Healthwatch Services Contracts South West England

Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils wish to jointly procure respective Healthwatch services provided by a suitable provider.

United Kingdom-Yate: Health and social work services

2019/S 068-159898

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

South Gloucestershire Council
Council Offices, Badminton Road
Yate
BS37 5AF
United Kingdom
Contact person: Mr Andy Hichens
Telephone: +44 1454865944
E-mail: andy.hichens@southglos.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1454868420
NUTS code: UK

Internet address(es):Main address: https://www.southglos.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.southglos.gov.uk

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5)Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Provision of Healthwatch Bristol, Healthwatch North Somerset & Healthwatch South Gloucestershire.

Reference number: DN401892

II.1.2)Main CPV code

85000000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils wish to jointly procure respective Healthwatch services provided by a suitable provider. The provider shall be expected to utilise maximum opportunity for economies of scale and efficient working practises whilst maintaining the individual identity, integrity and local focus for each of the three services.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 1 125 245.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UK

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 1 125 245.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 60

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

The service will be reviewed and recommissioned accordingly at the end of the contract term. The contract term is 36 months with the Council having the option to extend for a further 24 months. Any contract extension or renewal will be dependent upon continued need for the service, satisfactory performance and availability of funding.

II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

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

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.5)Information about negotiation

The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 07/05/2019

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

South Gloucestershire Council
Council Offices, Badminton Road
Yate
BS37 5AF
United KingdomInternet address: http://www.southglos.gov.uk

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

South Gloucestershire Council
Council Offices, Badminton Road
Yate
BS37 5AF
United KingdomInternet address: http://www.southglos.gov.uk

VI.4.3)Review procedure

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

02/04/2019