This Request for Tender ("RFT") is made by the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) for the provision and ongoing supply of variety of hospital and maternity/birthing beds and the associated servicing for purposes of the state-of-the-art nursing and midwifery simulation laboratories at UTS as defined in the Statement of Requirement of this RFT.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Subject to UTS discretion, it is envisaged that the term of the proposed Agreement will be an initial purchase of 2 Maternity/Birthing Beds and 15 Standard Hospital Beds in 2024 and associated services delivered within the agreed timeframe with the successful tenderer. This is to be followed by non-binding, fixed price anticipated purchases of 10 - 20 systems and associated services per year over the following 4 years, subject to agreed standing offer arrangement. Extension of the Agreement will be considered by UTS, subject to the successful tenderer performance over the term of the Agreement and its Systems and Deliverables pricing competitiveness.

Please ensure your responses consider pricing variations mechanism, based on publicly accessible indices, where the standing offer pricing for the duration of the contract cannot be fixed.

RFT OBJECTIVES:

a) To procure an initial batch of maternity and standard hospital beds in accordance with UTS functional & performance specifications "the Systems"

b) To procure professional ongoing warranty, maintenance and other support services for the Systems.

c) Secure commercially competitive pricing for future purchases of the Systems and other associated services "the Deliverables" via open market RFT;

d) Reduce the total life cost of the System and associated Deliverables;

e) Effective management of risks;

f) Compliance with all applicable laws, standards, codes, and policies;

g) On time delivery.