Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-07-19
Buyer: South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Country: UK
Region: SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 700000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-08-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The South East Coast Ambulance NHS foundation Trust is looking to work with a supplier of Occupational Health and an Employee Assistant programme over the next 3 years.
This requires the supplier to provide to the organisation advice on matters relating to the health, welfare and well-being of its staff together with fitness for work. SECAmb is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced provider to deliver a service that provides a fully managed Occupational Health service which includes (but not limited to):
This is for an experienced organisation to delivery an impartial and employee assistance service to help employees deal with both work and personal problems that might adversely impact their health, well-being and/or job performance.
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ — enter your correct business and user details — note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — you will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure);
2. Express an Interest in the tender — login to the portal with the username/password — click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (these are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier) — click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. — this will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITTs’ page. (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only) – you can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box;
3. Responding to the tender — click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — you can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT — there may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
The contracting authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

Eligibility requirements: Suppliers instructions how to express interest in this tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ — enter your correct business and user details — note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — you will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure); 2. Express an Interest in the tender — login to the portal with the username/password — click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (these are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier) — click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. — this will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITTs’ page. (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only) – you can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box; 3. Responding to the tender — click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — you can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT — there may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.