Supply of Coffee and Tea to NHS

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’)
Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1312756366
E-mail: loraine.hartley@nhs.net
NUTS code: UKM

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.nhsscotlandprocurement.scot.nhs.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11883

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: www.publictenderscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: www.publictenderscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Body governed by public law

Health

NHSS Aroma Coffee.

Reference number: NP838/17

Supplies

Supply of Coffee, tea, associated products and equipment for production of coffee, tea etc. for all or any participating NHS Scotland Health board, Special Board, NHS England, NHS Wales, Northern Ireland

Full details included within ITT.

Value excluding VAT: 2 000 000.00 GBP

This contract is divided into lots: no

NUTS code: UKM

Main site or place of performance:

Any or all locations of all NHS Scotland Health Boards, all NHS Scotland Special Health Boards,and/or the Authority NHS Wales, NHS England, Northern Island.

Award of a single supplier Framework.

Identified volumes included in the ITT are based on historical usage. These are indicative of future requirements

Scope for the supply of Coffee and related products; machines to be used within all healthcare environments available to all entities pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, i.e. All NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards, and the following further Authorities NHS Wales, NHS England and Northern Ireland,(collectively hereafter referred to as ‘Participating Authorities’).

Criteria below

Quality criterion – Name: Service / Weighting: 30

Cost criterion – Name: Total Cost / Weighting: 70

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Variants will be accepted: no

Options: no

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

Indicative total contract spend of 2m GBP is based on the current annual spend over the proposed 4 year contract duration.

List and brief description of selection criteria:

(1) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.

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

See contract / tender documentation which incorporates the requirements of the ESPD (Scotland)and the financial period for reporting is the 3 previous financial years.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

As indicated in the Terms and Conditions the following insurance cover and minimum levels are required:

1) Public Liability Insurance — 5 000 000 GBP.

2) Professional Indemnity Insurance — 2 000 000 GBP — for any 1 incident in any 1 year.

List and brief description of selection criteria:

See contract / tender documentation which incorporates the requirements of the ESPD (Scotland).

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

A number of the technical performance requirements are mandatory — these are detailed in the contract /tender documentation.

1) Coffee must score above 80 on SCAE / SCAA coffee quality institute system.

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Open procedure

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with a single operator

An electronic auction will be used

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

Date: 01/06/2017

Local time: 10:00

English

Tender must be valid until: 01/06/2017

Date: 01/06/2017

Local time: 10:00

This is a recurrent procurement: no

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 17601. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

The Statement of Requirements will detail the Community Benefit background and objectives. The contract will mandate that suppliers respond in its tender outlining current Community Benefits and proposals if successful and mandating that they support the overall Community Benefit concept and process including a contract and supplier management process post award

(SC Ref:489091).

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’)
Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1312756366Internet address:http://www.nhsscotlandprocurement.scot.nhs.uk/

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

The Authority will notify economic operators who submitted a tender or (where no deselection process has previously been made) applied to be selected to tender, of its decision to award the Framework Agreement which notification will contain, among other information, a summary of the reasons as to why the economic operator was unsuccessful. The notification will incorporate a ‘standstill period’ of a minimum of 10 (ten) clear calendar days (or a minimum of 15 (fifteen) if the communication method used is not electronic) between the date on which the Authority despatches the notice(s) and the date on which the Authority proposes to conclude the relevant Framework Agreement. The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority during the standstill period will automatically continue the prohibition on entering into the Framework Agreement until the court proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of, or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition. The remedies that may be awarded by the courts before the Framework Agreement has been entered into include the setting aside of the decision to award the Framework Agreement to the winning tenderer(s). The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Framework Agreement has been entered into will not affect the Framework Agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that maybe awarded by the courts where the Framework Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.

21/04/2017