Health and Safety Training Provider Newcastle

United Kingdom-Newcastle upon Tyne: Training services

2015/S 115-208705

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Home Group
2 Gosforth Park Way, Gosforth Business Park
For the attention of: Mrs Sarah Roberts
NE12 8ET Newcastle upon Tyne
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1912907641
E-mail: sarah.roberts@homegroup.org.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.homegroup.org.uk/Pages/default.aspx

Address of the buyer profile: www.housingprocurement.com

Electronic access to information: www.housingprocurement.com

Further information can be obtained from: Home Group
2 Gosforth Park Way, Gosforth Business Park
For the attention of: Mrs Sarah Roberts
NE12 8ET Newcastle upon Tyne
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1912907641
E-mail: sarah.roberts@homegroup.org.uk

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Home Group
2 Gosforth Park Way, Gosforth Business Park
For the attention of: Mrs Sarah Roberts
NE12 8ET Newcastle upon Tyne
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1912907641
E-mail: sarah.roberts@homegroup.org.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Home Group
2 Gosforth Park Way, Gosforth Business Park
For the attention of: Mrs Sarah Roberts
NE12 8ET Newcastle upon Tyne
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1912907641
E-mail: sarah.roberts@homegroup.org.uk

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.3)Main activity

Housing and community amenities

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:

Home Group — Health and Safety Training Provider.

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

Services
Service category No 27: Other services

NUTS code UK

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)

Home Group is looking to appoint an experienced supplier/suppliers to undertake health and safety training to colleagues across all of Home Group covering all business units in each region, including England, Scotland and Wales.
The supplier is expected to use the expertise of their delivery team to provide learning that not only provides information on legislation, Home Group’s policies and best practice, but also promotes positive messages around the importance of each person’s responsibilities for both health and safety generally and specifically on the topic the learning is focussed upon.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

80500000

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: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots

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:

The contract length is to be an initial 2 year period with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 1 year each (2+1+1), giving a potential contract duration of 4 years. The value of the contract is expected to be 500 000 GBP over 4 years.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 300 000 and 600 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Number of possible renewals: Range: between 1 and 2
In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated timeframe for subsequent contracts:
in days: 0 (from the award of the contract)

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

Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

Lot No: 1Lot title: North Region

1)Short description

This is the provision of services in the North Regions.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

80500000

3)Quantity or scope

See Procurement Documents.

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 2Lot title: South Region

1)Short description

Provision of Services in South Regions.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

80500000

3)Quantity or scope

See Procurement Documents.

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

See Procurement Documents.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

See Procurement Documents.

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

See Procurement Documents.

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

See Procurement Documents.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

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: See Procurement Documents.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
See Procurement 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: no

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 1: and maximum number 2
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: See Procurement Documents.

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:

0573

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

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

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 6.7.2015 – 12:00
Payable documents: no

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

13.7.2015 – 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

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

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:

12.6.2015