Student Occupational Health Services Newcastle

Framework Agreement: Contract for the Provision of Occupational Health Services for Students..

United Kingdom-Newcastle upon Tyne: Health and social work services

2015/S 054-094755

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Northumbria University
Sutherland Building
For the attention of: Jill Black
NE1 8ST Newcastle upon Tyne
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1912274303
E-mail: jill.black@northumbria.ac.uk

Internet address(es):

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

Body governed by public law

I.3)Main activity

General public services
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:

Contract for the Provision of Occupational Health Services for 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

NUTS code UKC22

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 a single operator

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 4

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT: 660 000 GBP

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

Northumbria University’s Faculty of Health and Life Sciences provides professional preparation and pre-registered programmes in nursing, midwifery, occupational therapy, operating department practice and physiotherapy. In addition there are occupational health requirements for other cohorts of students within the areas of education, and social work as well as a minimal amount of biomedical sciences.
The Faculty is committed to ensuring the well-being of its students and as a result requires the provision of an Occupational Health Service for the above-mentioned students.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85000000

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:

Framework contract, single supplier, 2 years with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months.

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: The original contract will be for 2 years with an option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months.
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: 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 contracting authority reserves the right to require any deposits, guarantees, bonds, insurance or similar protections which in its absolute discretion requires.

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

Delivery Payment.

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

Groupings of tenderers may be required to form separate limited company, take a particular form, that one takes responsibility and liability and/or each accepts joint and several liability.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: As detailed in the 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: As detailed in the tender documents.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

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

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As detailed in the tender documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As detailed in the 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: 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. Quality. Weighting 70

2. Price. Weighting 30

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:

T14/3195

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: 29.3.2015
Payable documents: no

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

2.4.2015 – 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

until: 3.7.2015

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 2.4.2015 – 12:00

Place:

Sutherland Building.

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: 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

Please follow these instructions to electronically register your interest in this contract.

1. Go to the website located at www.northumbriaunitenders.org

2. If you have a log in select ‘log in’, if not select ‘register’.
3. To register against a contract, select the binoculars beside the Latest Opportunities Section.
4. Select any relevant search criteria or alternatively click ‘search’ to search all.
5. Click on the highlighted link for the contract that you are interested in.
6. Click on ‘Register Interest’.
7. Download the tender documents and once completed upload before the closing time and date.
As this is a framework agreement the value is estimated and there is no guarantee of spend throughout the agreement.
Please note that this is a Voluntary Contract Notice as this category of spend is classified as Light Touch Services and the Procurement process will be carried out as set out in the tender documents.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Sutherland Building
NE1 8ST Newcastle upon Tyne
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: jill.black@northumbria.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 1912274303
Internet address: http://www.northumbria.ac.uk

Body responsible for mediation procedures

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Ellison Building
NE1 8ST Newcastle upon Tyne
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1912274334
Internet address: http://www.northumbria.ac.uk

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

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

Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
WC2A 2LL London
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: comct.registry@hmcourts-service.gsi.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 2079476112

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

13.3.2015