Employment Services Project Management London

The contract is for the management and co-ordination of the Southwark Works network, which is the contracting authority’s flagship employment programme.

United Kingdom-London: Project-management services other than for construction work

2014/S 204-361575

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

London Borough of Southwark
P.O. Box 64529
Contact point(s): Strategy and Partnerships (Local Economy)
For the attention of: Patrick Doherty
SE1P 5LX London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2075253183
E-mail: patrick.doherty@southwark.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.southwark.gov.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

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

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services

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

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

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

Southwark Works Network Co-ordination service.

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

NUTS code UKI1

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

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

The contract is for the management and co-ordination of the Southwark Works network, which is the contracting authority’s flagship employment programme.
In managing and coordinating the network of providers within the Southwark Works framework, the successful applicant will also be required to deliver employment support services through the management of a “hub” office, manage the Southwark Works client database and provide an effective recruitment service for local employers.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

79421000, 79421100

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:

Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: The contract to be awarded will be for an initial period of 2 years and may be extended at the sole discretion of the contracting authority for two further periods of 1 year.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

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

Duration in months: 48 (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:

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

Please see the invitation to tender documents.

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

The awarding authority reserves the right to require consortium bidders to comprise a particular form of legal structure or to require one party to undertake primary legal liability or to require that each party takes joint and several liability.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: Please see the invitation to tender documents.

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: Please see the invitation to tender documents.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please see the invitation to tender documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please see the invitation to tender documents.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Please see the invitation to tender documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Please see the invitation to tender documents.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

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: 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

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no

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:

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

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

Payable documents: yes

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

1.12.2014 – 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

in days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 1.12.2014 – 13:00

Place:

160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH.

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Members and officers of the contracting authority.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

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

The contracting authority shall not liable for any costs (including any third party costs, fees or expenses) incurred by those expressing an interest in or tendering for this contract opportunity.
The contracting authority reserves the right to withdraw from or discontinue the procurement process, which shall include the right not to award as a result of this call for competition.
Tenders and all supporting documentation for the contract must be in English and must be priced in Pounds Sterling.
Interested organisations should also note that the view of the contracting authority is that the provisions of the European Council Directive 2001/23/EC of 12.3.2001 (TUPE) may apply on the award of this contract, although organisations should seek their own independent advice in that regard and the contracting authority offers no assurance in respect of the operation, effect or impact of TUPE on the contract.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Royal Courts of Justice (High Court)
Strand
WC2A 2LL London
UNITED KINGDOM

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Any notice of intention to appeal under this process should be addressed to the person specified in Section l.1.

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

20.10.2014