Occupational Health Services for Students

The University is seeking an Occupational Health Service provider for both Health and Social Care and Education Students.

United Kingdom-Bristol: Health services

2016/S 042-069475

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

University of the West of England
Coldharbour Lane
Contact point(s): Purchasing — purchasing@uwe.ac.uk
For the attention of: Helen Baker
BS16 1QY Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1173282239, +44 1773286686
E-mail: helen.baker@uwe.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1173283985

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.uwe.ac.uk

Address of the buyer profile:http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/aboutus/departmentsandservices/professionalservices/financeandplanningservice/forsuppliers/buyerprofile.aspx

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: University of the West of England
Coldharbour Lane
Contact point(s): Please register on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/he/aspx/Home to download the documents
For the attention of: Helen Baker
BS16 1QY Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1173282239
E-mail: purchasing@uwe.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1173283985
Internet address: http://www.uwe.ac.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: University of the West of England
Coldharbour Lane
Contact point(s): Please register on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/he/aspx/Home to download the documents
For the attention of: Helen Baker
BS16 1QY Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1173282239
E-mail: purchasing@uwe.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1173283985
Internet address: http://www.uwe.ac.uk

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.3)Main activity

Education

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:

Occupational Health Services for Nursing and Education Students.

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

Services
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Bristol and Gloucester.
NUTS code UKK13,UKK11

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)

The University is seeking an Occupational Health Service provider for both Health and Social Care and Education Students.
The Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences (HAS) requires a OH service for students undertaking Nursing (all branches), Midwifery, Paramedic Science, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Radiography, Health Care Science, Social Work Courses, Sports Therapy, Rehabilitation Physical Activity, Community Health Professions Foundation and Prof Doc Counselling Psychology.
The Education department (EDU) require services for Initial Teacher Education students, Secondary and Post-Compulsory, Primary and Early Years students.
The services will include all of the requisite Occupational health standards to fulfil their training and practice placement requirements including OH assessments, vaccinations, regular on-site clinics.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85100000, 85140000, 85141000

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: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Estimated value excluding VAT: 850 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

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

Starting 1.8.2016. Completion 31.7.2021

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

All potential providers will be required to complete a Supplier Appraisal form which Must be returned with your tender. Failure to complete this document will result in automatic disqualification.

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

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

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: UWE reserves the right to take reliability with regard to past performance into account when evaluating suppliers. Where required, the information required to demonstrate compliance with the minimum standard for reliability having regard to past performance is set out in the Instructions to Tender.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: UWE reserves the right to take reliability with regard to past performance into account when selecting suppliers.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

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: Qualified OH Nurses and Physicians.

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

Open

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

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 below

1. Technical ability. Weighting 15

2. System technology. Weighting 10

3. Resources. Weighting 15

4. Quality of service / account management. Weighting 20

5. Pricing. Weighting 40

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:

UWE/010/2016E

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

Prior information notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 245-432096 of 19.12.2014

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: 28.3.2016
Payable documents: no

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

4.4.2016 – 14:00

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

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: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Every 5 Years.

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

Average annual spend for Education students 15 000 GBP-20 000 GBP and for Nursing Students 150 000 GBP to 170 000 GBP.

Please register on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/he/aspx/Home to download the tender documents.

Tenderers pre-tender information meeting will be held on Friday, 11.3.2016 at 14:00 in Frome Room, UWE Exhibition and Conference Centre.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

University of the West of England
Coldharbour Lane
BS16 1QY Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: purchasing@uwe.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 1173282239
Internet address: www.uwe.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1173283985

Body responsible for mediation procedures

University of the West of England
UNITED KINGDOM

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: This authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into.

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

University of the West of England
Coldharbour Lane
BS16 1QY Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: purchasing@uwe.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 1773282239
Internet address: www.uwe.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1173283985

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

26.2.2016