YPO Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Tender

Framework Agreement for the supply of Occupational Health and Employee Assistant Programme.

United Kingdom-Wakefield: Health and social work services

2018/S 145-332105

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

YPO
41 Industrial Park
Wakefield
WF2 0XE
United Kingdom
Contact person: Contracts Team
Telephone: +44 1924834965
E-mail: contracts@ypo.co.uk
NUTS code: UKInternet address(es):Main address: http://www.ypo.co.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: https://procontract.due-north.com

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: https://procontract.due-north.com

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://procontract.due-north.com

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)Main activity

Other activity: Public Sector Buying Organisation (PSBO)

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

YPO — 000899 Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Programme

Reference number: 000899

II.1.2)Main CPV code

85000000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

YPO in collaboration with the London Borough of Islington are looking for providers to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement for the supply of Occupational Health and Employee Assistant Programme.

The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 1.10.2018 to 30.9.2020 with 1 options to extend for an additional 24 months (2 + 2).

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 30 000 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Occupational Health

Lot No: 1

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

85100000

85140000

85147000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UK

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The aim of this specification for Occupational Health is to secure a Provider(s) to work with customers in reducing employee sickness absence, address the causes of work related ill health, promote general wellbeing and implement an occupational health management system that is electronically enabled.

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: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 1.10.2018 to 30.9.2020 with 1 options to extend for an additional 24 months (2 + 2).

This framework may be re-procured 3,5 years from the commencement date, if the optional extension is taken.

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

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Employee Assistant Programme

Lot No: 2

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

85100000

85140000

85147000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UK

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The aim of this specification for Employee Assistant Programme is to help enable customers to meet legal, moral and financial obligations with respect to employee health and ensure a valued, healthy and efficient workforce.

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: 24

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 1.10.2018 to 30.9.2020 with 1 options to extend for an additional 24 months (2 + 2).

This framework may be re-procured 3,5 years from the commencement date, if the optional extension is taken.

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

List and brief description of conditions:

Detailed within the specification of each lot.

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

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.2.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:

Detailed within the specification of each lot.

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

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

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

Notice number in the OJ S: 2018/S 086-193369

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

Date: 31/08/2018

Local time: 14:00

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: 31/08/2018

Local time: 14:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published:

The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 1.10.2018 to 30.9.2020 with 1 options to extend for an additional 24 months (2 + 2).

This framework may be re-procured 3,5 years from the commencement date, if the optional extension is taken.

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

YPO are purchasing on the behalf of other contracting authorities. Please see the below link for details: https://www.ypo.co.uk/about/customers/ojeu-permissible-users.aspx

YPO will incorporate a standstill period at the point of notification of the award of the contract is provided to all bidders. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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).

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

High Court of England and Wales
London
United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

27/07/2018