On-Call Pathology Services for NSW Health in the Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong and optional specified regional centres - 0601507

This RFT calls for tenders from companies who are capable of meeting the requirement described in the specification to provide an on call pathology service in the Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra metropolitan areas 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The requirement also includes optional specified regional centres (listed in the specification) to be provided with the same on-call pathology service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Servicing the optional specified regional centres is not mandatory to the requirement, but tenderers capable of servicing these regional centres will be given preference in evaluation.

NSW Regions: Hunter, Illawarra, Sydney

Open Tenders - An invitation to tender by public advertisement with no restriction placed on who may tender. Tenderers will normally be required to demonstrate in their tender that they have the necessary skills, resources, experience, financial capacity, and in some cases licences, accreditations, etc., to fulfil the tender requirements.

Z_RFT_0601507.pdf (340 KB)

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Documents available for this RFT (as issued on 03/04/2008):

Only a softcopy (electronic downloadable files, including one in Dmax Lite v5.1 format) of the RFT documentation is available.

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IMPORTANT - Please read all the following

The main RFT documentation is in a "**** . DTT" file format type

This file requires DMax Lite V5.1 software to open, read and also to prepare your tender.

Your tender response should include at least one file with a file extension of ****.DTR to be a conforming tender.

Summary Document file:

Also provided is a file in ****.pdf format for Viewing Only that provides Summary information to assist in your decision whether to participate in the tendering process, without purchasing DMax Lite software or becoming a recorded prospective tenderer.

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Obtaining the RFT Documents:

First time visitors to this web site who wish to participate ie. download, will need to self-register on this web site to gain access to the RFT documents, or a new copy of the software.

Download all files - which will include the following files:
*** . DTT - this is the main RFT documentation in a DMax Lite database format.
In addition there are some other files which are handy Guides and a Transmittal form for the tender - do not incorporate this in your DMax tender response file.
Send in the Transmittal form separately.

• A full soft copy of the RFT documents can be downloaded from this web site.
• You must download to your own computer all the files provided (including any Addenda), by clicking on the blue DOWNLOAD A SOFT COPY - Free link at the bottom of this page and following the on-screen instructions.
  
  

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Obtaining the required DMax Lite V5.1 software:

The RFT documents are made available in "* . DTT" format only. This format is specific to the software, 'DMax Lite', that is manufactured by 'DecisionMax Pty Ltd'.

Please note and act on the following -

To open the RFT main document file (ie the ***.DTT) and to prepare your tender you will need to use the 'Dmax Lite' software.

If you do not already have a current and licenced copy of 'Dmax Lite' v5.1 software, a copy of the software can be purchased and downloaded from this site as part of your download process.
After you log in and access the RFT more options will be presented to you relating to the software.

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Lodging a tender:

Your completed tender in the required software format MUST be lodged electronically via this RFT web page.
Click on the blue "LODGE A RESPONSE" link at the bottom of this page and follow the on-screen instructions.
As the tenderer you must be a registered user of this tendering web site.

Your tender MUST include at least one file in *.DTR format.

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Other PC requirements:
This web site has been optimised for the Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator web browsers. The minimum requirements are as follows - IE version 5.5 or later, Firefox 1 or later, Netscape Navigator Ver 4.7 or later all with Cipher Strength = 128bit.
Your web browser MUST be set to accept cookies. You will not be able to register, access the documents, or lodge tenders if cookies have not allowed.

The tenderer is responsible for the provision and installation of all necessary software.