Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

• I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

  For the attention of: Mrs Sharron Ansell
  Leicestershire Police
  Procurement & Support Services, St. Johns
  Enderby
  LE19 2BX
  UNITED KINGDOM
  Email: sharron.ansell@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk

  Further information can be obtained from:

  Leicestershire Police
  UNITED KINGDOM

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:

  Leicestershire Police

  Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:

  Leicestershire Police
  Interested parties to register with Bluelight at www.bluelight.gov.uk to express their interest in this opportunity

• I.2) Type of the contracting authority

  Body governed by public law

• I.3) Main activity

  Public order and safety

• I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

  The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Section II: Object of the contract

• II.1) Description

  • II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

    Employee Assistance Programme.

  • II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

    Services

    Service category No 25: Health and social services

    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: East Midlands.

    NUTS code UKF

  • II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves a public contract

  • II.1.4) Information on framework agreement

    Not provided

  • II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    The provision of an Employee Assistance Programme to include:

    — Professional Support (also referred to as role supervision) as required by each Force Counselling and Support; access to 24 hour/365 days per year telephone counselling,

    — Provision of face to face counselling and support sessions,

    — Clinical assessment and therapy for individuals affected by incidents at work and associated support following a critical incident,

    — Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for a range of mental health conditions,

    — Referral pathways,

    — Management referrals and support,

    — Management of all ongoing cases to ensure the assessment treatment and support requirement are carried out to Employee Assistance Programme Association (EAPA) quality standards,

    — Utilisation reporting,

    — Management information on employee and organisation interventions including consultation to management on behavioural aspects of the workplace,

    — An EAP Website,

    — Access to information & advice on a wide range of areas to include but not limited to; money advice and debt management, legal information & guidance, information on emotional and work life issues, dependant care information,

    — Critical Incident Management support capability for individuals and groups as specified.

    The contract will be let by Leicestershire Police Authority on behalf of Derbyshire Constabulary, Lincolnshire Police, Northamptonshire Police and Nottinghamshire Police.

  • II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    85147000

  • II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

  • II.1.8) Lots

    This contract is divided into lots: no

  • II.1.9) Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted: no

• II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract

  • II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:

    The provision of an Employee Assistance Programme to include:

    — Professional Support (also referred to as role supervision) as required by each Force Counselling and Support; access to 24 hour/365 days per year telephone counselling,

    — Provision of face to face counselling and support sessions,

    — Clinical assessment and therapy for individuals affected by incidents at work and associated support following a critical incident,

    — Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for a range of mental health conditions,

    — Referral pathways,

    — Management referrals and support,

    — Management of all ongoing cases to ensure the assessment treatment and support requirement are carried out to Employee Assistance Programme Association (EAPA) quality standards,

    — Utilisation reporting,

    — Management information on employee and organisation interventions including consultation to management on behavioural aspects of the workplace,

    — An EAP Website,

    — Access to information & advice on a wide range of areas to include but not limited to; money advice and debt management, legal information & guidance, information on emotional and work life issues, dependant care information,

    — Critical Incident Management support capability for individuals and groups as specified.

    The contract will be let by Leicestershire Police Authority on behalf of Derbyshire Constabulary, Lincolnshire Police, Northamptonshire Police and Nottinghamshire Police.

  • II.2.2) Information about options

    Options: no

  • II.2.3) Information about renewals

    Not provided

• II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

  Duration in months: 72 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

• III.1) Conditions relating to the contract

  • III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:

    Detailed in Tender Documentation.

  • III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

    Detailed in Tender Documentation.

  • III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

    Detailed in Tender Documentation.

  • III.1.4) Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes

    Description of particular conditions: Detailed in Tender Documentation.

• III.2) Conditions for participation

  • III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Detailed in Tender Documentation.

  • III.2.2) Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Detailed in Tender Documentation.

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Detailed in Tender Documentation.

  • III.2.3) Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Detailed in Tender Documentation.

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    Detailed in Tender Documentation.

  • III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts

    Not provided

• III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts

  • III.3.1) Information about a particular profession

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

  • III.3.2) Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

• IV.1) Type of procedure

  • IV.1.1) Type of procedure

    Open

  • IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

    Not provided

  • IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

    Not provided

• IV.2) Award criteria

  • IV.2.1) Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

  • IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction

    An electronic auction will be used: no

• IV.3) Administrative information

  • IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

    CON490

  • IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no

  • IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 24.8.2012 - 14:00

    Payable documents: no

  • IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    31.8.2012 - 12:00

  • IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

    Not provided

  • IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

    English.

  • IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

    until: 31.12.2012

  • IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders

    Date: 31.8.2012 - 12:00

    Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

• VI.1) Information about recurrence

  This is a recurrent procurement: yes

  Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2018.

• VI.2) Information about European Union funds

  The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

• VI.3) Additional information

  Not provided

• VI.4) Procedures for appeal

  • VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures

    Not provided

  • VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals

    Not provided

  • VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

    Not provided

• VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

  9.7.2012