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Tender for Purchase and Support of Sage Software

Thursday, 1 November 2018, 10:26

Tender for Purchase and Support of Sage Software

Sage200c professional software including CRM, financials, BI and Manufacturing modules.

United Kingdom-Cardiff: Information technology services

2018/S 210-479594

Contract notice

Supplies

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Procurement Department, Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board, Brecknock House, 8th Floor, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park
Cardiff
CF14 4XW
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2920746363
E-mail: emma.lane@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS code: UKL
Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

I.2)Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Purchase and Ongoing Support of Sage

Reference number: 18/2543

II.1.2)Main CPV code

72222300

II.1.3)Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4)Short description:

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of WEQAS (Welsh External Quality Assessment Service) part of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board who are seeking to establish a contract for purchase and ongoing support of Sage.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

48000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKL22

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of WEQAS (Welsh External Quality Assessment Service) part of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board who are seeking to establish a contract for purchase and ongoing support of Sage in order to improve client communication, project management, manufacturing and finance arrangements.

Weqas require a software solution and service provision that incorporates;

— Sage200c professional software including CRM, financials, BI and Manufacturing modules,

— configuration and Implementation Services,

— full customisation of the software solution,

— training,

— software support,

— ad-hoc consultancy.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

An option to extend for a further 2 year period is included within the 60 months detailed in this advert at the Health Board’s sole discretion.

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no
II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 03/12/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 03/12/2018
Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

Please note additional information on this procurement:

1) The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract;

2) Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the ITT and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms;

3) The Contracting Authority will not accept completed ITT’s after the stated closing date;

4) All documents to be priced (where applicable) in sterling and all payments made in sterling;

5) All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders;

6) Prospective suppliers should note that NHS Shared Services Partnership — Procurement Services is acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board;

7) Bidders wishing to participate should visit the Bravo e-tenderwales portal and access itt_71106

Note: the authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=86661

(WA Ref:86661)

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Cardiff
United Kingdom
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract.

Unsuccessful tenderers and applicants are entitled to receive reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the tenderer/applicant was unsuccessful. Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in section I.1. Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendments) Regulations 2015.

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

29/10/2018