Tender: UK-Ossett: miscellaneous services

UK-Ossett: miscellaneous services

2010/S 146-225974

CONTRACT NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

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

  Contact: Tel. E-mail: Fax MoJ Procurement
  Units 8/9 Fryersway Silkwood Park
  Les Cook
  WF5 9TJOssett
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1924205729
  les.cook@noms.gsi.gov.uk
  +44 1924205702

  Internet address(es)

  General address of the contracting authority http://www.justice.gov.uk

  Address of the buyer profile http://procurement.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/about/esourcing

  Further information can be obtained at:Further Information should be sought through the eSourcing Portal
  Further Information should be sought through the eSourcing Portal. See Section VI.3 Additional Information
  UNITED KINGDOM

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:All documentation can be obtained through the eSourcing Portal
  All documentation can be obtained through the eSourcing Portal. See Section VI.3 Additional Information
  UNITED KINGDOM

  Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:All tenders or requests to participate must be through the eSourcing Portal.
  All tenders or requests to participate must be through the eSourcing Portal. See Section VI.3 Additional Information
  UNITED KINGDOM

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

  Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

  Public order and safety

  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

  Staff benefits.

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

  Services

  Service category: No 27

  Main place of performance Delivered to employees throughout the UK.

  NUTS code UK

• II.1.3)
  The notice involves

  The establishment of a framework agreement

• II.1.4)
  Information on framework agreement

  Duration of the framework agreement: Duration in year(s): 2

  Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

  estimated cost excluding VAT

  Range: between 1 000 000 and 3 000 000 GBP

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

  A range of staff benefits including:

  1) Voluntary Benefits - Scheme whereby the employer offers employees the chance to purchase a range of products and services at discounted rates, from a third party supplier, which are purchased from taxed income.

  2) Salary Sacrifice Scheme for Bicycles (Cycle to Work Scheme) in accordance with HMRC rules.

  3) Recognition and Reward Scheme - a voucher scheme for Recognition and Reward which includes vouchers for a wide range of shopping and lifestyle products and services at attractive discount rates, provided through a wide range of high street providers including major national retailers and of appeal to the Ministry’s diverse range of employees.

  It shall be within the scope of the contract to explore future provision and to extend the range, scope and delivery of aspects of voluntary benefits, salary sacrifice and reward schemes. Additionally, the bicycle salary sacrifice element of the awarded Framework Agreement will be available for use by HM Treasury.

  It should be noted that this is a non-mandatory OJEU notice and as such may not follow full OJEU timescales.

• II.1.6)
  Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  98300000

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

  Yes

• II.1.8)
  Division into lots

  No

II.1.9)
Variants will be accepted

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

  Precise quantities are unknown and may fluctuate as a result of different factors, not least any Public Sector re-organisation and/or revision in policies. However, and as an indication of historic use only, further details have been provided within the invitation to tender documentation.

• II.2.2)
  Options

  Yes

  description of these options: The framework agreement will be for an initial 2 year period with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months.

  The estimated value range provided earlier in section II.1.4 is based on the total potential contract period of 4 years.

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

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

• III.1)
  CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
• III.1.1)
  Deposits and guarantees required

  Parent company and/or other guarantees of performance and financial standing may be required.

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

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

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

• III.2)
  CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

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

III.2.2)
Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)
Technical capacity

• III.2.4)
  Reserved contracts

  No

• III.3)
  CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
• III.3.1)
  Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

  No

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

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

  RPUN 10 10/272/1

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

  No

IV.3.3)
Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

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

  20.8.2010 - 12:00

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 Ministry of Justice will be performing events through its eSourcing Portal. The eSourcing Portal is an online application that allows all potential suppliers to create and submit their responses to any Requests for Information, Requests for quotes, or Requests for Proposals via the internet rather than in paper form (where they have been invited to respond). The eSourcing Portal will also be used by the Ministry of Justice to run Reverse Auctions.

  If you are not registered on the eSourcing Portal please send an email to the eSourcing Portal helpdesk (esourcing@noms.gsi.gov.uk) stating:

  Company Name.

  Your Name.

  Contact email.

  Sourcing Reference Number: eg. 0406-1-HR Personal Services-N-RFP.

  The eProcurement Central Support helpdesk will then contact you with the registration process.

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:

  27.7.2010