Suffolk Police Requirement for Force Medical Advisor

Force Medical Advisor, Occupational Health for Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies.

United Kingdom-Ipswich: Health services

2015/S 100-182892

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk
N/A
Police Headquarters, Portal Avenue, Martlesham Heath
For the attention of: Lesley Heywood
IP5 3QS Ipswich
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1953425699
E-mail: heywoodl@norfolk.pnn.police.uk

Internet address(es):

Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/32209

Electronic access to information: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=12343&B=BLUELIGHT

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=12343&B=BLUELIGHT

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

Public order and safety

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk
Building 8, Jubilee House, Falconers Chase
NR18 0WW Wymondham
UNITED KINGDOM

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

2015-007 – Force Medical Advisor.

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: Wymondham.

NUTS code UKH1

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)

Force Medical Advisor, Occupational Health for Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85100000, 85140000, 85141000, 85147000

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:

Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies have a joint Occupational Health (OH) and Well Being Service aiming to deliver a consistent,effective and quality service with joint co-ordination and management at the administrative hub based at the Norfolk Force Headquarters in Wymondham. The services of a dedicated Occupational Health Physician, referred to as a Force Medical Advisor (FMA) is required. The successful contractor will be required to provide consistent, flexible and high quality medical services to support the aims and delivery performance requirements of the service under the coordination of the Occupational Health Manager. The estimated requirements are 20 hours per week (960 hours per year based upon 48 weeks of work a year) to be split 1.5 days (or 3 sessions of 4 hours) per week for Norfolk Constabulary and 1 day(or 2 sessions of 4 hours) a week for Suffolk Constabulary. This will be subject to flexibility dependent upon the specific demands. The appointment will be for one FMA provider to ensure consistency in diagnosis and medical practice across both forces.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 296 000 and 592 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: At the sole discretion of the Commissioner the contract may be extended for up to a further 2 (two) years either on an annual basis or in its entirety.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 30 (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

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

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

Reference to these matters, where applicable, will be set out in the invitation to tender.

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

No specific legal form is required, but in the case of a consortium bid, each consortium member will be required to have joint and several liability before contract acceptance.

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: These will be covered in the suitability assessment questions within the tender document.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: These will be covered in the suitability assessment questions within the tender document.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
These will be covered in the suitability assessment questions within the tender document.

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: Occupational Health Service providers must be able to provide suitably qualified occupational health physicians at the appropriate level identified in the tender documents and be responsible for their continued professional development.

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: yes

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 in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

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:

2015-007

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: 29.6.2015 – 00:00
Payable documents: no

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

30.6.2015 – 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

Duration in months: 003 (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: 36 months.

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

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

High Court
The Strand
WC2A 2LL London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2079476000

Body responsible for mediation procedures

PDRS
BiP Solutions, Medius 60, Pacific Way
G51 1DZ Glasgow
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: pass@bipsolutions.com
Telephone: +44 8452707055

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:

22.5.2015