Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-05-07
Buyer: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Country: UK
Region: Dudley and Sandwell
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services | 85142100
Estimated value: 276000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-06-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Council wishes to invite interested parties (“Tenderers”) to participate in a tender exercise to establish a Contract for the Provision of Physiotherapy Services. The suitably qualified and experienced provider of Physiotherapy Services will be required to provide the services described in the Invitation to Tender Document, via the in-house Occupational Health Unit. The successful service provider may be required to supply the services to other Local Authorities/schools in accordance with the Contract.
The Council proposes to enter into a Contract Agreement for an initial term of 2 years with a possible extension of a further year, subject to satisfactory performance. The anticipated commencement date is 1.9.2016.
The anticipated annual value of the Contract Agreement for Provision of Physiotherapy Services is estimated to be in the region of 92 000 GBP.
The total estimated value excluding VAT for the entire duration of the Contract Agreement including all extension options is 276 000 GBP
This value is based on historical spend data and is intended to be used as a guide only. It is given in good faith as a guide to assist you in submitting your Tender. It is not a guarantee of the level of business that will be generated and should not be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any services to any particular value and does not form part of the Contract Agreement or any contract pursuant to it.
Completed Tenders should be submitted using the Sandwell In-tend Supplier Portal by no later than 12: Noon on 2.6.20016.
The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.
From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the ITT and other related documents.
Please be mindful that if you are cut and pasting your question responses onto the On-Line Questionnaire that you do so from a notepad document, this is due to the fact that some special characters are not accepted within the On-Line Questionnaire.
For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the 'Guidance for Suppliers' section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.
If you require further assistance in respect of the system please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.
The contract period is for 2 years with a possible extension of a further year with an estimated annual budget of 92 000 GBP.
Sandwell MBC will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the ward 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 rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

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