Provide Sports Strength and Conditioning Services

Provide Sports Strength and Conditioning Services to Nottingham Trent University.

United Kingdom-Nottingham: Sport-related services

2016/S 050-083094

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Nottingham Trent University
2nd Floor Dryden Centre, c/o Burton Street
Contact point(s): Procurement Department
For the attention of: Susan Brackenbury
NG1 5BU Nottingham
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1158488750
E-mail: susan.brackenbury@ntu.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1158488770

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: https://www.ntu.ac.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ntu

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

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:

785 Provision of Sports Strength and Conditioning Services.

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

Services
Service category No 26: Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Predominately at Lee Westwood Sports Centre, NTU Clifton Campus, but may also require delivery off site at venues including (but not exclusively), NTU City Sports Centre, University of Nottingham sports facilities and Lady Bay Sports Ground, Nottingham.

NUTS code UKF14

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)

NTU Sport is looking to provide support to our performance athletes with a comprehensive strength and conditioning programme, providing support to 10 (number subject to change) performance and transition squads as well as a range of individual athletes who represent the University in BUCS competitions.
The programme will run on a yearly basis, from approximately a month before the beginning of term (approximately late August) until the end of term 3 (approximately mid June), and will be based predominately at Lee Westwood Sports Centre but may also require delivery off site at venues including (but not exclusively), NTU City Sports Centre, University of Nottingham sports facilities and Lady Bay Sports Ground, Nottingham.
The coaches will be required to have a flexible approach work, delivering across the facility opening hours, which are currently 7:00 — 22:30 Monday to Friday, 9:00 — 18:00 Saturday’s and 9:00 — 21:00 Sunday’s. Early morning, evening and weekend work should be expected, as well as delivery being more substantial during university term time.
Coaches will be required to integrate fully within the NTU Sport team, including spending time in the main sports office and wearing NTU Sport staff uniform.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

92620000, 92600000

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: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

II.2.3)Information about renewals

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

Duration in months: 48 (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:

The University may require a parent company guarantee or a performance bond, details will be provided in the tender document.

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

Nottingham Trent University standard payment terms are 30 days from Invoice Date.

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

Joint and severable.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: Details will be provided within the Standard Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and tender documentation.

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: Details will be provided within the Standard Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Details will be provided within the Standard Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Details of any minimum level(s) of standards will be provided within the Standard Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Details will be provided within the Standard Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Details of any minimum level(s) of standards will be provided within the Standard Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

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: no

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. The Price to provide the specified services. Weighting 25

2. The delivery of service outputs — NTU performance teams. Weighting 25

3. The delivery of service outputs — individual support and NTU scholarships. Weighting 20

4. The delivery of service outputs — TASS. Weighting 15

5. The delivery of service outputs — S and C instructor dev pathway. Weighting 5

6. Added value — as related to the service provision, other added value. Weighting 5

7. Sustainability including equality. Weighting 5

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:

NTU/16/785/SPB

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: 31.3.2016 – 17:00
Payable documents: no

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

7.4.2016 – 10:00

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

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Nominated staff members of NTU Procurement Department.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 3 years 6 months from award date.

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

Any suppliers submitting an Expression of Interest via In-tend will automatically receive the Standard Pre Qualification Questionnaire, tender documents and any accompanying documents.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Nottingham Trent University

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. Applicants have 2 working days from notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from the address in point I.1).
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) 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). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the court may order the settling aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the court may only award damages.

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

8.3.2016