Procurement Consultancy Framework

Selection of Framework Providers to Supply Co-Sourcing Consultancy Review and Savings Realisation.

United Kingdom-Basildon: Procurement consultancy services

2015/S 042-072273

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Nethermayne, Essex
For the attention of: Miroslava Malic
SS16 5NL Basildon
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1268524900
E-mail: tenders@btuh.nhs.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.basildonandthurrock.nhs.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

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

I.3)Main activity

Health

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:

Selection of Framework Providers to Supply Co-Sourcing Consultancy Review and Savings Realisation — 562.

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

Services
Service category No 11: Management consulting services [6] and related services
NUTS code

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 4

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — BTUH has a requirement to appoint a Co-Sourcing provider to undertake a spend review and realisation of savings scope of work. — Phase 1.
Bidders should note that this is a Conditional Fee based contract where any payments that are made by the trust to assist i.e. contractors cash-flow will need to be reimbursed via savings delivery or refunded in full in the event insufficient savings are realised within the agreed term.
Alongside BTUH’s requirement there is — Phase 2 which is the appointment of a framework which will be open to all public sector bodies wishing to appoint a Co-Sourcing provider going forward. The maximum number of appointed framework suppliers will be 6.
Separately to this piece of work the trust is also appointing a consultancy firm to undertake a strategic review of staff structure and review of the procurement functionality within the Hospital this will not be included in the scope of this EU tender.
The start date for phase 1 will be October 2015 for a period of 12 months with the option to extend by 3 x 12 months.
The start date for phase 2 will be October 2015 The framework duration will be 4 years.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

79418000, 66171000, 72221000

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: no

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:

II.2.2)Information about options

II.2.3)Information about renewals

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

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

As described in the PQQ and Tender Documents.

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

As described in the PQQ and 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 described in the PQQ and Tender Documents.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

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: As stated in the PQQ and ITT. Instructions on how to obtain the PQQ and ITT is given in VI.3. Additional Information. The PQQ and ITT must be completed and submitted by the date in point IV.3.4 Minimum levels of standards possibly required. As stated in the PQQ and ITT. Instructions on how to obtain the ITT is given in VI.3 Additional Information The PQQ and ITT must be completed and submitted by the date in point IV.3.4.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As stated in the PQQ and ITT. Instructions on how to obtain the PQQ and ITT is given in VI.3. Additional Information. The PQQ and ITT must be completed and submitted by the date in point IV.3.4 Minimum levels of standards possibly required. As stated in the PQQ and ITT. Instructions on how to obtain the ITT is given in VI.3 Additional Information The PQQ and ITT must be completed and submitted by the date in point IV.3.4.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As stated in the PQQ and ITT. Instructions on how to obtain the PQQ and ITT is given in VI.3. Additional Information. The PQQ and ITT must be completed and submitted by the date in point IV.3.4 Minimum levels of standards possibly required. As stated in the PQQ and ITT. Instructions on how to obtain the ITT is given in VI.3 Additional Information The PQQ and ITT must be completed and submitted by the date in point IV.3.4.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As stated in the PQQ and ITT. Instructions on how to obtain the PQQ and ITT is given in VI.3. Additional Information. The PQQ and ITT must be completed and submitted by the date in point IV.3.4 Minimum levels of standards possibly required. As stated in the PQQ and ITT. Instructions on how to obtain the ITT is given in VI.3 Additional Information The PQQ and ITT must be completed and submitted by the date in point IV.3.4.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

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

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

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:

BTUH – Project – 00000144

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

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

Payable documents: no

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

30.3.2015

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

11.5.2015

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

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

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender.

Register your company on the Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Trust In-Tend portal (this is only required once) Follow the linkhttps://in-tendhost.co.uk/basildonandthurrock and click the register button. Complete all mandatory information and any supplementary in formation if you wish. After completing registration, you will shortly receive an email with your login details.

To express Interest in this current opportunity, click the tenders button in the top tool-bar. A list of current tenders will now be listed, to express interest in any of these you must first click View Details and the Express Interest button on the bottom right of the screen. If you are not logged in at this point you will be required to in order to register your expression of interest. Once your expression of interest has been registered you will have to access to tender documents via a new tab, this is where you will be able to upload any documents as part of your tender return. You can now use the correspondence tab to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ.
If you require any more assistance when responding to this tender please refer to the supplier guide within the Guidance for Suppliers link at the top of the screen or alternatively contact the In-Tend support team on +44 8442728810.

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:

25.2.2015