UK-Salford: education and training services

2010/S 145-224118

CONTRACT NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

• I.1)
  NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)

  Attn: Tel. E-mail: NHS Commissioning Business Service
  Innovation Forum, Salford University Business Park, Frederick Road
  Philip Tolan
  M6 6FPSalford
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1617433677
  philip.tolan@gmcbs.nhs.uk [1]

  Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)

  Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)

• I.2)
  TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES

  Body governed by public law

  Health

  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

  Leadership Development Programme (Training programme).

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

  Services

  Service category: No 25

  Main place of performance North West England.

• II.1.3)
  The notice involves

  A public contract

II.1.4)
Information on framework agreement

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

  The North West (NW) 21st Century Leaders development program is the result of collaboration between the NW Alliance of Chief Operating Officers and the NW Leadership Academy to deliver this objective on behalf of NHS Northwest.

  The intention behind the Future Leaders program is to facilitate the next generation of community health leaders whose task will be to facilitate community based teams to deliver efficient, effective, and evidence based community health services to patients. The leadership program will provide a means for these "rising stars" to acquire the confidence, competencies and mindsets necessary to become world class community health leaders and respond creatively and competently to the challenges facing today’s integrated NHS.

  The NW Alliance is looking for a capable provider to deliver a Leadership Development Programme to a cohort of up to 80 delegates through training sessions to be delivered in various locations across the NW area. This programme will be aligned to the Leadership Qualities Framework (LQF) and is to be delivered within 6 months of the commencement date.

  We invite expressions of interest from training providers to deliver this service on behalf of the NW Alliance. The tender documentation will be available on the following website from August 6th https://gmcbs.bravosolution.co.uk [2]. In the meantime, please contact philip.tolan@gmcbs.nhs.uk [3] to register your interest and for further information.

  The NW Alliance would like to invite potential providers to attend a pre-tender presentation day. This will include a Q&A session with members of the project board and advice on how to complete and submit your tender response. The presentation day will take place at Regent House, Heaton Lane, Stockport, SK4 1BS on August 5th. Please contact philip.tolan@gmcbs.nhs.uk [4] to register your interest and for further information.

• II.1.6)
  Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  80000000

• II.1.7)
  Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

  No

• II.1.8)
  Division into lots

  No

• II.1.9)
  Variants will be accepted

  Yes

• II.2)
  QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
• II.2.1)
  Total quantity or scope

  Excluding VAT 90 000 GBP

II.2.2)
Options

• II.3)
  DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION

  Duration in months: 6 (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

  Please review and refer to tender documentation.

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

  Please review and refer to tender documentation.

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

  Please review and refer to tender documentation.

• III.1.4)
  Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

  Yes

  Please review and refer to 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 requirements are met: Suppliers instructions how to express interest in this tender~:

  1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://gmcbs.bravosolution.co.uk [5] and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click "continue" - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click "save" when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

  2. Express an interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the "PQQs / ITTs Open to all suppliers" link. (These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content - Click the "express interest" button in the "actions" box on the left-hand side of the page - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your "My PQQs/ My ITTs" page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) - You can now access any attachments by clicking the "settings and buyer attachments" in the "actions" box

  3. Responding to the tender - You can now choose to "reply" or "reject" (please give a reason if rejecting) - You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then publish your reply using the publish button in the "actions" box on the left-hand side of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk. Tender documents will be available through the website from 6.8.2010.

• III.2.2)
  Economic and financial capacity

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Please review and refer to tender documentation.

  Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required Please review and refer to tender documentation.

• III.2.3)
  Technical capacity

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

  Please review and refer to tender documentation.

  Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required

  Please review and refer to tender documentation.

III.2.4)
Reserved contracts

III.3)
CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS

III.3.1)
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

III.3.2)
Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service

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

  Envisaged number of operators 1

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

• 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)
  An electronic auction will be used

  No

• IV.3)
  ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
• IV.3.1)
  File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

  CBS/PT/NWAlliance/LDP

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

  No

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

  Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents 20.8.2010 - 13:00

  Payable documents No

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

  30.8.2010 - 13:00

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

• 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

IV.3.8)
Conditions for opening tenders

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

• VI.1)
  THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT

  No

• VI.2)
  CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS

  No

• VI.3)
  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

VI.4)
PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL

VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)
Lodging of appeals

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

• VI.5)
  DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

  26.7.2010