Pathology Services Tender Doncaster

Provision of Mortuary and Autopsy Related Pathology Service.

United Kingdom-Doncaster: Pathology services

2015/S 165-301790

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Doncaster Borough Council
Civic Office, Floor 3, Waterdale
For the attention of: Shaun Ferron
DN1 3BU Doncaster
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1302862405
E-mail: shaun.ferron@doncaster.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.doncaster.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.yortender.co.uk

Electronic access to information: http://www.yortender.co.uk

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://www.yortender.co.uk

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: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services
Health
Other: Local Authority Services

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 Mortuary and Autopsy Related Pathology Service.

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: Borough of Doncaster.

NUTS code UKE31

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)

Provision of Mortuary and Autopsy related Pathology Services for HM Coroner for the South Yorkshire (East District) primarily for the NE area ( Doncaster) but may also cover the East District at the Coronors direction.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85111800, 85120000, 85145000, 85148000, 79625000, 33940000

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:

Provision of a cadaver storage facilities and equipment, pathologists, to attend at to examine a prepared body and establish the cause of death and laboratory analysis, interpretation and the reporting on toxicology/chemical specimens as required by the pathogist and coroner.

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: Description of these options: The Contract is initially for 2 years from the Service Commencement Date,although the Council reserves the right to extend the Contract for an additional period of up to 2 years to be determined by the Council by giving written notice.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)

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: 24 (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 specified in tender documents.

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

As specified in 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 specified in tender 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

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As specified in tender documents.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As specified in tender documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As specified in tender documents.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As specified in tender documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As specified in 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 specified in 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

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

Lowest price

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:

9RFR-3KXK8Q

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: 25.9.2015 – 12:00

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

25.9.2015 – 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

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

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information

The tender documents are available from the YORtender website www.yortender.co.uk with reference 9RFR-3KXK8Q. For support with registration on the YORtender website or if you are having difficulties accessing the documents through YORtender, please contact the YORtender helpdesk on +44 8445434580 or email yorkshiresupport@due-north.com

It is expected to be a 2 year contract with an option to extend the contract by up to 2 x 12 month periods at the sole discretion of the council. During the contract term the Council may wish to vary the Contract in accordance with the Agreement. In such circumstances the Council will negotiate this with the successful organisation.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Doncaster Council
Corporate Procurement Civic Office Floor 2 Waterdale
DN1 3BU Doncaster
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: corporateprocurementteam@doncaster.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1302736906

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point when information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

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

Doncaster Council
Corporate Procurement Civic Office Floor 2 Waterdale
DN1 3BU Doncaster
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: corporateprocurementteam@doncaster.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1302736906

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

24.8.2015