Fire Safety Consultancy and Training Services London

The purpose of this procurement is to employ the services of a supplier to provide fire safety training, fire risk assessments, fire inspections and give expert advice to the Trust.

United Kingdom-London: Safety training services

2014/S 217-384192

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Procurement, 1st Floor Stephenson House, 75 Hampstead Road
For the attention of: Mr David Scott
NW1 2PL London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2032145952
E-mail: david.scott13@nhs.net

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.cnwl.nhs.uk

Address of the buyer profile: www.lppsourcing.org

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

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

I.3)Main activity

Health

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:

Fire Safety Consultancy and Training Services.

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

Services
Service category No 24: Education and vocational education services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: London and Surrounding Counties.

NUTS code UKI

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

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in months: 60

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

The purpose of this procurement is to employ the services of a supplier to provide fire safety training, fire risk assessments, fire inspections and give expert advice to the Trust. Fire safety training will cover generic mandatory training for the entire Trust in addition to more specialist training to key staff members with specific fire safety responsibilities. Fire risk assessments and inspections will be to support the Trust Estates team to maintain a fully compliant estate in relation to The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and HTM05.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

80550000, 79417000

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: yes

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) is one of the largest non-acute trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We employ approximately 7 000 staff across 100 sites, who provide in-patient and community based healthcare to a third of London’s population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent and Surrey.
The purpose of this procurement is to employ the services of a supplier to provide fire safety training, fire risk assessments, fire inspections and give expert advice to the Trust. Fire safety training will cover generic mandatory training for the entire Trust in addition to more specialist training to key staff members with specific fire safety responsibilities. Fire risk assessments and inspections will be to support the Trust Estates team to maintain a fully compliant estate in relation to The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and HTM05.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 450 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: Option to extend contract after 3 years for an additional 2 single year extensions.

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Number of possible renewals: 2

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

Duration in months: 60 (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:

As specified in the PQQ documentation.

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

As specified in the PQQ documentation.

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

As specified in the PQQ documentation.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

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: As specified in the PQQ documentation.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As specified in the PQQ documentation.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As specified in the PQQ documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As specified in the PQQ documentation.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Restricted

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Successful expressions of interest will be selected in accordance with the document attached to the on-line PQQ document. Mandatory Pass/Fail Questions will apply. Expressions of Interest must be submitted by completion and return of the on-line PQQ document by the specified closing date and time as stated in this advert.

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)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:

CNWL/T036

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

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

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

8.12.2014 – 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

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information

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:

7.11.2014