was intended that an award would be made to 1 successful contractor who would act in the role of prime contractor for supply of all products and associated services to the boards. This meant that the successful contractor should assume full responsibility for supply of all products and associated services. The successful contractor should solely be responsible for effecting any subcontracting or collaborative arrangements required with other suppliers to allow the successful contractor to meet this commitment.