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Tender: UK-Dundee: health services

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UK-Dundee: health services

2010/S 154-238408

CONTRACT NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

  • II.1)
    DESCRIPTION
  • II.1.1)
    Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

    Occupational health services provision.

  • 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 Various locations across Tayside, principally Dundee & Perth.

    NUTS code UKM2

  • 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)

    Dundee City and Perth & Kinross Councils require an Occupational health service to enable the local authorities to meet duties and responsibilities for the health, safety and well-being of employees.

    Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=1....

  • II.1.6)
    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    85100000, 85140000, 85147000

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

    Yes

  • II.1.8)
    Division into lots

    Yes

    tenders should be submitted for one or more lots

  • II.1.9)
    Variants will be accepted

    Yes

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

    Pricing for Core tender items, incorporating a flexible costing model for over or under-utilisation, will be requested as well itemised costs for selected services.

    The range includes estimated values for all authorities and organisations identified.

    Excluding VAT

    Range between 933 000 and 1 780 000 GBP

  • II.2.2)
    Options

    Yes

    description of these options: Option to extend for a period up to 24 months following the initial 36 month period of the contract.

    Number of possible renewals 1

    in the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated timeframe for subsequent contracts: in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)

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

    Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

    LOT NO: 2

    TITLE Perth and Kinross council only

  • 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

    Provision of occupational health services in the geographic area covered by Perth & Kinross Council.

  • 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

    85100000, 85140000

  • 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

    Details of services and volumes are included in the tender pack.

    Excluding VAT

    Range between 210 000 and 550 000 GBP

  • 4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

    Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

  • 5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

    Perth & Kinross council can provide an office/consultancy room in central Perth.

    LOT NO: 1

    TITLE Dundee City council only

  • 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

    Provision of occupational health services within the geographic area of Dundee City Council authority area.

  • 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

    85100000, 85140000

  • 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

    Details of services and volumes are included in the tender pack.

    Excluding VAT

    Range between 285 000 and 500 000 GBP

  • 4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

    Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

  • 5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

    The contractor must be ready to deliver face to face appointments at a Dundee location from the first day of the contract.

    Dundee City Council will be unable to provide premises for this purpose and the contractor will need to make all necessary arrangements.

    LOT NO: 3

    TITLE Both councils

  • 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

    Provision of Occupational health services to both Dundee City Council and Perth & Kinross Council.

  • 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

    85100000, 85140000

  • 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

    Both locations.

    Excluding VAT

    Range between 495 000 and 1 050 000 GBP

  • 4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

    Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

  • 5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

    The contractor must be ready to deliver face to face appointments at a Dundee location from the first day of the contract.

    Dundee City Council will be unable to provide premises for this purpose and the contractor will need to make all necessary arrangements.

    Perth & Kinross Council can provide an office/consultancy room in central Perth.

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

  • III.1)
    CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT

    • III.1.1)
    Deposits and guarantees required

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

    Section 9 of the Contract Terms and Conditions states the payment arrangements required.

    • 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

    No

  • 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: (1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.

    (2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.

    (3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.

    (4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.

    (5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.

    (6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.

    (7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.

  • III.2.2)
    Economic and financial capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank.

    (2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.

    (3) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.

  • III.2.3)
    Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

    (1) A statement of the candidate's average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous 3 years

    (2) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract;

    (3) A statement of the candidate's technical facilities; measures for ensuring quality; and their study and research facilities;

    (4) A statement of the technicians or technical services available to the candidate to carry out the work under the contract; or be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract; particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the candidate.

    (5) A statement of the tools, plant or technical equipment available to the service provider or contractor for carrying out the contract.

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required

    Nursing staff employed to deliver the service: pin number and registration with NMB are essential.

    Physicians employed in contract delivery must be GMB registered and associates or members of FOM.

    • 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

    Yes

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

    TPC/OH Services/10/09

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

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

    Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents 13.9.2010

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

    20.9.2010 - 17:00

    • 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

    Until 5.1.2011

  • IV.3.8)
    Conditions for opening tenders

    Date: 21.9.2010 - 14:00

    Place

    Podium Block, Crichton Street, Dundee.

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

  • VI.1)
    THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT

    Yes

    estimated timing for further notices to be published: 3 to 5 years.

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

  • VI.3)
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    Collabarative arrangements:

    Selected Organisations.

    Perth & Kinross Council.

    Dundee City Council.

    In addition Angus Council and Tayside Contracts may elect to join this contract at a future date.

    (SC Ref:189202).

  • VI.4)
    PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL

    • VI.4.1)
    Body responsible for appeal procedures

  • VI.4.2)
    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006/1) may bring proceedings in the Sherrif Court or the Court of Session.

    Any economic operator that is unsure of its rights here should seek suitable and independent legal advice immediately.

    The Scottish Courts Service (whose details are given below) can give more information on Scottish Courts and their locations but cannot give legal advice.

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

    E-mail: Tel. Internet: Fax Scottish Courts Service
    Saughton House Broomhouse Drive
    EH11 3XDEdinburgh
    UNITED KINGDOM
    enquiries@scotcourts.gov.uk
    +44 1312252595
    http@//www.scotcourts.gov.uk/index.asp
    +44 1312406755

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

    9.8.2010