Grounds Maintenance Services Northamptonshire
Provision of grounds and gardens service for NHFT.
UK-Kettering: Grounds maintenance services
2013/S 119-203731
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
St Mary’s Hospital, Sudborough House, London Road
NN15 7PW Kettering
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1536494433
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.nht.nhs.uk/main.cfm
Further information can be obtained from: Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Bevan House, Kettering Parkway, Venture Park, Northamptonshire
For the attention of: Lisa Wynne, Senior Contracts Manager
NN15 6XR Kettering
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1536480352
E-mail: lisa.wynne@nhft.nhs.uk
Fax: +44 1536480459
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Bevan House, Kettering Parkway, Venture Park, Northamptonshire
For the attention of: Lisa Wynne, Senior Contracts Manager
NN15 6XR Kettering
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1536480352
E-mail: lisa.wynne@nhft.nhs.uk
Fax: +44 1536480459
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Bevan House, Kettering Parkway, Venture Park, Northamptonshire
For the attention of: Lisa Wynne, Senior Contracts Manager
NN15 6XR Kettering
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1536480352
E-mail: lisa.wynne@nhft.nhs.uk
Fax: +44 1536480459
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
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:
Provision of grounds and gardens service for NHFT.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Northamptonshire.
NUTS code UKF23
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Provision of grounds and gardens service to include grass cutting, hedge trimming, leaf clearance, litter picking, weeding & maintenance of borders and beds at NHFT sites across the county.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
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:
Provision of grounds and gardens service to include grass cutting, hedge trimming, leaf clearance, litter picking, weeding and maintenance of borders and beds at NHFT sites across the county. The size and requirements will vary between sites. Size of sites ranges from community hospitals to local clinics.
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
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: 72 (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 detailed within the pre qualification questionnaire and/or tender documents.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
As detailed within the pre qualification questionnaire and/or tender documents.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
As detailed within the pre qualification questionnaire and/or tender documents.
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
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As detailed within the pre qualification questionnaire and/or tender documents.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As detailed within the pre qualification questionnaire and/or 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: yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision: As detailed within the pre qualification questionnaire and/or tender documents.
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
Envisaged minimum number 5: and maximum number 10
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:
NHFT-13-T7 (LW)
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
26.7.2013 – 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 of tenders
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
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:17.6.2013
Requirement: Grounds Maintenance Services