Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-07-19
Buyer: Sunderland City Council
Country: UK
Region: NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33100000
Estimated value: 500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-08-22
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Framework for the supply and delivery of Aids for Daily Living equipment that will include: Bathing/Showering, Toileting, Beds and Accessories,, Seating and Accessories, Grab Rails, Kitchen and Household, Moving, Mobility and Walking Aids, Hoists and Slings, Sensory Equipment.
The supply and delivery of bathing and showering equipment non electrical to support independent living.
The supply and delivery of a range of moving, mobility and walking aids/equipment to support independent living.
The supply and delivery of sensory equipment to aid patients that are sensory and physically impaired.
The Framework for Aids for Daily Living will be awarded on a ranked supplier basis. It is envisaged the top 3 highest ranked suppliers will be appointed to the Framework on a per item basis.
The contracting Authority reserve the right to require groupings of contractors to take a particular legal form or to require a single contractor to take primary liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.
Contract performance conditions may relate in particular to economic, innovation-related, environmental, social
Applicants' economic and financial ability shall be assessed in accordance with Regulation 58 of the Public Contract regulations 2015.
Applicants' technical capacity to deliver the contract shall be assessed in accordance with Regulation 58 of the Public contract Regulations 2015.
This is an electronic tender via the Council's ProContract eTender system. All organisations interested in this tender should register an expression of interest against this contract online at ‘www.neporportal.org’, Tender Reference DN171291. All tender documents are available via this portal. The Council will be using the Open Procurement Procedure tenders must be returned before 12 Noon Monday 22.8.2016 in accordance with the ITT instructions. As part of the tender process Sunderland City Council intend to hold a supplier briefing on Wednesday 3.8.2016 at Sunderland Civic Centre, Burdon Road, Sunderland, SR2 7DN, at 13.30. You should confirm your intention to attend direct to anya.renshaw@sunderland.gov.uk by no later than Friday 29.7.2016. The aim of the briefing is to provide advice on submitting an acceptable bid, there will also be opportunity to ask questions. The contracting authority does not bind itself to accept any tender and is not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest or tendering for this opportunity.
The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers to provide time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge EN Standard form 02 — Contract notice 12 / 16 the award decision before the contract is entered into. Unsuccessful tenders shall be notified by the contracting authority as soon as possible after the decision is made as to the reasons why they were unsuccessful. Where the tenderer considers that the contracting authority has acted in breach of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘the Regulations’) and that, as a result, the tenderer has suffered, or risks suffering, loss or damage, the tenderer may bring proceedings against the contracting authority under the Regulations. Proceedings must be brought in the High Court and are subject to time limits: within 30 days of the date upon which the tenderer knew, or ought reasonably to have become aware, of the grounds for challenge.

Eligibility requirements: As detailed in the tender documents. Applicants' economic and financial ability shall be assessed in accordance with Regulation 58 of the Public Contract regulations 2015. Minimum levels of economic and financial standing are set out in full in the Business Questionnaire. Applicants' technical capacity to deliver the contract shall be assessed in accordance with Regulation 58 of the Public contract Regulations 2015. Minimum levels of technical capacity are set out in full in the Business Questionnaire.
Applicants' economic and financial ability shall be assessed in accordance with Regulation 58 of the Public Contract regulations 2015. Minimum levels of economic and financial standing are set out in full in the Business Questionnaire.
Applicants' economic and financial ability shall be assessed in accordance with Regulation 58 of the Public Contract regulations 2015.
Minimum levels of economic and financial standing are set out in full in the Business Questionnaire.
Applicants' technical capacity to deliver the contract shall be assessed in accordance with Regulation 58 of the Public contract Regulations 2015. Minimum levels of technical capacity are set out in full in the Business Questionnaire.
Applicants' technical capacity to deliver the contract shall be assessed in accordance with Regulation 58 of the Public contract Regulations 2015.
Minimum levels of technical capacity are set out in full in the Business Questionnaire.