National Framework for Occupational Health Services
To establish a Framework which will allow NHS authorities and other public sector bodies to procure an Occupational Health Service from a multi supplier Framework.
United Kingdom-Chester: Health services
2019/S 112-275124
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1244365143
E-mail: james.flood1@nhs.net
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.nhssourcing.co.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
UK
United Kingdom
E-mail: info@coch-cps.co.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.nhssourcing.co.uk
I.2)Information about joint procurement
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
National Framework Agreement for the Provision of Occupational Health Services
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Commercial Procurement Service wishes to establish a framework which will allow NHS authorities and other public sector bodies to procure an Occupational Health Service from a multi supplier framework with a catalogue call-off mechanism and as such no form of further competition will be required.
Further details are provided in the invitation to tender accompanying this Contract Notice, which can be viewed at www.nhssourcing.co.uk
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Commercial Procurement Service wishes to establish a framework which will allow clients to seek providers of a cost effective, responsive Occupational Health Service (OHS) for staff.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
VI.4.1)Review body
London
United Kingdom
VI.4.3)Review procedure
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the Framework Agreement is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the Framework Agreement is entered into.
The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: